June 11 and June 18, 2010

We hope you see some of the yarn sent on to us in these photos. There are so many bags felted and so many projects that it is hard to keep up with the photos. Our sincere thanks.

May 21, 28, June 4

Here are our latest photos. We have received wonderful packages. Everyone who comes in to our program learns to knit by beginning with a cotton washcloth and we received a wonderful package of cotton yarns from someone who couldn't knit anymore and wanted to pass it on. It will be perfect for those washcloths. We also received circulars, needles, and wool and our ladies are busy knitting handbags. The notes we receive are very special as people tell our ladies their stories and how they overcame adversities in their lives and how knitting helped them as well. Our ladies always say that knitting has become their coping skill and it helps our community here at IHI in many ways. New knitters are helped by their more senior knitters and there is always yarn to combine and projects to talk about. So thanks to all of you who look at our blog, and who send us wishes and good thoughts. We appreciate it!!!!!!

Some photos of our felted handbag gallery!

This is Pnut!!!! Sometimes Stephanie who works here brings her in and our knitting becomes pet therapy/knitting as we enjoy both Pnut and Triscuit who is Alison's dog. Alison is our volunteer.

This is Triscuit. The ladies love hugging her throughout our knitting group.

This is a handbag to be felted!

Here is Zelphia, our volunteer, making a shawl of combined lace weight yarns.

Above: a washcloth first project. Below: a felted handbag with noro yarn!!!!

Above: Our socklady is showing us manicure socks! Below: Leslie our volunteer.

Lucia is teaching one of our ladies how to unravel a skein of yarn. she is making a hat with it.

Above: Stephanie working on a scarf.

Alison, working on a jacket.

Jamar,our volunteer.

Look at how one of our ladies designed a flap!

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A shawl by one of our outpatients.