Today's post about a last minute hat is at Toxophily.
It's two weeks until Christmas. Do you know where your loved ones' presents are? (I do. Well, mostly. Don't worry, loved ones, they're on their way.)
Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The hats are on the heads!
We gave the hats to the clients of Conway Cradle Care today. And your contributions were part of the event! It was amazing, and I wish you had all been there to see it.
Can you see the hats you made in this crappy no-flash picture, taken prior to our marathon wrapping session?
Hey, there's more over there! That's about fifty hats, people, all handmade expressly for this project.
And here's what they looked like wrapped and ready for the party!
Michael got that Cascade 220 hat Diane made, the one I really considered keeping for myself.
Loads more pictures on my blog. I didn't get pictures of all the hats with their recipients -- I was running around like a crazy person -- and some of the presents will be given later because the recipients weren't at the party. But know that every single hat (and toy!) you gave will be going to a teen mother or father, or to one of their children (a few of which will be arriving in the first few months of the new year).
Even if you didn't make a hat for this project, I owe you one. I wouldn't have invited y'all to participate if our whole team hadn't been so wonderful. The students wouldn't have been inspired by the knowledge that folks they never met were crafting alongside them. And we would have been several hats short today. So every single member of Five Alarm Fire deserves the credit for this day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Can you see the hats you made in this crappy no-flash picture, taken prior to our marathon wrapping session?
Hey, there's more over there! That's about fifty hats, people, all handmade expressly for this project.
And here's what they looked like wrapped and ready for the party!
Michael got that Cascade 220 hat Diane made, the one I really considered keeping for myself.
Loads more pictures on my blog. I didn't get pictures of all the hats with their recipients -- I was running around like a crazy person -- and some of the presents will be given later because the recipients weren't at the party. But know that every single hat (and toy!) you gave will be going to a teen mother or father, or to one of their children (a few of which will be arriving in the first few months of the new year).
Even if you didn't make a hat for this project, I owe you one. I wouldn't have invited y'all to participate if our whole team hadn't been so wonderful. The students wouldn't have been inspired by the knowledge that folks they never met were crafting alongside them. And we would have been several hats short today. So every single member of Five Alarm Fire deserves the credit for this day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Friday, November 26, 2010
And the third one was just right!
Ah, the sweet nostalgia when I got a small flat-rate USPS box in the mail today! It was like Dish Rag Tag was back in action -- especially since the box was from our very own Diane in NC!
And it contained hats! Gorgeous, gorgeous hats that I am sorely tempted to keep for myself. Hence this post; if I put pictures of them and then am caught wearing them, I will be publicly shamed. I hope this blog will keep me honest.
Diane called these "Three Bears."
Papa Bear ...
Mama Bear ...
... and Baby Bear.
I am trying to guess the yarns (and patterns) Diane used from the fiber content and care tags she included inside each hat. Why guess? Because they all are so beautiful to see and touch that I want to knit with these yarns myself! The gray man's hat (my favorite, I admit) is 100% Peruvian Highland Wool (but it couldn't possibly be Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, could it? So soft and touchable!). It's garter stitch between columns of knit stitches, with spiral decreases at the top. The cream women's hat is 85% merino and 15% cashmere -- cable panels of small and alternating small/large cables. And the baby hat is incredibly silky 70% organic cotton and 30% bamboo, simple stockinette with an adorable tassel.
Diane, you are a talented knitter with admirable taste. And generous, too! Thank you for being part of this project!
And it contained hats! Gorgeous, gorgeous hats that I am sorely tempted to keep for myself. Hence this post; if I put pictures of them and then am caught wearing them, I will be publicly shamed. I hope this blog will keep me honest.
Diane called these "Three Bears."
Papa Bear ...
Mama Bear ...
... and Baby Bear.
I am trying to guess the yarns (and patterns) Diane used from the fiber content and care tags she included inside each hat. Why guess? Because they all are so beautiful to see and touch that I want to knit with these yarns myself! The gray man's hat (my favorite, I admit) is 100% Peruvian Highland Wool (but it couldn't possibly be Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, could it? So soft and touchable!). It's garter stitch between columns of knit stitches, with spiral decreases at the top. The cream women's hat is 85% merino and 15% cashmere -- cable panels of small and alternating small/large cables. And the baby hat is incredibly silky 70% organic cotton and 30% bamboo, simple stockinette with an adorable tassel.
Diane, you are a talented knitter with admirable taste. And generous, too! Thank you for being part of this project!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
The hat shelf is filling up!
More hats are rolling in for the clients of Conway Cradle Care! Yesterday's mail brought two contributions, from Leah in New York and from Amy in New Jersey. Check this out!
Leah sent these two colorful hats: one baby-sized, one a wonderfully cozy oversized adult version. My daughter likes to name my knits, and the one she's wearing -- her favorite of all the ones I had her wear in this modeling session -- she called "Colorful Sparks."
This is the adult-sized hat Amy sent (made of Malabrigo ... ahhhhh). My modeled shots of it were out of focus, unfortunately, and this color is really hard to photograph.
Amy's toddler-sized cabled hat is made of Blue Sky Alpaca cotton -- look at how those cables pop!
I am so overwhelmed by the hours of work put in by my teammates and their friends on this project. Leah and Amy, you rock! Not only are my students going to be inspired by these, but the local kids who receive these hats for themselves and their children are going to know how much they mean to their community, near and far.
Leah sent these two colorful hats: one baby-sized, one a wonderfully cozy oversized adult version. My daughter likes to name my knits, and the one she's wearing -- her favorite of all the ones I had her wear in this modeling session -- she called "Colorful Sparks."
This is the adult-sized hat Amy sent (made of Malabrigo ... ahhhhh). My modeled shots of it were out of focus, unfortunately, and this color is really hard to photograph.
Amy's toddler-sized cabled hat is made of Blue Sky Alpaca cotton -- look at how those cables pop!
I am so overwhelmed by the hours of work put in by my teammates and their friends on this project. Leah and Amy, you rock! Not only are my students going to be inspired by these, but the local kids who receive these hats for themselves and their children are going to know how much they mean to their community, near and far.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Conway Cradle Care hat appeal update!
If you are contributing hats to the Conway Cradle Care service project, I hereby invite you to become honorary members of the class!
We have our own Ravelry group, Craft Wisely. After debriefing our Craft-In and doing some planning for the Cradle Care Christmas party with the students today, I've started a thread in that group to keep a running count of the hats being made and contributed.
Please stop by and list the hat or hats that you are contributing, whether it is done or in progress or even just planned. If things change, just edit your post (preferably to add more hats!).
That will allow all of us to see how the project is progressing. I'll update the thread header with a ballpark figure of how many hats (and what types) are needed once I hear back from the organization's leaders about their current client list.
My students are so inspired and humbled thinking of the folks around the country they've never met working alongside them. I've introduced you to them in my last post -- now come by, post your hats, and let them welcome you in person!
We have our own Ravelry group, Craft Wisely. After debriefing our Craft-In and doing some planning for the Cradle Care Christmas party with the students today, I've started a thread in that group to keep a running count of the hats being made and contributed.
Please stop by and list the hat or hats that you are contributing, whether it is done or in progress or even just planned. If things change, just edit your post (preferably to add more hats!).
That will allow all of us to see how the project is progressing. I'll update the thread header with a ballpark figure of how many hats (and what types) are needed once I hear back from the organization's leaders about their current client list.
My students are so inspired and humbled thinking of the folks around the country they've never met working alongside them. I've introduced you to them in my last post -- now come by, post your hats, and let them welcome you in person!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
And more hats
I think all of you know about the service project being undertaken by my students this semester. I sent you details in an e-mail shortly after our triumphant silver medal performance. Well, today we kicked off the hat drive publicly with a Craft-In on our university's campus. Here are some pictures from the event!
We wanted to make a visual statement, so we collected all the handmade items members of the class had on hand and hung them on a series of clotheslines.
Some students did research on teen pregnancy and developed a fact sheet. We put the facts on slips of paper and pinned them to the knitted and crocheted objects, so browsers would be educated as they enjoyed the handwork.
We knitted and crocheted on the courtyard all morning in force. Several passersby asked for impromptu lessons. Many more asked if the items were for sale. We got a few spontaneous donations (that wasn't part of our plan!).
If you are joining us in this project by knitting hats for the clients of Conway Cradle Care -- for teens, female and unisex, and for babies up to two years old -- these are the students you're crafting alongside. Their spirit of service was evident in this morning's event. And they're already inspired knowing that people they've never met care enough to be a part of this effort at a distance. Thank you in advance!
We wanted to make a visual statement, so we collected all the handmade items members of the class had on hand and hung them on a series of clotheslines.
Some students did research on teen pregnancy and developed a fact sheet. We put the facts on slips of paper and pinned them to the knitted and crocheted objects, so browsers would be educated as they enjoyed the handwork.
We knitted and crocheted on the courtyard all morning in force. Several passersby asked for impromptu lessons. Many more asked if the items were for sale. We got a few spontaneous donations (that wasn't part of our plan!).
If you are joining us in this project by knitting hats for the clients of Conway Cradle Care -- for teens, female and unisex, and for babies up to two years old -- these are the students you're crafting alongside. Their spirit of service was evident in this morning's event. And they're already inspired knowing that people they've never met care enough to be a part of this effort at a distance. Thank you in advance!
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