Charity Knitting

I finished my second red scarf on Friday. The yarn is the same as the yarn in my first red…

You all know about the Red Scarf Project, right?  This is Norma’s charity of choice and it’s a fine one. …

I responded to Jean’s call for hats by knitting 3 hats. This was a great way to try out some…

A few people have asked about Knit Unto Others, the charity knitting blog that Margene and I have promoted for…

A bit of blog business: The 20,000th comment came in on Thursday morning and it was left by my real life friend and fellow blogger,Betty! Watch for a special package from me, Betty. And thanks to all of you who comment. I read and respond to every single one. They really mean a lot to…

Today is the official start of Knit Unto Others 2008. That’s right, Margene and I are back for the third year in a row to ask you to spend some time knitting for charity these next two weeks. In order to simplify things we are suggesting that you knit for one of these charities: Lucy…

Yo! Bloglines! WTF?!?! So. Charity Knitting. Norma and I were discussing the other day how it used to be that when she talked about charity knitting the silence was so deafening all she could hear was crickets chirping. And I’ve been trying to figure out why that would be the case. Basically, I think charity…

picture from The Covenant Companion, September 2006 Last Sunday in church the pastor read an article from The Covenant Companion, the monthly magazine of our denomination, The Evangelical Covenant Church. I’ve never talked about church here on the blog before (and don’t worry, I probably won’t again) but the nature of this article was too…

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, hands down. I love the food, of course, but it’s more than that. I love the graciousness of this holiday and the fact that it’s simply about being with the people you love and being thankful. No gifts, no hype, no hoopla. When I stop and think of all I…