New Helping Hands for Ohio's Homeless

More helping hands!  Thank you Kathy U from West Virginia for your thoughtful donation of crocheted and knitted warm goodies for our homeless and those in need here in Ohio.  Kathy is our newest pair of helping hands, we're thrilled to have you join us and look forward to seeing more of creations here on Bridge and Beyond.

Remember to click all pictures folks to enlarge them to see them better.  3 matching sets of hats and scarves and 4 additional scarves from our new friend Kathy U.

Welcome, and hope to see  you here often.  Please keep up the good work.


2012 Donations:
Hats: 628+3=632
Scarves: 340+7=347
Slippers: 138
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 32
Mittens: 274
Squares: 461
Socks: 169
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 404
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, Teddy Bears and footies etc).

**Reminder to all to please check tabs across the top of the blog for suggested sizes, colors, and yarn type.  Don't miss the working calendar**

****Reminder PLEASE folks read details regarding size and color for the items you're knitting and crocheting.  Squares should only be 8 x 8****


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!

Idenify your Donations, It's IMPORTANT

Let me take this time to express how appreciative I am of everyone who donates.  Some knit, some crochet, some do both; but all the donations are truly needed and very much appreciated.  I'm thrilled beyond words to see the blog and it's mission continuing since it's early beginnings back in Dec of 2008.  Lots of blog posts, lots of pictures of wonderful donations, and lots of helping hands in that period of time.

With the wonderful growth of the blog and it's mission however, come a few problems.  when we were small I could remember everyone I got an email from and had little trouble identifying donations when they arrived.  Today, however that's not the case.  Though a nice problem to have (the growth that is), it's quite time consuming to receive donations with out notes identifying who they're from.  There are several issues associated with an unknown donation:

1. The obvious is to list a name on the blog with the donation, to be able to thank someone via email when the donation arrives.  
2. Accidents happen.  The donation arrives damaged.  Yes, this has happened.  Accidents occur sometimes when a box is damaged.  Sometimes the item arrives unraveled, torn...I need to be able to let someone know.
3. The donation isn't something suitable for our mission of keeping people warm in Central Ohio.  Lacy, white, non-washable items for example.  Or perhaps for babies vs adults, teens, and children.  I know though the information is listed on the blog, not everyone reads all the details listed on the item specific tabs across the top of the blog.  It's wasteful of time and money for people to send items unknowingly.  I need to be able to communicate that to them.  
4. With so many people using nicknames, avatars etc on Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo Groups, Ravelry, Crochetville and their blogs, I may not know who you are when the return mailing address says Mrs. George Smith.  I'm therefore not able to find you in my database, email contact list, or any of the above groups.  I've spent hours sometimes trying to identify the donation.  That takes away important time for me to knit or crochet, to post here on the blog, to continue to search for ways to promote the cause so that we might help more people in need.
5. It's important for me to be able to communicate problems in order to maintain integrate of the blogs mission. 

All donations must include a note with your name, and your email address.  Even if you wish to be anonymous on the blog, I need to know who you are and where the donation came from.  I am delivering items from all over the United States and Abroad to multiple shelters.  There are some safety issues involved making it necessary to know where the items have come from. 

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!

Help comes from The Sunshine State

 Thank you Linda in Florida for this thoughful donation of scarves and hats and cowls.  So very much appreciated and, as you know very much needed here in Central Ohio.  As I write this scheduled post, I'm sitting here with a sweatshirt zipped up in the house and am still a bit cold.  Fall is truly upon us.

There was a little bit of room left in your box and searched to see if you'd packaged any sunshine for us....must have forgotten, lol.

Keep up the good work, Linda.

 2012 Donations:
Hats: 626+2=628
Scarves: 329+11=340
Slippers: 138
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 32
Mittens: 274
Squares: 461
Socks: 169
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 404
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, Teddy Bears and footies etc).

**Reminder to all to please check tabs across the top of the blog for suggested sizes, colors, and yarn type.  Don't miss the working calendar**

****Reminder PLEASE folks read details regarding size and color for the items you're knitting and crocheting.  Squares should only be 8 x 8****

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!

A Matching Set is Donated

Awesome scarf and hat set crocheted by a long time and good friend, Sandie in Louisiana.  Love the detail/texture she's created by using what looks like cables in her crocheted set; believe they are front and back post double or triple crochets?  Many thanks Sandie for your support and your friendship.

Keep up the good work.


 2012 Donations:
Hats: 625+1=626
Scarves: 328+1=329
Slippers: 138
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 32
Mittens: 274
Squares: 461
Socks: 169
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 404
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, Teddy Bears and footies etc).

**Reminder to all to please check tabs across the top of the blog for suggested sizes, colors, and yarn type.  Don't miss the working calendar**

****Reminder PLEASE folks read details regarding size and color for the items you're knitting and crocheting.  Squares should only be 8 x 8****

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!

Tipping my Hat to lady in Wyoming

 Thank you unknown knitter from Wyoming.  5 nice warm crocheted hats, and 8 squares.  This picture turned out a bit dark, but I hope you can see the Buckeye Colors for 3 of the hats, camo for the other 2; and the squares are a dark brown and the colorful variegated.  I appreciate your thoughtful donation.  No note accompanied this donation so if you're out there, please sing out so I add your name etc to our list of helping hands.  There was a return address so I know it's from Wyoming, but would like to have additional information.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 620+5=625
Scarves: 328
Slippers: 138
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 32

Mittens: 274
Squares: 453+8=461
Socks: 169
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 404
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, Teddy Bears and footies etc).

**Reminder to all to please check tabs across the top of the blog for suggested sizes, colors, and yarn type.  Don't miss the working calendar**

****Reminder PLEASE folks read details regarding size and color for the items you're knitting and crocheting.  Squares should only be 8 x 8****


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!

Mittens, Scarves and More for Ohio Homeless

Thank you Dorothy M from Virginia for your continued support of our homeless here Ohio.  We appreciate you and your thoughtfulness!  Look at these fabulous mittens (5), scarves (2), slippers (2), cotton washclothes, hats, and personal items!  Everything is so nicely made AND special thanks Dorothy for tagging sizes on your donations.  I appreciate that alot and I know they (the volunteers) at the other end do as well.

Please keep up the good work Dorothy!


2012 Donations:
Hats: 619+1=620
Scarves: 326+2=328
Slippers: 136+2=138
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 32
Mittens: 269+5=274
Squares: 453
Socks: 169
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 404
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, Teddy Bears and footies etc).

**Reminder to all to please check tabs across the top of the blog for suggested sizes, colors, and yarn type.  Don't miss the working calendar**

 ***If you're from Rock Springs Wyoming and sent a donation, please make contact by leaving a comment below and or email me please at sandycrochet@gmail.com***

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!