Reaching Out, One Stitch At a Time
Many hospitals will allow preemie blankets to keep babies born prematurely to help keep them warm while adding a sense of comfort from something that is made with love. This preemie blanket pattern uses the same stitch combo that the Little Sprout bonding squares uses …
Many hospitals are using bonding square to help mom and her new baby to bond while apart. Now, with this bonding square crochet pattern, you can make pairs of them (1 for mom to wear, 1 for baby). Check with your local NICU department to …
The Astoria Infinity was inspired by my daughter’s mission – A Heart for the Homeless. I was asked what patterns would be a good fit for the hats & scarves. The quick answer is, anything! But I decided to add some quick & easy patterns that …
This summer my 15 year old daughter went on a mission trip with our church’s youth group. They spent a week working in soup kitches and doing outreach ministry to the homeless – which included handing out blankets and food – and even doing some …
The Lapghan of Love crochet pattern was created especially for those going through chemo, or other health related struggles, that could use some extra warmth. When you add some love from the maker it is sure to bring some comfort when they need it most. …
Charity has always been a big part of where my crochet heart is, and this scarf was created as part of a scarf drive. Sonya from Blackstone Designs has done all the legwork and gotten a great group of designers together to create scarf patterns. The …
The original prayer shawl ministry began in 1998 and has spread so much in the last 18 years. If you’ve never heard of it, to quick, overall concept is, you make a shawl and pray for the recipient before and while you’re making it, in …
Sometimes there are no words. Sometimes there is nothing you can do to make things better. And I think many times, when your heart is breaking, crocheters (and crafters in general) want to do something. Anything…. That’s when many of us pick up our hooks, …
Cancer . . . . to put it mildly, it stinks. Most of us have been affected by it, are survivors of it, or know someone who has been changed by it. Christmas Day will be one year since I lost my biological father to …
I’m raffling off this completed afghan. It has 64 different cause ribbons (Most mean more than one thing. I can include a list of each meaning with the afghan). Raffle tickets are $5 each. You pick a number 1 – 100. There is a link …
