IMG_4477, originally uploaded by librarygurl. Years ago I bought some yarn for a baby project and then never used it. In my effort to get rid of half my stash I decided to finally use the yarn in any way I could. One of the projects I tried with it was these fingerless gloves for [...]
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Fingerless Gloves for Kids
Posted in charity, tagged gloves on October 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Speed Knitting Contest!
Posted in charity on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I knit one scarf in 2 hours and 18 minutes this past Saturday. I was a contestant in the Warmer Winters Speed Knitting Contest. There was about 15 people at the local Outback Steakhouse on Saturday morning to have the Second Annual Speed Knitting Contest. Here is how it worked. Each of us was given [...]
Warmer Winters @ the Johnny Appleseed festival in Leominster MA
Posted in charity, tagged festivals on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Warmer Winters @ the Johnny Appleseed festival in Leominster MA, originally uploaded by librarygurl. Here is one of the few shots I got from the Johnny Appleseed festival in Leominster, MA. Warmer Winters (my charity of choice) had a booth where they sold some of the donated items to the public. A few items I [...]
Ribbon Shawl
Posted in charity, Knitting Projects, tagged shawl on August 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ribbon Shawl, originally uploaded by librarygurl. When I began knitting I took a lot of my grandmother’s knitting supplies and yarn. Noro’s Shabon yarn (now discontinued) was one of the yarns I found in her stash. She had not finished a sweater she had been making with it. Based on the pattern and the pastel [...]
Purl Shawl -Frogged
Posted in charity, Knitting Projects, tagged shawl on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Purl Shawl, originally uploaded by librarygurl. I don’t often give up on knitting projects. I can count three in the four years I have been knitting: 1- Gabby’s shrug because the cables didn’t look right 2- my first pair of socks because I didn’t like how they fit 3- This shawl This shawl is something [...]
Design #2: Wavy Gravy Scarf
Posted in charity, Designs, Knitting Projects, tagged scarf on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wavy Gravy Scarf, originally uploaded by librarygurl. I am still trying to get rid of my yarn. I have lots of scraps. I decided to use these scraps to help me as I try my hand at designing patterns. I got this pattern in my head a few weeks ago and quickly started playing with [...]
I need to make a list of celebrity knitters
Posted in charity, updates on July 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Warmer Winters elected me to the board last night. It was fun to be working behind the scenes to develop a knitting charity. One of the fundraising ideas was to contact celebrities who knit. We would ask them to donate something for an auction/raffle/craft sale. We considered asking them to include a photo of them [...]
Skinny Scarf
Posted in charity, Knitting Projects, tagged scarf on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Skinny Scarf Originally uploaded by librarygurl A few years ago I made this scarf for a friend of mine. I forgot to take a picture and then we stopped speaking. I always loved the look of the scarf and wanted to make it again. Since then I have been trying to use up my remaining [...]
Charity blanket
Posted in charity, Knitting Projects on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Charity blanket Originally uploaded by librarygurl Remember the blanket I made for Elizabeth about 2 years ago? This is another version of it. This one specifically was donated to Warmer Winters a local charity that give hand knitting items to people in need. I know Judy, the woman who runs the charity. Originally these squares [...]
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