[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hooray for the charity hat!

[Ramona Walhof]

I haven't used ice cream.  Will have to look.
I like 40 by 40 for baby afghans, but you get to choose.
Ramona


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Tracy, I like Lion Brand Ice cream for Baby blankets. There are plenty of other brands that are soft and durable. So go to a petting  zoo and enjoy touching the yarn. I make mine thirty by thirty inches roughly. A little bigger is fine, but certainly no smaller. This size is really good for a new one or one older riding in a car seat.



Becky



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Hi Becky.

I have thought about making a baby blanket for charity.  What kind of yarn do you use?  Something washable, no doubt.  Do you have a favorite baby blanket brand?  And how big are they, roughly?

Hugging you back!

Tracy





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Tracy, I am like you I can’t just sit still while in a long meeting, or Bible study, or doctor’s office waiting room. I have brought all kinds of things. From starting an afghan while it is still easy to carry, baby blankets, hats, scarves, baby dress, granny squares, booties, most anything I make, smile. I usually get questions,  if they aren’t on their phones. .



Becky hugging you tightly



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The other night I attended a meeting I knew would go on for hours.  I have a hard time sitting in a meeting without something to do with my hands.  I call it constructive fidgeting.  But I wanted something simple, so I wouldn’t be distracted from the meeting, and my current project isn’t at a simple phase.  So I cast on the start of a hat for charity before I went to the meeting.  Simple, easy to carry, and good to give away when I’m done.  I got quite a bit done during the meeting, too.

Do other people have projects like that to take to meetings?  What do you take?

Tracy


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