Mitten Contest Update

The deadline for the contest is today! I will wait until tomorrow to draw the winner's name, to give folks until the last second to get their mittens and gloves in. ;-)

So far I have the following entries:

Priscilla - three pair
caboosey - two pair
eowyn_ulysses - three pair
leftygirl02 - two pair

If I have left anyone out, or gotten a count wrong, please do let me know!

We have a total of 10 pairs of gloves and mittens, with four people entered so I will be drawing a single name, who can then select one of the skeins of yarn.

Thank you everyone who participated! And if anyone would like to see another contest like this, with perhaps a different item to make, feel free to leave a comment. I didn't get as much participation as I'd thought I might, and I'm interested to know what sort of different contests might be more successful.

Caron Square contest

Hello All,

I went back and looked at the about.com link regarding the Caron Contest as well as this link here:

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67431

It does specify in both places that the squares for the contest need to be made out of simply soft yarn -- it's a self-promotion thing for them so I guess that makes sense.

Any squares that have been submitted that were not made out of simply soft can go either to our own crazigriffen for one of our own WUA blankets or they can be submitted directly to Warm Up America.

Thanks!

Caron Square contest - clarification needed

Hey all,

I think there might be some confusion about the Caron Square contest...maybe just in my own head.

Although squares for Warm Up American can be in any kind of yarn, it was my understanding that squares going to the Caron "Warm up the world" contest have to be made with Caron brand yarn...maybe even specifically "simply soft" yarn.

Is this a fact?

Someone help! :)

It's almost April :D

Well hello there everyone!

It has been a great month, at least craft-wise. I could have done without the weather this month, but hey, you can't win 'em all.

There are only a couple of days left to post your mittens for the mitten contest. There is some really beautiful yarn to win if your name is drawn from Zort's magic hat, so get those mittens going! If I can do mittens in a day, so can you :)

Speaking of contests, the Caron "warm up the world" square contest is still going, and we are trying to enter as a group effort. Our fearless square leader, Robyn, would like to have all squares by April 25 so that she can ship the squares to Caron for counting in time for the deadline. If you have a stash of Caron yarn lying around, this is a great way to use them up.

Check up on our contact info for this contest here:

http://homespunhelpers.blogspot.com/2008/03/donated-squares-eliseamelie.html

Don' forget that we are heading for a goal of 2,000 by the end of June, which will be halfway to our year goal. I think if we keep up on this pace we will be in great shape.

I am still hoping to make a huge donation to at least one local homeless shelter in early June and am collecting How many people can we dress type items. If you are interested in participating, you can send items to the usual HMPCWD contact, Jezebel in San Francisco, or if you e-mail me we can work things out from there.

Let's have March go out like a lion...at least in this community :)

4,000

Those of you who have been in this group from the very beginning *sniff* may remember that there was a reason for choosing a weird number like 3,000 for our first year's goal.

When jpettibone and I started Homespun Helpers in January of 2007, it had recently been announced that the 3,000th US soldier had been killed in Iraq. We wanted to create a charity group, but we also wanted to balance the pain that all of those deaths caused by trying to create some sunshine.

When thinking about a goal for this year, I didn't just want to create a goal that would be more than last year. I wanted to create a goal that would be equally meaninful. It was my hope that that we would not reach the 4,000th death in Iraq at all, and certainly not so early in the year. But here we are.

This group does not ask anyone to voice their political views, and I am not going to impose mine here. But we can all agree that it is deeply sad that so many have lost their lives, and I think we can all agree that sending some good vibes out into the world as a counterweight against that sadness can't be a bad thing.

So, this year, as we send out our items to people who need us, stop every once in awhile and think about our friends, our co-workers, maybe even our family members who are being deeply touched by these statistical updates from Iraq. Let us continue to do good for all whom we can reach. In these trying times, everyone can probably use a lift.

~Peace

Kidney Afghans for Kids

Hey all,

Over at myspace, we got friended by a group called Kidney Afghans for Kids. They are making afghans for children suffering from renal failure.

I have invited them to join us, but in the meantime, you might want to go over to myspace and check them out. I believe they are collecting squares a la Warm Up America.

Don't forget, March is almost over...that means mittens and numbers :)

Happy Easter, all who celebrate it!

Mitten Contest Update

We have just over one more week to go before the contest ends! here is the current tally of entries:

Priscilla - three pair
caboosey - one pair
eowyn_ulysses - three pair

(Ninjasezzy decided to un-enter her mittens in the contest, so she's no longer in the tally.)

This is seven pairs of mittens! Whoo! It's only three different people, which is going to make selecting two winners very hard - either we need lots and lots more entrants, or I will probably select one winner instead of two. (I'm hoping for lots and lots more entrants! ;-) )

The deadline is March 31. Mittens or gloves, fingerless or not, any size or fiber. If you have questions, let me know!