A baby hat is born....

Hello Knitting Friends,
I wanted to share a picture of Bridget's very first hat...she graduated from scarves! I am sure it will bring warmth to a very special little person.

We continue to have new people join us at each gathering which is great - welcome Liz, Wimberly, Bea and Nancy.

Next meeting is Thursday, April 15th at the Fayson Lakes clubhouse, 7pm...lets hope for beautiful spring weather!!!!!

Keep on knitting...peace, L

Keep on Knittin!

Debbie and I made the first delivery to a local shelter for homeless and battered women and children last weekend and boy was it eye opening...a few of the children dug right in and put the scarves right on...the baby hats were pulled out for two newborns that were expected to arrive that afternoon from the hospital.  All of your wonderful knitted gifts were greatly appreciated and I am sure will be put to good use!


Thanks to Debbie for directing me to the Charity section of Lion Brand Yarn's website!  I found a really cool organization called Binky Patrol - they collect handmade (knitted, crocheted or sewn) blankets and give them to children in need of comfort....LOVE THAT!  And they have a local chapter in Clifton, NJ....http://www.binkypatrol.org.


Lion Brand has many free patterns for blankets from beginner to intermediate...check it out at http://www.lionbrand.com.  A good local place to find their yarn is Michael's. 


For those of you still working on hats and scarves, do not feel pressured, just keep knitting and bring whatever you are working on to the next gathering - 3/18, 7pm - Fayson Lakes Clubhouse!


For newcomers, we have plenty of yarn and needles to get you started so just come on over!
Happy to see the sun & warm weather creeping up on us...spring is coming!


peace, L

Knitting Away!

Our second Knitting night was again a big success, we have had such a great start and I am so grateful to everyone who is contributing to this mission.

Total pieces to date: 16 hats & 12 scarves...a great start and I know there are a number of you finishing up pieces as I type...

I will be making our first donation to a local battered womens shelter that houses women and their children surviving domestic, sexual violence and homelessness.  They were so excited to have our hand knitted items to share with their residents.

Our group knitting nights are set in stone for the third Thursday of each month - next one March 18th - at the Fayson Lakes Clubhouse...7pm. Continue to spread the word and bring more bodies...the more knitters the better - beginners WELCOME!

Again, my thanks to everyone who has knitted their heart out and donated so far...keep knitting!
peace, Lauren