Link to photos of my tiny little baby hats on Ravelry

Who knew making hats could be so easy? I surely didn't! 

 My Knit One, Save One hats. 

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Oct. 10, 2010 1:23 a.m. 

Ahhhh well... 

I just realized you can't see my tiny little baby hats on Ravelry.com unless you already have a Ravelry account. Ravely.com is free and it's fun. If you don't have an account, why not? 

If you do have one, log in to see my tiny little baby hats. 

Either way, here are a few:

Crocheting for charity

Last year I crocheted for two charities. It was my first time participating in such a way. I felt good, knowing that things I created with my two hands and one brain would be appreciated and welcomed by someone somewhere on the planet. 

The two charities I crocheted for were Save the Children and the Special Olympics. I sent in 13 tiny little baby hats for Save the Children's "Knit One, Save One" campaign. Nine (crocheted) hats were mine and 4 (knitted) came from a member of a needlework group I belong to. The 2009 Winter Special Olympics received 4 scarves from me, mailed this year but at least two were started last year. I have photos somewhere... I'll post here when I find them. 

Someone once said that helping others is good for the soul. Who ever they are, they were right. I might never know what baby will wear one of my hats but somehow, our lives will always be bonded. And I might not ever know the athlete who will wear one of the scarves I crocheted but I hope he or she will love it as soon as s/he lays eyes on it, and feel like it was made especially for him or her. My heart is full and I was thankful for the opportunities to help. 

I look forward to doing more crocheting for charity in 2009. 

Amen.

I joined Ravelry!

First I joined the Charlotte Purls.

For a few sessions, that is.

I'm not sure if I'm officially a member yet.

Most of them (all?) are Ravelry members and someone suggested I join Ravelry too. So I did.

It is just all kinds of fun!

I didn't make these but...

...they are just tooooo cute!




Go check them out here: Nicnats at Etsy.

gifting

I gave away one of my homemades the other day. The ring above wasn't it but I can't find a picture of the right one. I know my daughter helped me take photos of it but I'm at a loss as to their location on my computer.

Well, it was made like this one, with several coils but the beads were different. The larger beads were brown glass and the smaller ones were bright blue. Or the opposite may be true.. But the ring was blue and brown.

The young lady who has been working on my teeth is studying to become a dental hygienist. We (the patients) pay the school but I don't think the students get paid. I know we don't give the students any money.

I thought it would be nice to give her a token of my appreciation because I was really really grateful to have my teeth put to rights and she did a good job.

So I put all my completed jewelry in individual baggies (most of them in the snack-sized bags), put all the bags in a plastic container, and let her pick something for herself when she was done with my teeth.

She picked a beaded ring and a pair of cowrie shell earrings that I'm gonna re-do for her. She's done with my teeth but I have to go back in a few weeks for the follow-up, so I'll take the earrings to her then.

If I have time, I'm going to crochet her a necklace too.

earrings - #3

I still have these.

Helia's Nimbus

earrings - #2

This is another pair I made some years back. They were a gift for my son's girlfriend.

I called them A Blush of Class.