Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Awesome 1st Meeting!

We had a great first meeting today with a terrific turn-out. Thanks to everyone that came – it was fun! Everyone started learning how to crochet and knit blocks for the afghans. Debra is such a great teacher!! Thank you!!!

After a little discussion, it was decided that Wednesdays would be a better day to meet. So, we will start meeting next Wednesday, October 8, at 11:30 a.m. in the Westchase Deli until we outgrow it :) Come when you can...leave when you want... and stitch all the time! LOL

The currrent plan as everyone learns to stitch is to make 5x7 blocks that will be joined into afghans to donate. Use whatever stitch you like -- basket weave, loopty-loops, etc -- to make lots of blocks.

If you have any questions, need help, yarn, needles, hooks, or patterns, let either Debra or myself know. We've had lots of donations to get us started.

See you next week!

Happy knitting and crocheting!!

First Meeting

Don't know about y'all, but I thought our first meeting went rather well.
I know, I know, may not seem like it, but I'm proud of the progress everyone of you made. Whenever you can 'steal a moment', practice, before you know it-you'll be bored and dying to move on.
Remember, I'm here whenever you need me. If you get tired of single Crochet (sc) before next Wednesday-come on by, we'll take the next step together.
Let me get this straight...we DID agree to every Wednesday, correct?

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Crochet and Knitting LInks

There's a TON of information on the web to learn how to crochet and knit and free patterns. I've gathered a few to help us all out with getting started and learning new stitches; like, learn to crochet, learn to knit videos, and yarn standard abbreviations and guides.

I'll bring a few patterns printed for our meeting and some other helpful information.

Check out the links here for online help. And, if you run across any other great websites that we should include here -- let me know.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Good Friday-1.5 more days

I picked up a big bag of yarn, hooks, and needles last night. I plan on going through my stash once more and adding more hooks and needles.
I'm so excited, the colors Sue M. gave us are beautiful. Mostly they are big, fat skeins of Lion Brand Homespun; perfect for afghans and such.
Sue has promised more-as soon as she gets into her 'closet stash'. I have another friend that will be dropping off a bag of yarn donations to Yarntopia, possibly before our first meeting.
I'd like to put out there, for everyone's consideration, that the Humane Society and the SPCA take donations of small blankets for their residents as well.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

First Meeting: Tuesday, September 30

I'm so excited! We have our first meeting scheduled for:

Tuesday, September 30
11:30 a.m.
Westchase Deli


It doesn't matter if you don't know how to knit or crochet. We'll all learn together.

We'll decided what charitable organization we want to support and how. If you have a favorite charity, bring the information. We'll also figure out what we want to make and how we'll do it. So this will be definitely be an organizational meeting to get us up and knitting.

And get this...We already have a donation of yarn and needles to use as we make warm fuzzies!! Big high fives to Debra for arranging that!!

See you there!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Welcome to Give A Stitch!

Hi everyone!!

Welcome to Give a Stitch where we plan to knit and crochet warm fuzzies for charity to be decided.

I will post lots of links and patterns here to help us out as we all learn from each other. Stay tuned as I try to get this populated with information. If you have a favorite site you want listed here...please let me know.

Thanks so much for giving your time to help make something that will make someone's day special.

:)m