Shopping for Socks

Many thanks, Sue F and Sherry. Both ladies sent checks awhile back to help me with my sock shopping excursions. Putting the 3 of us together I was able to pick up these nice heavy socks the other day, notice the bonus! Each package normally has 6 pairs of socks, but they had a special for a 7th pair of socks free. AND, they were on sale at Kohl's so I was able to buy a 3rd package...sweet, 21 pairs of warmer dryer feet. Appreciate your help ladies. This is another example of what we do as a team. The money we each put in goes farther when we three pool our money...Thank you all.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 118
Scarves: 45
Slippers: 26
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 88
Squares: 111
Socks: 77+21=98
Rain Poncho's 2
Cotton Washcloths 14
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, footies etc)

**Contest winners (3 of them), will be posted on March 15th, as the contest runs through the 14th**

Those who've been Chatting (leaving comments on the blog) who have their names in the Hat III, The Chatty Cathy portion are: SSeger, Sue F., Patty L., Damaris, Allyson, Sally B., Sherry K., Liz, Anne Marie, Harvest Hill, Yvonne, Emma (pending), Sandie P., Joy D., Jessica, Jen, RoseMarie, Sandie in Florida, Kathleen, Autumngeisha, Trudy S., Theresa A., Crochet Princess, and Kim. Remember the more you chat the more times your name goes into the hat. **Emma, please make contact, I'm not finding your name in the donations file, I want to be sure I've not missed you. What, when did you donate? Could yours be one of the unidentified donations?

Take a look at the 3 lists of helping hands here on the blog, the list of those who donate who have blogs, the list of those who have a facebook, RAV, Hive, Crochetville page who donate, and the list of those who donate who don't blog or have profile pages (and or haven't sent them to me). Are you listed? If so, is there a state listed next to your name? If not, please leave a comment telling me what state your from so it can be added to the map. We want you and your state represented. Scroll to the bottom of the blog, take a look at the map. Would love to add to it. Look at the percentage, maybe we can grow it? Did you not find your name on any of the 3 lists, but you've donated? PLEASE take a look at the 4th list...the unidentified donations list. Click on the list and you'll see the blog post where items were received without notes, without my being able to match to someone who blogs, or belongs to one of the groups I do, or someone in my emails. Please help us complete these lists. Maybe, you have a facebook page I don't have listed? Send me your link, maybe you've started blogging after you donated, let's get it added.

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. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Donated Hat and Slippers

Say hello and welcome please to Bonnie R, fellow Ohioan. She's our newest pair of helping hands. One of these days, I look forward to a face to face meet up with Bonnie, as we live near each other. Though with busy schedules she left this nice donation of crocheted slippers and hat on my porch for me. Many thanks Bonnie for the donation and for taking time to make the delivery. Sorry we didn't catch up with each other.

Look how are donations are growing folks. Keep up the good work. Look how are followers numbers are also growing...very cool, and appreciated. Now if I can get a few more of you to quit being shy and chat with us some here on the blog that would be awesome; come on...it's fun, it's easy, and it really helps the blog. You don't have to be a blogger to post a comment. Just type your comment, click the drop down box that says name and url and leave the url space blank. That's it, hit publish and you're done! Everyone loves comments on their hand crafted goodies, so please give it a go. Let us know you were here.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 117+1=118
Scarves: 45
Slippers: 24+2=26
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 88
Squares: 111
Socks: 77
Rain Poncho's 2
Cotton Washcloths 14
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, footies etc)

**Contest winners (3 of them), will be posted on March 15th, as the contest runs through the 14th**

Currently those who've donated either slippers or scarves (are 2 highlighted items for the month of February and March) have a chance to win with their names in hat II: Bonnie R., Diana K., Otterbein's Stitches to Share, Sandie in Florida, Gail B., AnneMarie, Trudy S., Wendy H., Paula K., Karen B., Damarys, Sherry K., Kathryn B., Suzy in Ohio, Cheryl S., Patty L., and Shannon P. Remember folks post are written and scheduled to publish in que, so not all names listed here have had their donation yet published...some will show up after the contest; but are included as their items were received before hand. It's not uncommon for us to have a que of a couple of weeks, with a new post each and everyday. Tomorrow the list of those with names in hat III will be posted. Keep checking in.

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. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Chunky Red Scarf to Warm the Homeless

Finished another scarf about 6.5 feet long and 6 inches wide. This one is knitted with Lion Brand Chunky, knit up pretty fast since it's so chunky on size 15 needles. Think this is large enough for men, but looks more ladylike to me? What do you think? I love how thick and plush it feels. Nice tight stitches so it should be super warm.

Though I spend the bulk of my time working on afghans from your donated squares, I do a fair amount of scarves, when I need something that travels, something I can work on at work during lunch etc. I do often edge squares in those settings; but find I really need to be home to assemble them, particularly if I'm working on one where the squares are lots of different sizes, soooooooo scarves are the first thing that comes to mind.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 117
Scarves: 44+1=45
Slippers: 24
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 88
Squares: 111
Socks: 77
Rain Poncho's 2
Cotton Washcloths 14
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, footies etc)

**Contest winners (3 of them), will be posted on March 15th, as the contest runs through the 14th**

People who've donated thus far and have their name in hat 1 with a chance to win are: DaMarys, Kafren B., Sherry K., Bonnie R., Sandie in Florida, Bonnie B., Diana K., Sally B., Kathryn V., Patty L., Gail B., Otterbein's Stitches to Share, Suzy in Ohio, AnneMarie, Cheryl S., Trudy S., Wendy H., Shannon P., Martha M., and Paula K. Keep those donations coming folks. Even those who's post is scheduled to show after the 14th are listed here and will be included in the drawing. Remember there's a new post each and everyday, and post are written and placed in que...not uncommon for us to work with a 2 week or so list in que. Tomorrow updated list for those with names in hat 2 will be posted.

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. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Donations of many Colors

A colorful donation, crocheted by Sherry K, fellow Ohioan to help Ohio's homeless and those in need. Thank you Sherry for your creative and colorful donation of 7 hats, 5 scarves, and congrats on your first pair of mittens! Some are well suited for men, others women. What a nice assortment of warm goodies for those in need. Keep up the good work Sherry.

I've added Sherry's new blog to our blog log, please make a point to pop over and visit.

**9 more days of our contest, remember you still have time to get your name in at least 1 of the hats, if not all 3. Details in sidebar

2012 Donations:
Hats: 110+7=117
Scarves: 39+5=44
Slippers: 24
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 87+1=88
Squares: 111
Socks: 77
Rain Poncho's 2
Cotton Washcloths 14
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, footies etc)

**Have you noticed, our followers has grown, good news indeed. Please feel free (nudge) to share the link of our blog with your email contacts. There maybe folks you know who'd like to read about what we're doing, or help**

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. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Donating Dry Feet

Many thanks Diana K for donating 30 dry feet. Think how uncomfortable and cold feet get outdoors with a variety of weather. Being able to change into something dry makes all the difference in the world. Even in warm weather feet get cold and wet and make people miserable. Diana these footies are so very much appreciated.

Having something dry to change into for your feet is so very important, thank you for the donation. I can even see how these footies might be used over socks even for added warmth.

**Contest going strong, remember the more you chat, the better your chances are to win**

2012 Donations:
Hats: 110
Scarves: 39
Slippers: 24
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 87
Squares: 111
Socks: 47+30=77
Rain Poncho's 2
Cotton Washcloths 14
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, etc)


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. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Crocheted Donations from Minnesota, The North Star State

Crocheted donations from our good friend and long time supported Liz (minnesoda on the ville). As always, awesome. Look at her fabulous squares, most of which I've already designed a ghan from. She's donated 5 knitted cotton cloths (nicely sized for men, special thanks!) 3 scarves, a hat, and 29 squares. As I was laying out her donation for Ohio's homeless and noticed she had alot of squares that went together, I decided to go ahead and play with them. Made several arrangements when I came up with this traditional diagonal, counting how many of each color their were etc.

By the time you read this scheduled post, the ghan is well on it's way; as I began assembly soon there after. Stay turned for the finished product. I'm unsure what I want to call this afghan. As you know, I name our afghans, initially I thought this looked like fall foliage, and was in fact going to name it that.......then the next time I looked at it, garden patches came to mind. Thoughts? Which name do you think fits better, and or do you have another suggestion?

**Asked this when it was in the works over on Sandy's Space and got a great suggestion, Bountiful Harvest, thank you hakucho for the suggestion. So...I think that described both feelings I had and it now has a name. Bountiful Harvest.**

11 More days in our contest, is your name is at least 1 of the 3 hats? Details for the contest available can be found on the blog post for Feb 14th, and or by clicking on the badge in the sidebar.

What state are you from? Is your state listed on our map of donators? Is your state listed with your name on our blog list, or the list of those who donate who don't have a blog, or those who donate and have a facebook, ravelry, hive page etc? PLEASE check. Would love to identify where everyone is from, still quite a few on the list without a state accompanying their name. Would also love to add more states to our map, it's been a good long while since we've been able to add to it. Are you from: Conn, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Miss, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, or Utah? If you're from one of those states and you've donated, please leave a comment so we can correct it. Currently those states have no one representing them. Are you from one of those states and knit or crochet....please join us and represent your state.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 109+1=110
Scarves: 36+3=39
Slippers: 24
Shawls: 2
Afghans: 7
Mittens: 87
Squares: 91+29=120
Socks: 47
Rain Poncho's 2
Cotton Washcloths 9+5=14Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves etc)

**12 days left in the contest**


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. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!