12 for Warm Up Winchester

It's been a long while since I posted. It was a tough summer for me, but now it's fall and I am back to some charity crafting. High on my list of priorities has been making some more items for Warm Up Winchester. If I have counted correctly, I have 12 more items that I am sending along.

2 scarves
6 hats, all sized for toddlers (I really need to start experimenting with making larger hats)
2 baby hats and 2 sets of booties


I'm still on my never-ending quest to use up stash, which is why some of the items are such similar colors. I will probably make a few more items before I send everything out in mid-October.

September FOs

I haven't accomplished much this month, but I did finish a scarf and a pair of mittens for Warm Up Winchester:
I used a Cleckheaton wool for the scarf and Plymouth Encore for the mittens.

I am also happy to report that I had set myself a personal goal of making 100 items for charity this year, and these two items bring me to 93 completed items. Since it is only September, I think I have a good shot at meeting or exceeding my goal for the year. I do want to say thank you to this community, because your enthusiasm and the beautiful items you all are creating have really spurred me on to meet what originally seemed like an impossible goal. I feel very fortunate to have found you and to be a part of this community.

2 More for the Count

I haven't accomplished a lot this month, but I have finished 2 more items for Warm Up Winchester.
Both the hat and the scarf are made out of 100% wool, so they should be warm. And I got both patterns from Stitch and Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker.

My July FOs

After the squares contest, I decided that I needed a wee break from making squares. So I decided to finish up some WIPs that I had lying around. Here's what I accomplished:
3 more preemie blankets and 1 preemie hat that will be donated to the Danbury Hospital in September. (There are pictures of each blanket on my blog, if you are interested.)

2 hats, a pair of mittens and a scarf that will be donated to Warm Up Winchester. I have one more pair of mittens on the needle that I will finish up later in August, and then I will send everything off.

So that makes 8 FOs since about July 16th. I'll get back to making afghan squares in August, once I get back from vacation.

Hats and Scarves

Here are 5 scarves, 11 hats and 2 twirly scarves.
I will admit that I went and looked at my stash and wanted to give these a "home" to make room for more yarn and stuff.
I should be getting more yarn in the mail by next week, he, he.