I crochet. I sew. I knit and I make quilts. Our little house holds a lot of stitches!
I also harvest yarn from sweaters, visit several thrift shops regularly and enjoy New England’s tag sale season. So many projects! So many ideas!
My goal is to give one child-sized crocheted ripple afghan per week to a local charity that provides “comfort packages” to children entering foster care. I especially enjoy planning their color combos and striping sequences. Using a haphazard collection of donated, thrift store and tag sale yarns makes it a fun challenge.
My favorite ripple pattern (read more about it in this post) has become so familiar that my hands seem to move of their own accord. Sometimes I crochet so fast that the afghans pile up creating a blanket stash, which means I can keep giving one a week while I’m busy knitting, sewing a quilt, etc. Lately I’ve been knitting fingerless mitts for DH and recycling crayons!
I’m Linda74 in Ravelry.
Happy to say hello to a fellow knitter:) I also knit for charity, mostly hats and mittens for children. Judy
Hello, and welcome to wordpress! My main charity project is crocheting the ripple afghans, but I did knit a bunch of baby hats on a round Knifty Knitter loom once. It was much faster for me than regular knitting and the lightweight hats were just right for a Haitian hospital.
Wow! That is incredible. Good for you!
Thanks Heather!
Do you crochet? It’s not hard; you can make a blanket too.
Oh, and regarding my blanket production? They’re small, kid-sized ones about 35″ x 54″.
SweetPea65 left me a message in Ravelry on October 5, 2011 at 4:36 pm:
“Speaking of blogs… I read through much of yours the other night and ended up bookmarking it on my phone for color ideas (hope you don’t mind). Like you, I thrift shop for most of my yarn and give the majority of my blankets/projects to charity.”
I replied:
“I admire your perseverance, reading many of my posts at once! I’m glad you found ideas worthy of bookmarking. Please, feel free. I look forward to see your interpretations someday.”
Hello Linda, I need to let you know that you were given Liebster Blog award. You can read about it here: http://aboutgoodness.com/2012/01/14/liebster-award-surprise/
Thank You, Laura!
What a lovely, or should I say “liebster”, surprise!
Thank you for choosing to include my blog in your lucky list of five.
Linda, you inspire me! A blanket a week? Wow.
Brooke (Beescotch on Ravelry)
Hi Brooke – Welcome to alottastitches!
Yes, one blanket a week. Once it’s become a habit, it’s not such a big deal,
and don’t forget they’re small, only about 35″ x 54″.
I see you’ve already made a couple ripples yourself. Yay!