More Afghans and Lapghans Donated to Homeless Families Foundation and Those in Need

AND...look what we've got here!  The next installment of Marsha M's afghans/lapghans.  This first one is crocheted side to side.  Nice and solid stitches.  What a fun mix of colors.  I am a bit limited in that I can only laundered 3 or 4 at a time and have room to spread them out to dry and block.  So this one is hanging over the side of the bed, which is why you can't see the end on the left.  Believe this is straight forward single crochets.  This stitch makes the afghan nice and warm because there are no holes.  Nice lapghan size, and the colors nice for a woman or a teen, I believe.

This second one is the big continuous granny square style.  I'm particularly fond of this color combination, as I've always like blue and green together.  I think since this is a bit darker, this one will work nicely for a male or female.

The 3rd one I think is ok for both male or female as well.  What do you think?  Again the one big granny style afghan with a fun mix of bright colors.

Bright and cherry, 6 large granny squares put together makes this afghan about the size of a twin I think, though I have it laying on a queen here; it's a nice size.  Definitely colors for a woman.  Through my SIL, this ghan was directed to someone who recently lost their home due to a fire.  What a terrible time to become homeless.  I'm sure this young woman will be comforted by this pretty afghan. 

AND....this big granny will work well for male or female, I think...don't you.  It looks rather patriotic, with a slightly different red, white and blue theme.

Many thanks Marsha M.  This brings us to #20 so far.......so please keep coming back folks to see what's in store.  This donation puts us over the goal for year which is very exciting.  Though some probably won't be processed and counted until early next year.  Now with Christmas decorations up, I've lost some space to lay things out to dry/block.

When I made deliveries the other day to Homeless Families Foundation, my car was really loaded.  Chad, my contact there was thrilled to see so many afghans and loaded bags of hats, scarves etc.  So please know folks how well received our donations are.  You truly make a difference.  

Keep up the good work Marsha!!

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Afghans Galore for Homeless Families Foundation, and Those in Need

AND, drum roll...told you to stay tuned; so hope you continue to do so.  Here's another round of Marsha M's afghans/lapghans.  This first one is a mix of colors, sorta pastel, but separated by black so good contrast.  It's The big granny square style.

AND, this one is another of the big square granny style, except that if you look closely, you'll see it was started not with one granny, but 4, for a slightly different look.  Lots of bright colors in this one.

AND this one, looks very different to me, even though it's the big granny square style, because it has a color theme to it.  I really like this combination.  

And, for a bit of variety this is not a granny style; but a side to side design, with nice solid stitches.  LOVE the graduation of color in this.  These colors will work well for a male or female, in my opinion.

One more granny squares, but made of 20 squares and then edged with multiple rows. This one focuses on just a few colors, but primarily green. So this one should also be good for male or female.  It's fun seeing all the variety Marsha comes up with.  

In this group, I think I'm partial to the non granny because the stitches are so nice and solid and the way color moves, it doesn't really seemed striped to me.

How bout you?  Do you have a favorite in this group?  This takes us to 15 so far....and again...I'm telling you how many more she has; so keep visiting to see.

Many thanks Marsha, please keep up the good work.  As I continue to launder and block them, I'll be posting more.

**AND with this donation we have officially met our goal, that's exciting.  Check the graph.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Lapghans, and Afghans for the Homeless

AND...drum roll please.  We have more granny style afghans/lapghans from our our friend Marsha M.  If you missed the previous post, please scroll back to see her previous 5 ghans/lapghans.  This is one big continuous granny square with lots of different colors.  I mentioned previously that I picked up a bunch, but am not sharing how many she made....She's been busy the last couple of years and we don't live that far apart, so I picked up the ghans from her and am getting them laundered and blocked.  

These afghans and lapghans get spread out around the house to dry/block after they get a bath, lol.  This 2nd afghan is 20 smaller squares joined and then multiple rows of edging, so a bit of a different style granny square.  Granny squares are so versatile.  I live the monochromatic style color scheme going on with this one.

And this one, while lots of colors is fairly pastel.  Another of the one big square style granny's.

This is another one big square style, but with a bit of a different flare due to the border.

Not a granny style, crocheted edge to edge.  I think this one is my favorite of this group.  It's so bold and I love the mix of colors in this one.  What do you think?  Do you have a favorite?

The previous post shows 5, so Marsha's current count is 10 ghans/lapghans.  Stay curious and keep coming back to help me count.  Nod nod, wink wink.

Stay warm, stay health, and stay safe all.

Marsha many thanks for your donation, please keep up the good.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

5 Afghans and Counting, for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Marsha M for this generous donation of afghans and lapghans.  As you can see, Marsha has been very very busy.  She's been working on these ghans for a good long while.  I picked up a full car load from her.  Seriously, a full car load.  Not going to tell you yet how many.  Will be sharing them with you and counting them as I get them laundered and blocked.  These pictures are in fact as they are laying about the house drying and being blocked.  This large granny square has a center block and works out from there.  Please click to enlarge so you can see all the colors.

AND this one is such a fun bright variegated yarn.  Some teen or adult woman is going to love this color.  It reminds me of roses, which also reminds me of summer and warmer weather.  Which I wish we were currently having, but we are not.  Thus far, we've had one snow that stayed for 2 days before melting.  Hopefully it will stay away for awhile. 

AND, this one is very Patriot with it's red, white and blue.  Rather than a single large square, this is made from 6 good size squares and is large enough for a nice family ghan.

But, don't go away.  We're not done.  I have more of Marsha's work to share with you.  This 4th afghan is a bit more open, lighter and lacy style granny center square.  The colors are very very fall like and remind of falling leaves.

AND this, afghan/lapghan #5, hello Halloween.  This is another center square style granny square afghan/lapghan.  Hoping a family with some children get this one because it really reminds of Halloween, and children so love Halloween.

What a fun variety of colors.  I hope you enjoyed seeing them as much as I did.  But, remember...do come back, cause there's more and I'm telling you how many more.  You have to come to find out.

Many thanks Marsha and please keep up the good work.  Stay warm and stay safe and healthy all.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donating Socks for Homeless, Important

Thank you Tara B for your monthly shipment of socks!  I've said before how smart I think she is for setting this up.  She saves herself the time to shop, and the cost of shipment.  She set up an ongoing order through Amazon and they ship directly to me at and no shipping cost to her.  Brilliant!!

Temps here have indeed turned the corner so having warm clean dry socks for folks living in the elements and or shelters is truly important.  Warm dry feet can be a huge factor is whether someone remains healthy or get's sick.

Many thanks Tara, and please know how much good you're doing.  AND how much it's appreciated.

Please stay safe everyone, these are difficult times.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Scarves Galore for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you "anonymous" for this thoughtful donation.  Look at this lovely scarves.  Please click to enlarge the picture so you can see the variety of stitches used and how much texture is involved.  A wonderful color selection that is suitable for men or women.  The scarves can make such a difference in keeping someone warm.

Let me take a minute and explain "anonymous".  It's perfectly fine to be anonymous on the blog, but you must include your name and email when you mail donations, so that I have records, and the ability to make contact should there be a need.  This individual did that.  Though it's been a good long while we used to have some issues with donations showing up and I had no means of making contact with the individual, so my policy had to be changed accordingly.  

Many thanks for your generous donation, and please keep up the good work.  I hope everyone is staying safe from this ever spreading virus.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.