They're Gone! :(

After THREE years and lots of tired fingers, we have donated twenty gorgeous lapghans to Operation Military Embrace. It's a wonderful organization that provides supplies to our wounded vets and their families free of charge.

It's hard to believe our lapghans are gone. I think I'm suffering from separation anxiety. They've been stored at my desk for what seems like forever and it looks VERY empty now.

I want to give everyone a HUGE hug and "Thank you!!" for all your hard work and time and patience that you put into making the lapghans. I hope you enjoyed making them. Y'all did an AWESOME job!!! And just think, you learned to knit and/or crochet in the process.

The gang with Debbie from Operation Military Embrace.

All boxed up and ready to go to a loving home. ::sniffles::

Special Olympics 2012 Scarves

The details for the Texas athletes for the 2012 Special Olympics Scarf project were just released. 

The 2012 Texas State Winter Olympic Games will be held in Austin. The athletes will be competing in bowling, volleyball, figure skating and powerlifting. Their goal is to collect approximately 3,010 scarves to provide their athletes, coaches, volunteers and supporters a symbol of handmade unity.

Scarf specific requirements:
•  Your scarf should be between 54" and 60" long including
    the fringe (if any) and approximately 6" wide.
•  You may knit or crochet your scarf, and any pattern is
    welcome! Be creative and have fun with this project!
•  Please a red and a blue from the following yarns.
    Michaels, Joann's and Hobby Lobby carry these.
    They're around $3 a skein.
    – Red Heart Super Saver Cherry Red 0319
    – Red Heart Super Saver Soft Navy 0387
    – Red Heart Soft Navy 4604
    – Red Heart Soft Really Red 9925

OUR DUE DATE:  January 15, 2012, to finish our scarves
They are due in Austin no later than January 30, 2012.

Ready for a New Project?

OK...who's in with me?

Red Heart is making scarves again this year for all the American athletes at the 2012 Special Olympics. They can be knitted or crocheted. No special pattern. We just have to use specific Red Heart yarn colors colors and they have to be at least 6 inches wide by 54 to 60 inches long. This year the official colors are...

• Red Heart Super Saver 387 - Soft Navy
• Red Heart Super Saver 319 - Cherry Red
• Red Heart Soft 4604 - Navy
• Red Heart Soft 9925 - Really Red

They haven't set the deadlines yet for each state. I think the rest of the details are suppose to be released on/by May 23. I'll keep an eye out for them and let everyone know.

Check out more information at ScarvesForSpecialOlympics.org and  2012 Special Olympics Scarf Project on Red Heart's blog. 

I picked up a skein each of Soft Navy and Cherry Red today at Hobby Lobby for like $4 each. Not sure how I'll make it yet but I'm pretty sure I'm going to work 2012 into so maybe there'll be some colorwork.

Another Wonderful Donation!!

Check out our latest donation!! Isn't it marvelous!!!!

THANK YOU, Gail, Penny and Beth!!!!

I think there's every color of the rainbow there. Even a couple of baby afghan kits and a third baby afghan started! I'm definitely thinking our next charity project is going to be baby-oriented based on all this wonderful yarn donated.

So keep after those lapghans! We're almost there!!! Then we'll start on something sweet :)

Yarn Out the Wahzoo!

MEGA UBER Thank Yous to Beth, Gail and Penny!!!!!! They donated LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of yarn perfect for our lapghans!!!!! Wonderful blues, greens, yellows, reds, whites and varigated colors. .. I've got two more boxes to bring in. So get your hooks and needles ready. It's lapghan stitchin' time!! No more slackin'!!!!

If you've run out of yarn or are ready to start a new one. Come on by and get some. October will be here before you know it. We've got to get the lapghans to our well-deserving vets at Brooke Army Medical Hospital. ..

Thanks again to our AWESOME friends – Beth, Gail, and Penny!!!!!