Socks are so Important!

We never have too many pairs of socks. Socks, store bought socks (primarily for men) are needed all year long. Cold, wet feet are a problem even in warmer months when you live outdoors in the elements. Thank you Patty L from Ohio for your donation. It's very much appreciated, truly.

Socks are important, and they will be the next month's feature. March will be Sock it to Me Month, for folks who like to plan a bit ahead. I'll probably make us a button/badge etc later so the feature is clearly seen on the blog. So, keep an eye peeled.

Sock it to Me Month following Toasty Tootsie's seemed to be so appropriate. Our feet do so much for us they deserve lots of attention. Why are feet so important you might ask yourself. What can you do, where can you go that your feet don't carry you? How much do you hurt all over if your feet hurt? How cold are you all over if your feet are wet and cold? Having a warm, dry pair of socks on can be very beneficially and help to keep one healthy. So, we do ask for and collect socks all year long, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.

2011
Scarves 75
Hats 161
Mittens (gloves) 55
Socks 13+6=19
Slippers 7
Ghans 6
Squares 167
Sweaters 5

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Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!

HATS, hats, HATS

Soft wonderful warm hats. The kids will love these knitted hats from our friend Louise out in California. Doesn't the one on the left remind you of Easter Eggs? First thing I thought of when I took it out of the pouch.
And the ladies will love these warm hats. Look at the cute details (remember all pictures get bigger when you click on them.) Louise sent 2 pouches and they arrived on the same day. I opened and photographed one then noticed the next pouch was her's too...thus the 2 pictures of 3. Thank you Louise for your on going support, it is greatly appreciated.

Hey folks have you noticed in the blog posts and on the lists (particularly the non bloggers list of names), I've been adding what state you're from? I thought it might be fun to see where everyone is from and how widely spread our wonderful knitters and crocheters are. AND, with the fabulous increase in new helping hands we have some duplicate names...AND as we grow my ability to keep people straight in my mind needs some help. The number of donations that come without a note causes me to really search through old emails etc to try and determine who sent the thoughtful donation. So, if you're on the list and I don't have the state you hail from, please leave a note I can add it. Let's have fun seeing where everyone is from with this, as well as improve my ability to let people know sooner that their donations have arrived.

2011
Scarves 75
Hats 155+6=161
Mittens (gloves) 55
Socks 13
Slippers 7
Ghans 6
Squares 167
Sweaters 5

Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!

Knitting from Nola

Knitted warmth and caring from Nola in Colorado. I love the feel of the yarn she used in the reddish, pinkish variegated scarf. It's really nice. And look how nice and wide it is, making it really nice and warm. Her hats look really tiny in the picture by comparison, but they are quite stretchy so really aren't as tiny as they appear. What's that saying you see sometimes on the mirrors in cars, items appear ...lol anyway, many thanks Nola for your knitted thoughtfulness for our homeless here in Ohio. They are greatly appreciated.

Looking forward to seeing you around frequently.

Folks, you may have noticed how many new pairs of helping hands we have; and how many names we have on the non blogger list. It occurs to me that perhaps some of you now have a blog, if you do...please sing out so I can add your url to the blog log. We enjoy visiting each other. Remember, comments are always welcomed, even if you're not a blogger. In fact, they're helpful in the blogs SEO placement. Please leave comments by clicking on name and url after you've typed your comments and simply leave the url space blank.

Many thanks to you all for your thoughtful donations. Keep up the good work.

2011
Scarves 73+2=75
Hats 148+7=155
Mittens (gloves) 55
Socks 13
Slippers 7
Ghans 6
Squares 167
Sweaters 5

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Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!

Fun Colored Scarves

Thank you Kathy S from Illinois for these wonderful crocheted scarves. Look at all the fun colors folks. I'm partial to the purple and green on the far right. Remember you can click on all pictures to have them enlarge so you can see them better or check out details etc. Twelve necks now warmer thanks to Kathy's thoughtful donation.

We're happy to have more helping hands and hope to see you here often.

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2011
Scarves 61+12=73
Hats 148
Mittens (gloves) 55
Socks 13
Slippers 7
Ghans 6
Squares 167
Sweaters 5

Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!

Important Announcements

I love opening boxes and pouches filled with lovingly knitted or crocheted items to help our fellow man. You all are awesome for giving your time so freely, for caring and doing for others. Every single item is truly appreciated. I do, however need to ask/remind you all to PLEASE include a note in your donation. I know some people from blogging, some from Crochetville, some from Ravelry, some from The Hive, and some from Facebook. And some from non of the previously mentioned groups. In many cases, I know your avatar, your on line persona, your on line nick name, the alias you use perhaps when you blog. It's becoming increasingly more difficult to determine what thoughtful person sent donation x z y. It's not uncommon for me to sort through a hundred or so emails looking for someone that asked for my address to see if I can fill in the mystery. I truly do want to thank you, and to give you credit on the blog for your wonderful knitted or crocheted donations. Sometimes return mailing labels have a spouses name rather than the name of the crafter. So, please folks include your name, email or what name I know you under. It will save me lots of time, and you won't wonder if your items arrived, as I'll be able to let you know sooner.

I'd like to ask a favor of my friends with furry family members. My allergies get me sneezing when I open, photograph, sort etc your thoughtful donations. I often use one of those sticky rollers to remove as much cat and dog hair as I can; not knowing if the person who receives the items might have allergies as well. If you could do that before mailing, I'd appreciate it. (sometimes a piece or two of scotch tape works well too)

I've been looking for YNC from Virginia (believe Reshon Virginia?, was hard to read, think it smeared when it got wet). Anyone know someone with those initials? Would love to say thank you for this wonderful donation of 8 hats, 2 scarves, and 4 decorative flowers. I added some of those cute flower things to a couple of hats before donating.

2011
Scarves 59+2=61
Hats 140+8=148
Mittens (gloves) 55
Socks 13
Slippers 7
Ghans 6
Squares 167
Sweaters 5

**I also feel the need to remind all knitters and crocheters not to tie a knot and cut, it's imperative to always have a tail of at least 4 inches when adding yarn, or changing colors. It's a pretty sure bet that when yarn is joined with a knot, and then the tail cut close to the knot the item will come unraveled**

Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!

Knitting and Crocheting Help From Virginia

As you can see we have some fun bright colored squares that made it here, just after Give a Square went into hibernation. Fear not, these squares will be used with the others the next time I get to designing. So stay tuned. I'll get a few more ghans assembled first in order to get them to those folks in need at Faith Mission. In addition to great squares Cecile sent 3 scarves, some knitted and some crocheted. Thanks so much Cecile for your helping hands from Virginia, we here in Ohio greatly appreciate it.

I'll hope over and update the final numbers again for our Give a Square, what a good program that turned out to be.

Need some help folks
***Trying to track down YNC from Virginia, I don't know who that is. If you're out there,please sing out. Without a note in the box am unsure who this is***Would like to say thank you. Does anyone know who this might be?

2011
Scarves 56+3=59
Hats 140
Mittens (gloves) 53+2=55
Socks 13
Slippers 7
Ghans 6
Squares 152+15=167
Sweaters 5

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Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!