KIDS HAT AND SCARF DRIVE

I completely forgot to mention to the members, that we are low on hat and scarf set for the little ones. So I put a little bug in their bonnets and to my surprise I received quite a few beautiful sets for kids. We do need a lot more before our donation date, which will be after the Stouffville meeting in October. So for those of you who have not been to the last few meeting and would like to whip up some hat and scarf set for us, please do! We are looking for sets for ages 3 to 10.

Here are some sweaters and a couple of blankets from Loraine.

These a just beautiful,

and will be great for some of the Charities we donate to.

Love the colours in this blanket,

and look at this one, love it.

And another.

This baby blanket I crocheted using a cluster and front post stitch.

i got the pattern from Leisure Arts. I just love it.

Here are some kids hat and scarf sets from me.

Here is Ulrika showing this lovely baby blanket.

And a gorgeous hat and scarf set.

These two blanket she used some squares I gave her and she was able to put together a preemie and a baby blanket. They look just great.

Another shopping bag for my sale.

One of my clients ordered this one, isn't it gorgeous!

From Barb a baby blanket

and some great hats for toddlers.

I love them and i hope she would make some more.

Now from the knitting machine Christine, a few preemie blankets,

and wow, lots of beautiful kids hat and scarf set.

And Madge, this is a lovely Afghan and hat for a kid.

Also a baby blanket.

From Madge's mom, who lives in Newfoundland. She knits for us every year and sends a package up . Look at all those hat and scrf sets. Wonderful!

Many thanks to you, Jacquline.

We love all the beautiful stuff you have sent in the past.

Well Margaret, you have done it again.

Lots of hat and scarf sets. Beautiful!

And a lovely baby blanket.

From Dawn, a cotton baby blanket, which she will be entering in the Markham fair. Good luck.

And Jane, who always seem to amaze me, two gorgeous sets.

Very interesting patterns.

A few sets from Monica,

and this Afghan, Monica crocheted for a raffle, that she will be donating to a seniors home in Stouffville.

A few more mitts from Liz

and some baby hats and a couple of sweaters. Lovely!

This was a great collection of items from the Markham group. I would like to thank you all for working so hard to provide the hat and scarf set. You are all such great people.

TIGER BLANKET RAFFLE

Sorry about the late posting for the Tiger raffle! It was drawn on the 24th of August and the winner is Deb from Markham. Deb was very excited when she heard that she was the winner, because she has a new grand baby arriving soon.

And here she is with the blanket.

Deb I hope the baby will enjoy the blanket as much as Pat enjoy making it.

Thank you Pat for making the blanket for the raffle.

AUGUST MEETING IN STOUFFVILLE

Here we are at the Stouffville library on a week day for the first time. Anne wanted us to be there, since the Deputy Minister was going to visit the library on Wednesday August 24th.

Every one had a great time chatting with people walking by and showing off the beautiful items they made.

I think this will give us a lot more exposure in the Stouffville community. Well here are some stuff to show you.

This blanket I used scraps, lots of colours and i love the way it turned out.

These two hats were donated by Leigh, a new member, who will be joining us soon.

Thank you very much Leigh!

Here is Sophia, showing off her baby blanket.

And a baby jacket on the table.

Ulrika is crocheting up some shopping bags for us to use for our fundraiser.

they are all so beautiful!

These are some squares that were donated to us and Ulrika put them together into a lovely blanket.

Here is a scarf from Ulrika.

Lovely hat from Sue.

Sue said that this blanket took here a long time to do. It was done in strips and then put together. Great job Sue!

Here are a few hat and mitt sets from Kathy. Very soft and warm.

They are beautiful!

Anne crocheted a first baby blanket, it turned out great!

and a gorgeous kid's Afghan,

Here are some baby blankets and sweaters from Loraine. A lady at Liz's knitting class.

They are all very beautiful, great work.

Some more sweaters.

Now these were crocheted by a new member Melanie and she is learning to crochet from the book, crochet for dummies.

Well i have to tell you, she is doing a great job at it.

She donated four baby blankets.

Great job Melanie!

These two blanket also from Loraine.

Well done very one and thank you for all you great work.

LOTS MORE DONTAIONS

Considering the HOT, HOT weather we have been having, we have received quite a bit of cold weather items. It is so good to see that you all are thinking of those in need for the winter to come. I don't want to think of the cold weather at the moment, because I am enjoying this beautiful summer we are having and I hope you are having a great summer too!

Casting off The Cold is looking for new members to join our online group. Please feel free to contact us for more info. Also every one is welcome to join in, at any of our regular meetings, in Stouffville and Markham. You can check the calender on our website for the time and place for all our meetings. So drop by and bring your needles or hooks and yarn and help make a difference for those in need, for the York Region Shelters and the Homeless.

Last year there was a greater need for blankets and Afghans. We have made our quote for Afghans for this winter, but in great need for baby and kids blankets. So we are hoping by the end of September we will receive a lot more blankets. So please help!

This beautiful Afghan is from Erma

and she come down from Trenton to Markham,

to drop off what ever she makes in between her visit to Markham.

Here are a few preemie hat from her,

also four beautiful preemie blankets,

two baby blankets

and a large sweater for our outreach program.

Thank you so much Erma for your contribution.

These lovely baby blankets are from Christine.

if you would like to see the pattern close up, just click on the pattern.

Here is another.

And from Barb, a baby jacket, just beautiful!

Monica used up some of her scraps to make this blanket

and it turned out great!

Here she is showing a gorgeous blanket she made to give as a gift for some one in her family.

Thank you all for you wonderful donations and have a safe and healthy August.