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
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