They are trying to make gifts 185 residents for Christmas for a nursing home in Illinois. I told them if they can get any extra it would be a good idea as there is a high rate of turnover during the holidays. Many people might be surprised as to how many elderly are dumped into a nursing home and forgotten during the holidays. They seem to be the very last to be remembered during the holiday season. I think some of the very loneliest places are nursing homes. If you want to read more about what they are doing they set up a blog at One Stitch At A Time.
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I rummaged through my yarn and found some Bernat Satin I bought to make throw pillows and found a simple shawl pattern. It's working up pretty quickly on size 9 US needles. I have 9 inches in just one evening. It's so soft and cozy, I just picture someone enjoying snuggling up this winter. I would happy as a clam if I were in a home and a stranger gave this to me. This weekend I going to look through my fabric and make a couple bags to hang on walkers.
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I sewed on half of the 4 x 4 x 4 granny square blanket together. So far it will be about the size of a baby blanket square. I'm not sure if I just want to trim it and my Granddaughter can use it as a snuggle blanket while watching tv, or if I want to get more pink and make it a rectangle for her bed. Still plenty of time to decide before mailing out for Christmas.
Grey's Anatomy reruns are about to come on the Lifetime Channel. I'll get some more stitching time in while watching those, then I'll go see what trouble and mayham I can cause. To see more posts by The Blog Hub on Ravelry head over to Tami's Amis.
