Project Warm Hearts

At work, I belong to an organization called Project Warm Hearts. Project Warm Hearts coordinates donations and brings together knitters who create hats, mittens, scarves, afghans and other hand-knit items to benefit selected non-profit organizations in the community. In addition, my company matches the value of each donated item and makes a financial contribution to the non-profit organizations who receive the knitted items.

While I haven't done a lot of knitting of late, I did go through my knitting stuff and found a few completed projects I don't really need to hold on to and aren't getting used. So, I brought them in to work and donated them.

Side note: I read an article last week about decluttering. The first step was to "Tear Down the Museum". The author mentioned how she took photographs of her cluttering items, made a scrapbook of her stuff and then got rid of the actual items. This is what I feel I did with my knitted items. While I love them because I made them, other people will find a good use for these (I hope) and I can always look at their photos to remember them by.

Here is another donation update:
2/28- 12 bags/boxes (Extra kitchen items, vases, two comforters, shoes, knick knack stuff)
3/1 - 3 bags (R's clothing)
3/4 - Project Warm Hearts: 1 scarf, 1 pair of leg-warmers, 1 pair of mittens
Previous donations are referenced in Spring Cleaning post.

The scarf is done!

In my previous post I referenced the new scarf I was knitting. As the photo demonstrates, it's completed!! I finished knitting Christmas Day, wove in the ends 12/26 and started wearing it almost immediately. It could probably be blocked, but honestly I've never done it before - so it can wait. For the time being I'll continue wearing it; afterall, we are in the midst of winter and cold weather = scarf required. Here's a close up:

I also mentioned the scarf I've been working on for my husband. Here's what it looks like so far...

Knit happens

I started!!! Inspired by a friend's beautiful hand-knit red cable scarf, I bought yarn two weeks ago (12/7) and started knitting. I'm 1.33 skeins of yarn in and it looks pretty good. I'll post a photo when it's done. I really do need to get back working on the scarf for my husband. The due date is approaching - Fall 2009. Good thing he is a patient man.