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

[carcione at access.net]

Ramona, welcome back!

Becky, I looked up Ice Cream on Lion Brand, and it does sound nice.  I'll
have to keep it in mind.

All, nice to hear all the things people take with them to work on.

Tracy

 

 

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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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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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