August 15 and August 22

Time flies! Last week passed and I didn't realize it was Friday, a new knitting group, and I never downloaded my photos on the blog. So we have two weeks mixed together here. We have many new knitters who are learning! It is very inspiring for all of us to see each other's projects each week and see how and what each person creates. We have received many wonderful letters and emails and we thank you all. I read them each week during the group and it is appreciated.

We had visitors today. Tamela and Rebecca from Women's Way joined our knitting group and learned how to knit today. We are passing it on........


This navy blanket is made in strips with each square connected and knitted in a different pattern. This outpatient client/now volunteer and college student has completed two and is now working on her third!

This will be a pillow for her son.
This is going to be an unfelted handbag with red and white acrylic yarn tightly knit.
Her everything blanket is growing.
Here is Lucia, our volunteer. She is showing us her two projects. Above a sweater in beautiful green manos yarn. Below an intarsia very difficult pattern, a gift for a special person.

Above: Our outpatient client brought this in to show us. She began this blanket last november and it took that long to finish because she cast on about 400 stitches. But she did it. It is really big! and very beautiful.
Leslie, our volunteer is showing the knitters a scarf she is working on.
This is a wool bag still in the process of being knitted.
One of our therapists here who is expecting a baby. The clients knitted squares, joined them together, and gave her the blanket today during our knitting group/baby shower. They did a fantastic job of the blanket and the baby shower. What fun!

Below: the ladies are working on another blanket for a special little boy as well.

This new knitter is working on combining colors for a blanket.
This is our social work intern this year who just learned to knit. She is working on a scarf.
And here she is the next week:

This bag is in the process of being knitted and below we have a bag completed!

Above: purple wool yarn on its way to being a handbag. Here is a blanket in shades of blue.

This is Linda our volunteer getting started on Christmas presents.
Above: another handbag to be felted. Below. our socklady finished another baby surprise jacket.

This new knitter is working on a scarf. Below: magic stripes in hats! This pattern is from the 365 knitting calendar!

More finished felted bags!

Zelphia, our volunteer, is inspiring us with this very cool sweater, shoulder scarf.

August 1 and August 8

We didn't have our regular group on August 8 because there was an outside trip planned for that day. These photos are from August 1. There have been a lot of discharges again as people have completed their six months so we have many new knitters to teach.

We received these stitch markers from a group of six young knitters who actually made them. They will be used for very special projects!
This is one of our outpatients working on her knitting - she is almost done this baby blanket.
This is a blanket with lots of different yarns. It is almost done.


A new knitter working on a scarf above. And below, another blanket in shades of red and she finished it today!

Above: the beginning of a non felted handbag and below Zelphia, our volunteer, is showing us a shawl she is working on.

Above: Lucia our volunteer, below: two new knitters discovering fancy fur yarn.

Above a scarf in black and red yarn mixed. Below: a new knitter discovering grandma's favorite washcloth.

Above: she is working on her blanket in homespun, a present for her mom. Below: this will be turned into a handbag.

Above: this blanket is getting bigger. Below: our socklady is now knitting little maryjane booties.
And here she is working on another elizabeth zimmerman baby surprise jacket.

Above, a new knitter. Below: she is beginning a shawl in homespun.

Above: look at how the kids yarn turned into a very cool hat. Below: Leslie is showing us a poncho and a sweater for a very lucky baby below that.


Below: here is our felted handbag gallery:
before and after felting but not yet with the strap.
Below: this yarn came from Ireland. She has been working on it for months and finally finished it. She still has to do the straps, these are just temporary. She also is going to make a scarf and hat to match.