100 Hats

If I counted correctly, here are 33 hats which is the exact amount needed to complete my goal of 100 hats donated to charity this year.  Now I just need to find a box to send them to Bridge and Beyond.  I'm glad I was able to finish the hats because life is just going to get busier and busier until the end of the year.

So that's one crochet goal completed.  Next I am going to start putting together my scrap afghan.  That's right, I do believe I have enough squares to complete a child- sized afghan.  This should be interesting putting together all theses squares.  Usually I just whip stitch together squares but I'm going to try a different technique this time.

2012 Bridge and Beyond Donation #4

If I counted correctly here are 37 hats that I will be boxing up and and shipping to Bridge and Beyond. I might be able to add a few more hats to make it an even 40.  If I've been counting correctly between the hats that I have shipped already, this box, and the others I have that will go in the next shipment, I only have about 20 hats left to make in order to reach my goal of 100 hats donated.  I would like to have my goal completed by the fall.  In July we will have visitors the entire month,  the end of September and beginning of October we will have visitors and will also be taking a trip by ourselves and probably in November the movers will be here to pack up our stuff to send to Hawaii.  So that's why I have been on such a mad pace to finish my goal.

Hats and Squares

Finished off some more hats last week.  These will all be donated to Bridge and Beyond 

And I made a few more squares for my scrap afghan.  I appreciate everyone leaving me comments and suggestions about my crochet projects.  I like blogging anyway but it's even more fun when you see that other people are interested in your blog.  Also, a big thank you to everyone that is a follower on my blog.

May Charity CAL

Here's what I've been working on for the May Charity CAL over at Crochetville.  These hats will eventually be donated to Bridge and Beyond.  I'm getting closer to my goal of 100 hats donated this year.  Even though I have made 3 yarn purchases at Joanns this year, I still don't think I will have enough yarn to finish my goal unless I place another order.  I almost have another box to ship off to Bridge and Beyond and after I count all those hats I'll have a better idea of how many hats I still need to make.  So far I've been able to make 4 hats out of each Caron One Pounder skein.  .

Favorite Hat Pattern

I've been working on hats for the Bridge and Beyond this past week.  These 11 hats are a step in the right direction of reaching my goal of 100 hats donated this year.  I've been using the Total Fpdc Hat pattern lately because it makes a pretty thick and warm hat.  All of these hats were used with the Caron One Pounder yarn that I received in my Joanns order.

2012 Bridge and Beyond Donation #3

I packed up a box yesterday of items that I am sending to Bridge and Beyond.

33 washcloths all done with just a simple half double crochet stitch.

Hard to tell from the photo but here are 9 hats and 7 scarves.

And finally,  I was able to fit 2 more hats into the box.  Hopefully, I will have a chance to ship it off tomorrow.  I've updated my 2012 donation totals on the right side of the blog.  I'm hoping little by little I will be able to reach my goal of 100 hats this year.

Crocheting to keep me sane

Still working on items for the Crochetville Charity CAL.  These items will eventually be donated to the Bridge and Beyond.  The hat was made with Caron One Pounder yarn and the black was maybe Red Heart Super Saver.  The blue dishcloth was made with German cotton yarn and the variegated green one was Sugar 'n Cream.

Crocheting has been keeping me busy while my husband is away but I still feel a little down in the dumps.  As much as I have loved living in Germany, I think I'm ready for the fresh start in Hawaii.  Living on a military base in a foreign country is almost like living with people you go to high school with.  And it really is literally living with people you work with.  Traveling has been a escape for us where we aren't constantly surrounded by all the drama.  I've become close friends with a few people here but for the most part I keep to myself.   I'm hoping in Hawaii I'll be able to meet people outside of the military community. 

Go Illini!

Using the yarn I had previously intended to be used for a U of Illinois afghan, I recently completed a scarf and 3 hats.  I'm fairly certain I have no more skeins left in the navy blue which is good and bad.  Good because I no longer have to keep staring at the navy blue as I try to work through the skeins and bad because I'm getting low on acrylic yarn. 

I decided since my husband is away at a training class until next week I would join the April Charity CAL over at Crochetville.  Once a month they have a CAL where you complete items to be donated to charity.  It will be fun at the end of the CAL to see what we accomplished.

Speaking of donations,  I decided to keep track on my blog the items I have donated to charity this year.  I decided to only count the items once they are sent instead of after I complete them.  I forgot how much I sent in my most recent package to Bridge and Beyond so I will just wait until Sandy makes a blog post there before I add to my totals on my blog.

Hat and Scarf Set

I'm almost done with another hat and scarf set.  I just need to add another foot or so to the scarf.  I decided to use up some of my Caron scrap yarn and add some some stripes.  I think I'm down to my last skein of RHSS in Soft Navy.  I have a few hiding spots for my yarn stash so who knows if I'll find another one.

Navy Blue

Before we moved to Germany, I bought 3 or 4 Red Heart Jumbo Super Saver skeins in Soft Navy.  I can't remember what price I paid for them but they were on clearance at Walmart.  I also purchased some skeins in Orange with the plan being I would make some type of afghan using the U of Illinois colors.  Well, I never got around to making the afghan so instead I've been using the navy blue to make hats and scarves.  So anyway, I've completed one scarf and hat this weekend and am working on another scarf. These items are not part of the items I posted yesterday that are packed and ready to ship.  These items were either completed or started after I made yesterday's post.  So as you can see,  I've made a ton of items with this color. And while I like the color, I'm looking forward for my yarn shipment to arrive so I can alternate back and forth in between different colors.

Boxed and ready to go

Finally got around to packing a box full of items to send to the Bridge and Beyond charity.


4 matching hat and scarf sets:

2 scarves and 7 hats (There's a red hat at the top that you can barely see peeking through.  My photography skills leave a lot to be desired.)

And 10 washcloths:

So if I counted right that is 6 scarves, 11 hats and 10 washcloths packed and ready to go.  All of the scarves and most of the hats were made with Red Heart Super Saver.  I used Caron One Pounders for a few of the hats.  The washcloths were made with Bernat Handicrafter Cotton.  Joann's had a sale a few months back and I got 14 oz skeins for $4.99.  I wish I would have bought more since that was such an awesome deal.

9 Hats

These hats are what I have been working on lately for the Bridge and Beyond.  The majority of the yarn I used for these was Red Heart Super Saver but I think the hat at the top right I used some scraps from a Caron One Pounder.  I try to use up all my scraps as much as possible. 

2012 Goal

I have decided to set a goal for myself and will attempt to make and send 100 hats to charity this year.  I already have a decent stockpile that I am waiting to send next week.  And yes, technically some of the hats were made last year but either way 100 heads will be warmer and that's what counts.

Now I am patiently waiting for my shipment from Joann's to arrive here.  That's is one of the bad things of living on an Army base in Germany, having to wait at least a month for your yarn shipment.  There are yarn shops here in town but I really do like the affordability of Red Heart and Caron yarns so I buy the majority of my yarn online from the States.  Unfortunately, it looks like I will have to continue to do this when we get to Hawaii because it doesn't look like there's going to be a lot of yarn stores on the island.  Oh well, I guess I will just have to jump on the online sales and buy enough to keep me occupied.

What a mess!

I was in the middle of crocheting a hat last night when the skein of yarn I was using became tangled.  Oddly enough it usually doesn't bother me that much when this happens.  I look at it as sort of a challenge to get it untangled.  Weird, huh?

I'm using Red Heart Super Saver yarn in the color Shaded Browns.  I'm hoping I can find another skein of this in my stash so I can make another hat.