SHOL Project 2012 - TBA soon!

Hi ladies, I hope you have enjoyed the last few months and feel refreshed. With Easter right around the corner, I will shortly announce Sew Hooked on Love's 2012 project. I am prayerfully narrowing down our choices. I love starting our projects around Easter, it helps me remember why I'm doing what I do. Because Christ loves me and His love compels me to love others, even in seemingly small ways. Our deadline will always be November 1. My desire is to free us up for November so we can tend to our holiday preparations.

This year, there will be a few changes. I will be moving to CT for 1 - 4 years. My husband was given surprise orders and we are rolling with the changes. However, my friend and fellow SHOL member, Elizabeth, has enthusiastically offered to help carry on the part of SHOL's work that needs a local contact. Me and her will share admin duties and she will be the one who will collect and deliver our items.I will crochet and mail my stuff to her. So, SHOL emails may come from me or Elizabeth. She is an awesome friend and sister in Christ. Please copy both of us on any email correspondence.

I want to thank all of you for joining us for another year. We each pay for our own yarn and we spend hours working on things for people we will never meet. Honestly, the fact that you joined this group says a lot about your desire to give. I thank God for each of you and your big giving hearts. Thank you!

Last piece of business, we are always looking for volunteers to join our ranks of hooks and needles. Please pass on the word to friends and family who may be interested in something like this.

Love, Sandra

P.S. - I called the For Kids Homeless Shelter this week and they reported back that they distributed every single one of our 110 donated pieces. Yay! I wish we could have seen the kids enjoying the items but, understandably, the kids at the shelter cannot be photographed. Let's gear up for another year of meaningful giving.

1-0-5 sounds soooo fine!

Ladies, you all went above and beyond! Thank you for all your hard work.

OUR FINAL TOTAL: 105 cold weather items. Here's our SWEET breakdown:

39 Hats
22 Afghans
42 Scarves
1 Earmuffs
1 Sweater

Tomorrow is donation day. The For Kids organization is also giving our group a one- hour tour at 10 am. Please contact me if you need more information. 

May God bless each one of you during this upcoming holiday season. They'll be plenty to do during this time of year. I am just wrapping up my first crocheted Christmas gift of the season (a throw for my dad). I hope you have enjoyed our first project. I'll email all of you next Spring with our next project. Til then, you can give those hooks and needles a rest. It's a wrap for 2011!

Alexis' Latest Creations

One of our lovely members shared the following pictures of her lovely work, which will all be going to the For Kids Organization in a few days. I'm in LOVE with the rose-colored one. Great job girl! You are inspiring me to take a stab at knitting.

My latest hat and scarf combo

This is my latest patten. This one is for a 1 - 4 year old. I made it using Michael's Loops and Threads, which was on sale last week. Only 2.99 per skein. Normally, they are $4.99 a skein. I went ahead and bought a grey, deep purple and a lavender skein. My next set will be in this pattern in either the purple or lavender and for an older little girl. Can't wait to see how that turns out.

September was GOOD!

We really outdid ourselves this month! You ladies came in with full force. Let's get straight to the numbers because they speak for themselves...

5 Scarves
7 Hats
3 Afghans

SEPTEMBER TOTAL: 15 more pieces

OUR GRAND TOTAL: 62 pieces of cold weather items. Here's our current breakdown:

1 Sweater
19 Hats
13 Afghans
28 Scarves
1 Earmuffs

It was very pleasurable for me to crochet with the cooler weather. There was even a day or two so far this month that I had to put hats on my children before going outside. I remember thinking, "Imagine if I didn't have a hat to put on my kiddos right now..." Unfortunately, there are mothers in Hampton Roads in that situation. I thank the Lord for each one of you. That has really driven me to buy tons of yarn (on sale :) this month and try my hardest to crochet some more items.
It's our last month to make a few more items; lets keep those hooks and needles going!

August Tally

August was a crazy month! Hurricanes, earthquakes, forest fires and family visits made for a interesting month. I didn't get too many projects done with so much going on but every little bit helps. Here goes...

4 Scarves
3 Hats
3 Afghans

AUGUST TOTAL: 10 more pieces!! Nice job ladies!

OUR GRAND TOTAL: 47 pieces of cold weather items. Here's our current breakdown:

1 Sweater
12 Hats
10 Afghans
23 Scarves
1 Earmuffs

The other day, I walked out of my house and the air was actually cool. Nippy temperatures are just around the corner and our items will be put to good use. There are less than two months left before our November 1 deadline. Until then, keep those hooks and needles going!

July Tally

Wow, July was a scorcher! I am soooo thankful for to the inventor of air conditioning, especially since my latest hat pattern calls for super bulky yarn. Despite  high temperatures, here's our July total:

3 Scarves
6 Hats
1 Earmuffs
2 Afghans

JULY TOTAL: 12 more pieces!! Nice job ladies!

OUR GRAND TOTAL: 37 pieces of cold weather items. Here's our current breakdown:

1 Sweater
9 Hats
7 Afghans
19 Scarves
1 Earmuffs

Thank you ladies for pressing through these hot summer months. Fall is right around the corner with its lovely colors and cooler temperatures. We have three full months before "Donation Day". Keep those hooks and needles going!