February 22, 2008

She finished her bag and it is now ready to go!
I finished my blanket and look who LOVES it! I have to hide it from my dog Guy! Several of the clients are now working on their own.


Above is baby blanket knitted in a log cabin way, adding strips by picking up stitches.

One of our ladies lined her felted bag. Really nice to have a pocket in it.
She made socks as well. Below is the outside of the handbag she lined.

Above and below: We are totally impressed and inspired by the shawl that Zelphia, our volunteer, has knitted.

Right in front of Zelphia is a project someone is working on. I think leg warmers and below, socks for a little girl.

Above: someone else is learning socks and double pointed needles. Below: someone is having fun being creative.


Above and below: Lucia our volunteer is showing us her ongoing sweater. We love looking at it grow each week. One of Lucia's reminders to us is "progress not perfection."

Linda, our nurse, is working on a blanket. And below, another blanket.

and another blanket.

Above, her felted bag is finished. She was so surprised that it could turn into something so beautiful. Now she is working on scarves and another bag.
Below: a blanket. She wants to add lots of stripes of colors.

What stands out this week: Passing it on. So many of our ladies are teaching others. It is so nice to see everyone working together. Today's group was a great example of passing it on because we had four new knitters and and two almost new knitters, it was a snowy day outside, and the time went by so quickly, and the teachers learned they could teach and the new knitters learned they could knit! It was all good and even the snow cooperated by melting by the end of the day!

February 15, 2008

Here is Lucia, thank heavens for our volunteers!, showing us the sleeves to her long term sweater project.
More premie hats for the hospital, plus great practice for double pointed needles!
Above: look at the shawl she is working on!

Below: three bags that are felted and ready to go!



Above: a client teaching a student/volunteer how to knit. Below: this is a blanket for our client's baby. She combined three panels!

Above: this is a shawl that Zelphia, our volunteer, is working on.


Above: two scarves in progress and below: Linda our nurse joined our knitting group today. She just learned how to knit!

Socks and more socks above. Great work by a client turned college student.
Above a blanket and below a handbag, both in progress.

Here is Zelphia above showing us a scarf she is working on with a different stitch. Below, another client finishing socks.
Below: these socks will be for her daughter.


Above: a handbag in progress. Below: we have two student volunteers from a nearby college joining us and we are teaching them how to knit. Of course, everyone's first project is a washcloth!

This is our other student volunteer starting on her washcloth.



Above: this was going to be a prayer mat but it turned into a shawl.

More knitters here working on more projects. Above a shawl and below (pink) a handbag.

There is so much to be thankful for and so the word for this week is Gratitude! Thanks as always for all of the good wishes and enthusiasm for our projects. So many ideas from so many places and all of the different yarns make the projects amazing!

February 8, 2008

Zelphia, our volunteer and knitting inspiration for us, is showing the ladies a shawl she is working on.
and showing us another project!
Above: here is that bag felted! It is a mix of cascade (solid) and print (lion brand) and it felted together beautifully. Below is a bag to be felted.

Above: the premie hat is finished by one of the ladies and Zelphia will bring it to the hospital. Below: this is so beautiful.

Our clients are so creative: Above she is finishing her socks, below another client is working on a shawl.

Above: one of our clients finished a prayer mat.
She is making something with those double pointed needles.

Above: a first project, her washcloth.
Above: here is another beginner knitter.
Above: Lucia brought in a little stitched heart she was working on combining squares and below Lucia is showing the ladies her sweater project.

Above, a scarf and below: here comes one of our ladies dressed in all of her knitted wear: handbag, coat, socks, fingerless gloves and scarf.


And here is Yvette again, joining our group for a few minutes, modelling everyone's knitting. We have such fun watching her pass through!
Above and below: she is working on a bag to be felted.