Sweet Charity

This past week I've been busy finishing up a couple of charity projects that absolutely positively had to be completed by Feb. 1.

The first project was a scarf for the "Red Scarf Project". This is the second year I've participated in this project that's sponsored by the "Orphan Foundation of America". It's a very worthwhile cause - everyone needs to feel special! The scarf is K2p2 across an odd number of stitches so you end the row with either a k1 or p1. This makes a nice reversible scarf. I think it's the same pattern my friend Kay used for her Noro scarf last December.





The second charity project was a Noni bag. A friend of mine had seen the "Night Garden Felted Evening Bag" that I'd made for myself, and asked if I would make one for the silent auction at the "Leukemia Ball" scheduled for February 24th. This event is sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The bag is a copyrighted pattern (which limits you to personal use), so I contacted the designer to get her permission to use it. Nora, the designer of the Noni bags, graciously granted me permission to make one for this worthy cause. Thanks Nora!

I managed to ship off my skein of hand spun to my "Spin-to-Knit" secret pal. She's received it and seems quite please with both the skein and the "goodies" I sent along with it. I also got a sneak peek at the skein my friend Mia made for her secret pal. Sorry, no real details here as I don't want to give away our identities - we still have to do the February skein!

Finally, I'm a bit behind due to a bad cold last week, so my final package for SP9 is getting mailed tomorrow. I've been in frequent touch with my secret pal, so she knows I haven't forgotten her....and that she has a third package coming soon! (Geez.....getting a cold really cuts down on the knitting, spinning, and trips to the post office!)