I'd like to launch Bag O'Sunshine on Monday.
Let's try and work out the final details this weekend if possible, k? :)
Any ideas, suggestions, complaints, comments...welcome!
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Peekshures
Hey everybody,
I posted new pictures at our myspace profile. If you have not yet told me whether it's okay to post your pictures, please do so so that you can be a part of de slideshow, yah?
Additionally, if anyone has a suggestion for a new profile song, let me know. We have so many items up that the song ends about 2 minutes too soon :O
I posted new pictures at our myspace profile. If you have not yet told me whether it's okay to post your pictures, please do so so that you can be a part of de slideshow, yah?
Additionally, if anyone has a suggestion for a new profile song, let me know. We have so many items up that the song ends about 2 minutes too soon :O
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Squares for Jillene
Jillene on Livejournal is gathering 6 inch by 6 inch crocheted or knitted squares for a blanket for her dear friend Tina. The full story is here, but here's an excerpt:
"A dear friend of mine, altarflame, just had an emergency cesarean to deliver her daughter, Elise, after driving her family up to Boston from FL to attempt a VBAC. Elise has some sort of brain damage though they're not sure how much or how bad it is yet. A site has been set up to collect donations for them at http://tinaandelise.com/"
Jillene is collecting 6 inch (approximately 15 cm) squares in washable materials (cotton, acrylic, washable wool, etc). She asks that the squares arrive by May 16th so that she can assemble and send it to her friend by the 21st. She's also asking for advice and recommendations on assembling blankets. Please click on this link to see her Livejournal post (complete with contact information)].
"A dear friend of mine, altarflame, just had an emergency cesarean to deliver her daughter, Elise, after driving her family up to Boston from FL to attempt a VBAC. Elise has some sort of brain damage though they're not sure how much or how bad it is yet. A site has been set up to collect donations for them at http://tinaandelise.com/"
Jillene is collecting 6 inch (approximately 15 cm) squares in washable materials (cotton, acrylic, washable wool, etc). She asks that the squares arrive by May 16th so that she can assemble and send it to her friend by the 21st. She's also asking for advice and recommendations on assembling blankets. Please click on this link to see her Livejournal post (complete with contact information)].
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
co-maintainer heaven & more!
Hey everybody,
I want to announce that I finally figured out how to establish "co-maintainers" on livejournal, so I have knighted. For now, she will be adding the online-member names to our profile and will be answering quesetions folks have, as she does already. If things get much busier, she might also help me tally, if we can figure out how that would work :)
Additionally, I'd like to set out an artistic request for those of you of that ilk. A while back, we talked about having a tag for our charity that we could put with our FO shipments. Something real simple with the name of the charity, our blogspot blog, etc.
Is anyone willing to a) create something like this, b) post a PDF of it so all people would have to do is print out when needed?
Let me know. There may be an incentive later, but our last contest got kind of hairy, so I's skeered now :)
That's it for now!
I want to announce that I finally figured out how to establish "co-maintainers" on livejournal, so I have knighted
Additionally, I'd like to set out an artistic request for those of you of that ilk. A while back, we talked about having a tag for our charity that we could put with our FO shipments. Something real simple with the name of the charity, our blogspot blog, etc.
Is anyone willing to a) create something like this, b) post a PDF of it so all people would have to do is print out when needed?
Let me know. There may be an incentive later, but our last contest got kind of hairy, so I's skeered now :)
That's it for now!
My Knitting Blog
Hi ya'll! This is Amy, aka death_by_yarn. I just wanted to post to share my new knitting blog with everyone!
The Yarn Closet
The Yarn Closet
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
For the technologically challenged...
Okay everybody. Here is how accomodating I feel today. Are you ready?
Jezebelsf and doclegs insinuated that they might be able to reel some moms in, but said moms are not, shall we say, well-versed in the ins and outs of things internet.
So, therefore and forthwith, I have created still another section in our respective profiles for members who do not have online accounts. I'm suspecting that the doclegses and jezebelsfs of the world will be posting the pictures for those folks and distributing credit appropriately.
Maybe these poor lost internet souls will get a surge of excitement from seeing their names represented online and they will take the big plunge. Who knows??!
Does that work?
Just call me the benevolent mod.
Or the malevolent bod.
Either way.
So, therefore and forthwith, I have created still another section in our respective profiles for members who do not have online accounts. I'm suspecting that the doclegses and jezebelsfs of the world will be posting the pictures for those folks and distributing credit appropriately.
Maybe these poor lost internet souls will get a surge of excitement from seeing their names represented online and they will take the big plunge. Who knows??!
Does that work?
Just call me the benevolent mod.
Or the malevolent bod.
Either way.
April Summary
April's finished objects: 161
Total in 2007 so far: 336
We've exceeded the goal of 300 by the end of April! And here's how we did it:
The American Cancer Society got two scarves for the Bridgewater's Relay for Life raffle in June, from xpiscesgrl227x and five hats from arian_diana.
New Borns in Need got a blanket, two cardigans and a hat from lindsoriah.
The Lowell Wish Project got a blanket for one of their baskets from _fakewings_.
The Dulaan Project got eight pairs of socks (2 + 6) from jpettibone, a child's hat and a baby hat from death_by_yarn and a beret by sen_ichi_rei.
Head Huggers got 11 chemo hats (4 + 3 + 4) from theonlyevidence
A local animal shelter got five blankets from eowyn_ulysses and
another received two afghans (1 + 1) from arian_diana.
A local YWCA got six scarves and eight hats from eowyn_ulysses.
afghans for Afghans got three hats and five pairs of socks from nehnhaa, a pair of socks and a hat from twotone, a hat from annilita, a hat from death_by_yarn and two baby hats from for their Mothers' Day Drive.
The Warm Up American Community Blanket drive got 45 squares (5 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 2 +2 + 1 + 12) from twotone, jellybellygirl, death_by_yarn, doclegs, Priscilla, joriejc2 and crazigriffen and funfairiegirl and crazigriffen also finished the first blanket from the community square drive squares.
A local homeless women's home got another five scarves from joriejc2.
Project Linus got two blankets from crazigriffen, a big granny square blanket from doclegs a blanket by Priscilla.
The University of Maryland NIC Unit got ten preemie hats from robin_andersen.
A school fundraiser received two bags by mmeblue.
A local Helping Hands chapter got five purses from arian_diana.
A charity auction got an afghan from doclegs.
Project Hokie Help got five quilted squares from mmeblue.
The Mary Read Memorial KAL got a scarf from sen_ichi_rei and seven scarves from funfairiegirl.
The Mosaic Yarn Store's square drive received two squares from theonlyevidence.
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Items untallied and looking for a home are: A small blanket from joriejc2 and a baby hat by arian_diana.
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Other items of interest from April:
We've started making squares as a community for a blanket in the colors of Virginia Tech to donate in memory of the victims of the shootings. We've already got some squares (2+ 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1). In addition, people have been donating items to other collections.
joriejc2 has set more goals - to hit 750 by the end of June and to get Project Sunshine for May sorted out.
leftygirl02 has some yarn available to a good home.
emmiegrey had a question about donating money
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Links:
- Knitting for Virginia Tech - in memory of the shootings at VT this month, this community is aiming to make items for incoming freshmen.
- Mary Read Memorial KAL - a knit-a-long in memory of Mary Read, a knitter who was killed in the VT shootings.
- Project Hokie Help - loooking for quilt squares and supplies to make quilts for the families of those who died at the VT shootings.
- Reach Out to Virginia Tech with Knit and Crochet is asking for 8x8 knit or crochet squares for making blankets for the victim's families.
- The Mosaic Yarn Store is also holding a square drive.
- 25 things for Charity - along similar lines to our community, this lot are aiming at personal goals and making 25 items each for charity.
- joriejc2's myspace page has gone Charity.
- Share Our Strength is holding the Great American Bake Sale for the bakers out there.
- Lots of links to charities supporting soldiers can be found here and here
- Lots of car related crafting, just for fun.
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January 2007 - 21
February 2007 - 33
March 2007 - 121
Total in 2007 so far: 336
We've exceeded the goal of 300 by the end of April! And here's how we did it:
The American Cancer Society got two scarves for the Bridgewater's Relay for Life raffle in June, from xpiscesgrl227x and five hats from arian_diana.
New Borns in Need got a blanket, two cardigans and a hat from lindsoriah.
The Lowell Wish Project got a blanket for one of their baskets from _fakewings_.
The Dulaan Project got eight pairs of socks (2 + 6) from jpettibone, a child's hat and a baby hat from death_by_yarn and a beret by sen_ichi_rei.
Head Huggers got 11 chemo hats (4 + 3 + 4) from theonlyevidence
A local animal shelter got five blankets from eowyn_ulysses and
another received two afghans (1 + 1) from arian_diana.
A local YWCA got six scarves and eight hats from eowyn_ulysses.
afghans for Afghans got three hats and five pairs of socks from nehnhaa, a pair of socks and a hat from twotone, a hat from annilita, a hat from death_by_yarn and two baby hats from
The Warm Up American Community Blanket drive got 45 squares (5 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 2 +2 + 1 + 12) from twotone, jellybellygirl, death_by_yarn, doclegs, Priscilla, joriejc2 and crazigriffen and funfairiegirl and crazigriffen also finished the first blanket from the community square drive squares.
A local homeless women's home got another five scarves from joriejc2.
Project Linus got two blankets from crazigriffen, a big granny square blanket from doclegs a blanket by Priscilla.
The University of Maryland NIC Unit got ten preemie hats from robin_andersen.
A school fundraiser received two bags by mmeblue.
A local Helping Hands chapter got five purses from arian_diana.
A charity auction got an afghan from doclegs.
Project Hokie Help got five quilted squares from mmeblue.
The Mary Read Memorial KAL got a scarf from sen_ichi_rei and seven scarves from funfairiegirl.
The Mosaic Yarn Store's square drive received two squares from theonlyevidence.
Items untallied and looking for a home are: A small blanket from joriejc2 and a baby hat by arian_diana.
Other items of interest from April:
We've started making squares as a community for a blanket in the colors of Virginia Tech to donate in memory of the victims of the shootings. We've already got some squares (2+ 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1). In addition, people have been donating items to other collections.
joriejc2 has set more goals - to hit 750 by the end of June and to get Project Sunshine for May sorted out.
leftygirl02 has some yarn available to a good home.
emmiegrey had a question about donating money
Links:
- Knitting for Virginia Tech - in memory of the shootings at VT this month, this community is aiming to make items for incoming freshmen.
- Mary Read Memorial KAL - a knit-a-long in memory of Mary Read, a knitter who was killed in the VT shootings.
- Project Hokie Help - loooking for quilt squares and supplies to make quilts for the families of those who died at the VT shootings.
- Reach Out to Virginia Tech with Knit and Crochet is asking for 8x8 knit or crochet squares for making blankets for the victim's families.
- The Mosaic Yarn Store is also holding a square drive.
- 25 things for Charity - along similar lines to our community, this lot are aiming at personal goals and making 25 items each for charity.
- joriejc2's myspace page has gone Charity.
- Share Our Strength is holding the Great American Bake Sale for the bakers out there.
- Lots of links to charities supporting soldiers can be found here and here
- Lots of car related crafting, just for fun.
January 2007 - 21
February 2007 - 33
March 2007 - 121
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