October 3 was our Graduation Celebration for the clients who completed both 6 months residential and 6 months outpatient. Our 14 graduates, their guests, and staff had an enjoyable time. The weather here in Philadelphia cooperated and we had a beautiful day. Above Yvette, who works here, is getting ready to welcome the graduates.I am combining the following two weeks of our knitting group creations and there is a lot of knitting besides my photos! I am just behind!
Above and below: new knitters with their first projects.
Below: we have a lot of fancy blankets going!
And here is our handbag gallery:
Zelphia, our volunteer, showing us a shrug above and a shawl below.
A baby blanket in grandma's washcloth pattern!!!!!
Above, a handbag made with cotton yarn worked just fine and doesn't need to be felted. 
Linda, our nurse, is still working on mastering socks.
Above: Lynn, who works here is joining squares to make a blanket.
Above: very fancy recycled yarn is being knit into an intricate shawl by our socklady.
Katie, who works here, is inspiring others to make ponchos.
Above and below: two first time scarf knitters with their first projects in homespun yarn!
Above; Linda our volunteer is showing the clients a scarf she finished using fancy ladder yarn.
Lucia is making a sweater for her husband. We are watching it get bigger each week. 
Zelphia with a fancy scarf. She is always inspiring us with new patterns and projects.
