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

[slery]

Great to see you on here, Ramona!
Cindy

On 1/9/2026 12:24 PM, Ramona Walhof via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
> I'm back from Christmas travels.  I make a lot of scarves in tube 
> style.  You can use any design, but the simple stockinet stitch works, 
> especially with verigated yarns.  Just go around and around for sixty 
> indches; nothing can be simpler.  I use simply suft yarn if I have it 
> or 3-ply, so scarves are double, but not too heavy.  Made one for my 
> granddaughter for Christmas, half light blue and half medium blue as 
> requested.  She seemed quite happy.   My church has a Joseph's closset 
> where we give away lightly used coats, scarves, gloves, and socks.  
> Hats are always in big supply, so don't make them any more, but they 
> like these tube scarves.  Even a sweater sleeve works for something 
> small for travelling or meetings. My gift bags are also small, and 
> pillows can also be good, since you stuff them last. Stuffing has got 
> so expensive, I may not buy any more.
> I have a very old hard cover Braille book for afghan patterns and 
> basic stitches.  I like the double moss stitch.  People like the seed 
> stitch, but my hands get tired faster with that. Baby afghan in 
> squares like checker board of seed and stockinet are nice
> Happy New Year!
> Ramona
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 9, 2026 3:28 PM
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> *Subject:* [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hooray for the charity hat!
>
> 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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