My Current Project

I'm a crocheter.

NOT a knitter!
Many will accuse me of knitting.  But I feel knitting is for OLD people...and I am NOT old!

(this is a ridiculous generalization and only stems from the stereotypical granny knitting sweaters.  I do not wish to offend any young person who knits hahaha)

BUT...I digress

I crochet.  Quite a bit in fact.  I like to do it while I watch movies or listen to books on tape.  Most amusingly I enjoy crocheting while watching sporting events on TV.  (This generally causes a great deal of entertainment for my male sport watching companions throughout football season!)

Usually I make little blankets.  Baby or toddler sized.  I've made a few big ones in my life..but they are bulky and hard to work on after a while.  AND I get VERY bored with them.  Small blankets hold so many possibilities.  They are done in a couple of weeks (depending on the amount of free time I have).  They can be fun patterns (I have a book of over 100...I call it my bible hehe).  And they can be fun colors!!!!  A big blanket of bright pink and orange is weird...but a small one....quite fun and cute!


so you ask...what is the point of my telling you all this.  WELL....usually I give blankets to my pregnant friends (if you are reading this and are preggers...and would like a blanket please let me know!  hehe) But I have TONS right now.  And enough yarn for DOZENS more!!!!  And though I have many pregnant friends, some just aren't quite right.  I like them to fit the person I am giving them to, for them to be specifically made with someone in mind.

So what do I do with my surplus??  I have lots of time nowadays and lots of yarn...and lots of books and movies on my to read/watch list.

My mother suggested a great solution and I am now in an on-going partnership with a local women's shelter.

The women I am working with indicated that they have 40-50 residents at any given time and 20-25 of those are children.  Children who are in a terribly tumultuous time.  Children who are moving from place to place.  Children who could use not only some comfort, but something all their own.  Something they can take with them where ever they go.

I am telling you this not to toot my own horn and to say "look at how awesome and service-oriented I am".  I tell you this as an open invitation.
An invitation to serve.  Maybe not in my effort, but in your own!
This world can be a very dark place sometimes.  But we can make it just a little brighter.
And I plan to do it with blankets!



If you would like to be involved in any way with this effort (donations of blankets, yarn or funds) please comment below