Knitted Warmth for those in Need

 This is part III to goodies from our friend Laura J.  Here's another shawl spread out...

And here it is draped to give you the idea of someone wrapping it over their shoulders.

AND...here are 3 more scarves, a poncho, and another shawl.  This green shawl is the triangle style vs the rectangle one above and the two in yesterday's post.
Laura has been very busy, as you can see knitting up a storm.  The green in such a pretty shade of green.

Thank you Laura........special thanks too for the hand delivery.  AND folks, do pop back in cause there's more!!
**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Knitted Goodies for Homeless in Need

 Thank you Laura J for this awesome donation.  So many wonderfully knitted items.  If you scroll back a few posts, you'll see part I of her donation.  I mentioned that as part I, and to stay tuned.  Since I've been pretty immobile with my broken foot, hubby put Laura's donation in the garage the day she hand delivered to my house.  He brought in one container, and mentioned afterwards there was more.  Thus, the first post was part I.  Here now is part II, but there is more (so keep checking back).  I'm piece mealing things as I can kemp around to get them done.  Above you see a multi-colored knit afghan.  Colors suitable for anyone, male or female.  This is a very nice soft afghan and it will be truly appreciated by whomever wraps up in it.

 Here we have 4 awesome scarves. Please click to enlarge to see the wonderful detail in the green scarf!  What a pretty pattern.  And

here we have 2 nice warm and very soft shawls to help keep someone warm in when they wrap up in them.  Laura, I really like pattern of mostly garter stitches you used for both these shawls and the afghan above, but how did you get the rows?  What appears to be horizontal divides?

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Helping the Homeless Through Knitting and Crocheting.

Thank you  Barbara F for this thoughtful and very generous donation of crocheted goodies.  Wow...she's been busy.  Hats all nicely labeled with size, cotton washcloths always a hit, a gorgeous shawl (that's super soft), and yarn.  AND look again, she's also included an infinity scarf.  Wonderful colors and variety to make lots of folks happy, warm and feel cared for.  Nicely done Barbara!

Please keep up the good work, and as always know how much you are appreciated.


**For anyone new to the blog, the counting below maybe confusing.  When 2016 began, we started with the number of items donated the previous year and are counting down in hopes of hitting and surpasses the number of items donated last year.**


2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:    +3 +8= +11(Look we've past last years mark)
Scarves:  +170 +1=+171 (We've past last years mark)
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 42
Slippers:   16
Rain Poncho's:   +106 (We past last years mark)
Cotton Washcloths:  252 -8=244
Afghans:  1 (wow folks, we're almost even with last year, so let's see how far beyond it we can go)
Socks:   82
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:  0  YIPPEE, we've hit last years mark!
Shawls and shrugs, ponchos, sweaters & vests etc +1 +1=+2
Misc: items like personal care, headbands etc and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donations from Rhode Island Aid Homeless in Ohio

Thank you Mary H from Rhode  Island for this colorful and warm donation of knitted scarf/panels.  These are going to become an afghan or two and possibly a shawl.  Lovely colors to work with.  As soon as laid these out to photograph I could envision several fun colorful possibilities.  I'm anxious to play with them and see what they become.  Stay tuned  folks, because Mary has quite an eye for some modern colorful patches within these scarf panels.

Many thanks for your thoughtful creative donation, please keep up the good work Mary!

2015 DONATIONS:
Hats: 424
Scarves &  Infinity Scarves: 186
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 113
Slippers: 91
Rain Poncho's:  105
Cotton Washcloths: 444
Afghans: 23
Socks: 201
Cowls/Hoody Combo's/ 18
Shawls 2
** pending scarf panels 10
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Crocheted Donations for Homeless

Whew...... you can see our friend, Barbara F has been super busy!  She's crocheted slippers, hats, scarves, and on the far right a poncho. She's also included personal care items in her generous donation.  Special thanks too Barbara for tagging the hats and slippers with size!

Please keep up the good work, so many people will benefit from this donation.

2015 DONATIONS:
Hats: 248+3=251
Scarves 104+1=105
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 46
Slippers: 63+4=67
Rain Poncho's:  104+1=105
Cotton Washcloths: 249
Afghans: 18
Socks: 157
Cowls/Hoody Combo's/ 17
Shawls 1+1=2
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

New York Crocheter Helps Ohio's Homeless with her Donations

Thank you Barbara F for this thoughtful and generous donation.  I can see you've been very busy!  I'm partial to the combinations of blue and green together...even if I arranged it that way for the sake of the picture, lol.  Hats of varying sizes, awesome........many heads will be made warmer through your efforts.  LOVE the pretty shawl, sized nicely I think for a teen.  Barbara's included cotton washcloths also.

Keep up the good work Barbara.  Lots of warmth here which is so very much needed.  Bless you.

2015 Donations:
Hats: 35+10=45
Scarves:6+3=9
Mittens: 18
Slippers: 17
Rain Poncho's: 3
Cotton Washcloths:9+2=11
Afghans:
Socks: 7
Fingerless gloves/wrist warmers:
Cowls/Infinity scarves: 10+1=11
Shawls: 1 (just realized it wasn't listed, don't think I missed any?)
Misc: personal care items and anything not listed above

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donations Help the Homeless

 Thank you Barbara F for your thoughtful and generous donation of hats, cotton washcloths, yarn, cowls, hats and a shawl.

Thank you for taking the time to tag your hats with size, it helps save time both here at my house and again at the various shelters.  Love the colors in the shawl, what a pretty combination.  Someone will be really happy to receive it.

Please keep up the good work, Barbara; we're thrilled to have you among us here on Bridge and Beyond.

I'm wanting you all to encourage each other by commenting on each others work, thus the need to see things better, which is why I'm including fewer things in each picture.   However, in recent weeks......we're running into a technical problem.  I have NEVER enabled those awful captcha's.  I personally hate them, find them hard to see and so have always chosen not to use them on ALL my blogs.  For some reason I've not been able to determine, even though it is NOT enabled on any of my 5 blogs, people are all of sudden are having trouble making comments.  It seems from those I've asked to test it, that people who blog do not have trouble, they do not get the captcha's, but those that are not bloggers are and some aren't able to see or hear them properly........therefore our comments are much lower...in fact, they've almost come to a dead halt which is very disturbing and hurtful to the blog.  I am continuing to investigate, but if anyone out there has a clue..........please speak up.  In the past people could use name and url, leave url empty if they didn't have a blog etc....now some are needing to sign as anonymous and add their names in the text of the comments.  I check my spam folder constantly for fear some of those anonymous comments will be directed to the spam folder.  But, in the meantime folks, PLEASE continue to try to leave comments on each others work.

Please stay tuned folks for totals.  All items received prior to the end of 2014 will be tallied in that year, even though the posts will appear in the year 2015.  

If you're traveling for the holiday, please be safe folks.

2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 880+8=888
Scarves: 470
Socks: 193
Afghans: 29
Slippers: 108
Rain Ponchos: 61
Mittens & Gloves:120
Wrist Warmers/Fingerless gloves: 4
Cotton Washcloths: 329+2=331
Misc. (Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, cowls/mobius,  and Shrugs etc.) aren't tabulated.
Personal Care Items: Shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, cream, hand warmers, lipbalm, floss, soap, shaving cream, razors etc aren't tabulated

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Crocheting to Help the Homeless

Thank you RoseMarie for your on going support of Bridge and Beyond and your continuous generosity.  RoseMarie has crocheted slipper socks, cotton washcloths, and a cape/shawl that will put a smile on a girls/teen face on top of giving her needed warmth.  RoseMarie has also included personal care items.  Personal care items are always a huge hit wherever we donate them.

Keep up the good work RoseMarie.

**Folks remember to check each of tabs above for important information regarding size, colors, fibers, tagging etc.  It ensures that the special donation you take time to make is indeed something that will meet the needs of those we serve**

2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 758
Scarves: 374
Socks: 187
Afghans: 21
Slippers: 87+1=88
Rain Ponchos: 61
Mittens & Gloves:112
Wrist Warmers/Fingerless gloves: 4
Cotton Washcloths: 310+4=314
Misc. (Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, cowls/mobius,  and Shrugs etc.) aren't tabulated.
Personal Care Items: Shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, cream, hand warmers, lipbalm, floss, soap, shaving cream, razors etc aren't tabulated

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Thank You's and Reminders

Pick some flowers to enjoy folks.  My daisy's are pretty done for the season and in fact most have been trimmed back.  I've also dug some up that badly needed thinning in an effort for the yard to look less like a jungle; but thought I'd post some Shasta Daisies to say thank you for knitting, for crocheting, for donating, for reading and for commenting on the blog.  I appreciate you all so very much.  

RoseMarie recently sent a donation and the picture of that should be posted here, but I had a picture fail.  I can say from memory she had crocheted and donated a couple of shawls that I think the young girls will enjoy..believe there was a pink and blue one...always colors young girls like.  I'm not sure what else was included, but think there were personal care items as well.  RoseMarie has been a long time and faithful supporter with her crochet hook.  When I processed my pictures there was one totally white blank...which by process of elimination, I determined to be RoseMarie's thoughtful donation.  If you've visited here before, you can probably almost picture it...she has what we've come to know as signature donations, with bright colors, edges, and decorations.

Thank you RoseMarie, keep up the good work.

Folks I've been posting reminders, as we're moving into the next season; many people will be gearing up knitting and crocheting more then they typically do in the warm summer months.  I always have items put aside that don't quite meet the needs of those we serve, items that need a bit of tweeking before they can be donated.  Sometimes it's because they need to be laundered, need tails woven in, repairs made...unraveled, exposed knots etc.  So, please read the tabs about what colors to avoid, what stitches to avoid, what fibers to avoid etc.  Many people are in need, but if our items don't meet their needs, we're not accomplishing our mission.

Please remember folks, open lacy stitches aren't warm, and tend not to hold up well in the cold wet weather here in Ohio.  Stitches should be close together, please avoid using stitches your fingers can easily poke through and or you can see through.  Broom stick lace, mile a minute type patterns etc don't meet the needs of those we serve.

*Folks please remember not to knot and cut with knitted or crocheted items.  Knots are always the weakest link in any garment or project.  Always leave tails when changing colors or adding yarn and work in your tails to avoid un-raveling.**

2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 532
Scarves: 293
Socks: 101
Afghans: 15
Slippers: 69
Rain Ponchos: 55
Mittens & Gloves: 63
Cotton Washcloths: 217
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, and Shrugs etc. 11+2=13
Neck warmers, cowls, gators, wrists warmers/fingerless gloves and other misc items aren't tabulated; as well as personal care item

Reminder to everyone to please avoid using pastels, white, and beige.  Dark colors are best for men, women, and children.  Dark colors work for everyone and help with not showing the dirt as easily.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donating Shawls and Scarves

Thank you Jeanette C from Pennsylvania, our for this thoughtful donation of crocheted shawls and scarves.  The shawls will so well received by the ladies trying to stay warm in the shelters.

Jeanette is our newest pair of helping hands, thrilled to have you join us Jeanette and look forward to seeing you here often on Bridge and Beyond.  Please keep up the good work.

2013 Donations:

Hats: 622
Scarves: 391+3=394
Socks: 235
Afghans: 44
Slippers: 184
Rain Ponchos: 208
Mittens: 97
Cotton Wash Clothes: 546
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts etc. : 14+2=16
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, hand-warmers, cowls/gators/neckwarners and all meal prep related items, Dolls, associated items, stuffed/crocheted/knitted toys... etc aren't tabulated.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Sending Sunshine and Donations

Oh my goodness, I don't know what happened to this picture!  I wasn't aware that I moved, but something must have happened.  Sooooooo sorry it's soooooo blurry.  I did sharpening it a bit with the photo software.  This donation which in person is pretty, colorful and not blurry is from our friend Catherine W from the Sunshine State of Florida.  Thank you for your thoughtful donation and on going support.  Catherine crocheted hats, scarves, and 2 shawls.

Many thanks Catherine, please keep up the good work.

2013 Donations:


Hats:  377+7=384
Scarves: 293+12=305
Socks: 200
Afghans: 30
Slippers: 142
Rain Ponchos: 203
Mittens: 77
Cotton Wash Clothes: 421
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts etc. : 12+2=14
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, hand-warmers, cowls/gators and all meal prep related items, Dolls & associated items, stuffed/crocheted/knitted toys... etc aren't tabulated.


All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Warmth Donations for Ohio's Homeless from Texas

Thank you Maria R from Texas for this thoughtful donation.  The Shawls will be such a nice item for the women to wrap up in and keep warm.  Folks the shawl with fringe (a triangle shawl) is actually a pretty purple, though in my picture on my computer it looks blue.  There are 3 other wraps/shawls...rose, the black and rose mix, and the green in front of the purple triangle one.  These are so nice and soft and large enough to be wrap around ones shoulders for warmth.  Top left in the picture are 4 scarves.

Thank you Maria for your on going support, it's greatly appreciated.  Hope to see you here often on Bridge and Beyond.

**Remember folks you don't need to be a blogger to post a comment.  I really encourage you all to leave comments, it helps the blogs placement with search engines AND we all love the support of kind comments about each others work.**


2013 Donation Totals 
Hats:  57
Scarves: 38+4=42
Socks: 30
Afghans: 2 
Slippers: 10
Rain Ponchos: 2 
Cotton Washcloths: 12
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's: 4
Misc. Items: include personal care, headbands, handwarmers etc aren't tabulated



****Are you aware of our addition of accepting quilted scarves, and quilts?  Are you up to speed and a member of our new Facebook Group?****


All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Donations from the State of Texas help Ohioans

 Look at this haul folks.  Scarves, hats, cotton washcloths, a poncho, a shawl, and 2 afghans!  Woot Woot, she me doing a happy dance.  Look again, cause I'm definitely dancing.  This wonderful donation comes from a new pair of helping hands from the state of Texas.  Not only is Maria Teresa R a new pair of helping hands for us here on Bridge and Beyond, she is a newbie knitting wise.  I don't know about you, but in my book....she's got the knack!

 Wanted to show you a close up of this knitted scarf...love, love the colors.  Doesn't it look perfect for this time of year with all it's yummy Autumness.  (not really a word, but seems like it should be)

Here you can see a close up of the heart in her blanket/afghan suitable for a young girl with the pretty pastels.  To the right upper corner in the first photo, you'll see a black and purple adult sized afghan.  Very nice!

Donations: 2012

Hats 711+2=713
Scarves: 459+11=470
Slippers: 138
Shawls: 2
Sweaters& Ponchos: 3+1=4
Vest 1
Afghans: 32+2=34
Mittens: 278
Squares: 461
Socks: 193
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 438+6=444
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, hand and foot warmers Teddy Bears and footies etc).

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

First Donation in 2012

This is the first donation of 2012. It comes from Michigan. Ruth P, our newest pair of helping hands. I've not been able to make contact as there was no email ady included with the donation. I've searched through my email box, and all the groups I belong to in order to find Ruth to no avail. If anyone knows Ruth P in Michigan, please make contact. I'd like to be able to let her know her donation arrived.

?? Also, I wonder if this Ruth P is the same Ruth as this donator?

She starts us out with 4 hats, 4 scarves, 1 pair of slippers, and 2 shawls.

Thank you Ruth.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 4
Scarves: 4
Slippers: 1
Shawls: 2
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, yarn, etc)

Please review the tabs at the top of the blog for requirements for size and color for hats, scarves, mittens, slippers, and squares. Patterns are also available.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Crocheted goodies being donated

Thank you Mary H from Ohio for this thoughtful and abundant donation of crocheted goodies. There are 11 brightly colored scarves, sized nice the kids, a pink shawl that I believe one of the ladies/Mom's at one of the 2 family shelters will enjoy wrapping up in, and a Candy Corn Colored crib sized ghan to brighten and warm one of the young children for our project, "Welcome Home" for The Homeless Families Foundation. Nice work Mary, keep up the good work.



2011 Donations:

Scarves 396+11=407
Hats 903
Mittens 247
Socks 318
Squares 551
Rain Ponchos 208
Cotton Washcloths 338
Sweaters/Poncho's 10
Slippers 100
Afghans 43+1=44 (2 sent to our friends at Pine Street)
Misc Items I've not counted misc items like all the personal care items, the neck warmers, head bands, shawl, hot packs, or yarn etc.

This is day 30 in our Jack Otis Memorial Month, tomorrow starts our focus for squares. Please read the details before your knit/crochet/loom and mail. Thank you.

This post is #565...can you believe how fast we zipped by our last mentioned milestone of 400 posts? WOW. Each posts represents the hard and wonderful work you all do, as each post highlights a day of donations from someone...impressive isn't it! Give yourself all a pat on the bag for stellar work.

*****Please avoid open and lacy stitches, if you can see your hand through the item, and or poke your finger through...it's too lacy and not warm enough. *****

Reminder that posting comments helps the blog. How you might ask? Increased comments helps our search engine placement. When we place well in the search engines more folks can find us to help us which in turns means we can help more people. So, please please please. I know many of you visit, and read. Be brave, leave a comment, let us know you were here. Encourage each other and admire each other's work. Be friendly and get to know the other wonderful folks who help. It truly does help the blog which in turns help those we're reaching out too. You do not need to be a blogger to leave comments. Simply type your comment and click the drop down box that says name and url and leave url empty if you don't have a blog. Please use the name and url instead of anonymous. Anonymous doesn't tell us who was here and often ends up in the spam folder which in turn does not help the search engine optimization.

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Warming Homeless from the Sunny State of Florida

Fun and fabulous! Look at these great color combination's. Twelve knit hats. Sandie's been supporting us from the sunny state of Florida where fabulous items like she creates just really aren't needed. Thank You! We're glad to have you, now if only you could figure out a way to box up some of your sunshine at the same time. Particularly when we have those miserable cold, wet, gray and or snowy days. Work on it, will ya? LOL, there must be a way for you to add that to your mix. I'm sure our Homeless would appreciate some of your sunshine, knit one purl two, sunshine over! lol
Look at this wonderful plaid shawl. I think it's woven? Is that right Sandie? This will be a nice item I think for one of our ladies at Mission. Since some of them are battered women, nothing like a special item to help them feel better about themselves. It's beautiful and the colors are so pretty and fall like. She says this is her first ever....I think you did fantastic Sandie. Many thanks for your continued support.

2010
Scarves 195
Hats 369+12=381
Mittens 40
Socks 73


Please remember all donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. It truly DOES make a difference. THANK YOU!