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Charity Knitting
We are now an official drop-off site for Calvin's hats.
Their story : www.calvinshats.com Calvin's hats is a non-profit organization based in Salem, OR that offers knitted/crocheted hats to individuals, couples and families that have experienced the loss of a child born to early to survive. Each year, in the United States alone, there are approximately 2 million women who walk through the nightmare of pregnancy loss. The patterns for the hats can be found here: http://www.calvinshats.com/ December 2010
Hi Dear All, This
year, like the previous years, T-SPOT will be collecting hand-made items for Secret Angels. We are usually doing baby and
kids’ hats, but I am sure anything: scarves, mittens, socks etc will be appreciated. Last
two years we were entering all the donations to be judged by T-SPOT customers, and the winner got a gift certificate. This year, following a brilliant idea of Moxie Fair Trade, we decided to do things a little differently: T-SPOT Charity Knitting and crochet 2010 In the month of December you can help the Secret Angels of Nehalem in more than one way:
Happy
Giving Season! Olga Tonjes T-SPOT
Yarn,
Gifts and Chocolates 503-368-SPOT
(7768) PO
box 1015 144
Laneda Ave, Manzanita,
OR 97130 Greetings Everybody!
I hope this finds all of you well.
A friend of a friend of mine, who is a midwife in
Portland, is going to Haiti in May to help Haitian women in childbirth. I suggested we make newborn hats for her to take
there. She thought it was a good idea.
You can read more about Aerlyn and what supplies
she will be needing on her blog
So..
T-SPOT will be collecting newborn and preemie hats - handmade
or not. Deadline is March 31st, 2010. Please check the guidelines and suggestions below. I think that by
giving the new moms something not only practical, but cute and personal for
their baby, we shall help them feel better during this hard time. I hope I am right.
Guidelines:
- Fingering, sport or DK weight. Sock yarn leftovers work well - Cotton or mostly cotton, machine washable fiber - Unisex - Newborn size, some preemie sizes would be good too. - Deadline is March 15th If you feel like writing a short wish in French, you can pin it
to the hat.
These
are free knit patterns that would work:
These are links to Ravelry, a Knit and crochet community online. If you are not on Ravelry yet, I can help you find these patterns if you stop by T-SPOT. If you have your favorite pattern, feel free to use that. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/horn-hat
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-newborn-hat-in0inly http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-hat-and-sock-set http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-stripes-ribbed-newborn-hat And below are the free crochet patterns: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bevs-summer-preemie-newborn-hat http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bevs-newborn-roundie-hat http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/looks-like-knit-crocheted-shaped-baby-hat http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pop-top-preemie-hat http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/scalloped-bonnet
During one Knit Night at Vino in 2008, Olga and her friends came up with the idea of making some kids' hats to donate to charity. To make it even more fun, they made a contest out of this idea! T-SPOT's Kid Hat Contest rules were: - Please make a simple beanie style hat to fit a kid. Here are the standard sizes for your reference:
- You can knit it , crochet, felt it after knitting or sew it together out of felt. - Use any yarn, no purchase necessary to enter the contest. - Embellish as much as you
want. Let's make them fun and cheerful! - All entries were displayed at
T-SPOT, and everyone voted for their favorite hat. Many wonderful knitters of all
skill levels entered the contest: Valerie Meckey, Karen Hirte, Mary Gehling, Shelley parker, Christie Irvine,
Sharon Spencer, Sage Walden, Lynn Palmer, Marilynn Blacketer, Cynthia Le Brun, Star Frost and Terri Desaro. The winner of a $25 gift certificate to T-SPOT Yarn, Teas and Chocolates was Marilynn Blacketer , with Mary Gehling taking the second place and a $10 gift certificate.
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*T-SPOT * Yarns, Gifts and Chocolates*
Contact us: 503-368-SPOT, Email PO box 1015, 144 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, OR 97130 10 Miles South of Cannon Beach
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