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I am fairly sure I have mentioned Kiva before – the not for profit organization that hooks up people in developing countries with people that are willing to lend them small amounts of money to start or expand their businesses.Today, Kiva sent me a… Continue Reading “Kiva’s Awesome Promotion”
This was an odd piece of fleece from Penny’s stash. Rather small, as for a toddler, with a John Deere theme and colors more appropriate for an older kid. My mother said, “Some little boy will get that, feel like a big boy and… Continue Reading “Blanket 35”
Earlier this year, I began sponsoring a lady in Kosovo through Women for Women International, an organization that offers educational programs and other support to women living in war torn regions. I am pretty new to the program, so I don’t have much to… Continue Reading “Standing with the Women of South Sudan”
Barbie fleece? Really? Wat would one reasonably do with that? Kiddie pajamas, maybe? She looked less slutty than usual, anyway. The yarn was Loops & Threads Silky Soft in Magenta. I don’t think they even make it anymore, because I haven’t seen it at… Continue Reading “Blanket 34”
Last Friday, I took Alex and Ainslie to the library. I pushed Ainslie in the stroller and Alex rode his scooter. He lost his control going down a hill and wiped out. He knew he was going to wipe out and managed to… Continue Reading “Weekend in Review”
Ha! Finished the stash just in time for the Project Linus Blanket Day tomorrow: Not sure how many kids in Chicago would dig a University of Arizona Wildcats blanket, but there must be at least one. Three rows of single crochet in White Lion… Continue Reading “Blanket 33”
This was from a stash of Bernat Satin yarn that I picked up on clearance: Banana and Lapis are the colors. The other night, my mother reminded me that I had to make a Christmas stocking for the puppy. Yeah. Everyone gets a stocking… Continue Reading “Blanket 32”
The Bulls fleece blanket: The foundation row is Lion Brand Pound of Love yarn in White and the two rows of single crochet are Red Heart yarn in Cherry Red. This will make some kid very happy.
This is another example of making the best use of small pieces of fleece. Of course, I didn’t sew those panels together. One of the other volunteers that prepare the fleece handled that. I just stitched my standard three rows of single crochet. Lion… Continue Reading “Blanket 30”
The Next Dark Age 