The fleece blankets for Project Linus continue to pour in and also the help to put them together. Nancy showed up and lent her hand tying knots along the borders. She was more than happy to do this.
This is not Shelia's creation but someday she would like to be able to make one. She was willing to pay $40.00 so she could reproduce it . I'm sure she will.
Mint Hill Branch Library has been designated as a drop off location for all blankets. Shelia who also attends the Project Linus meetings received the labels that are sewn to each blanket. Phyllis worked sewing them to all the completed fleece blankets.
There was plenty of sweet stuff and hot chocolate (those are snowman marshmallows) to keep everyone happy as they stitched.
Rita's McGnome sports a kilt and a super curly beard. She keeps coming up with her own original designs and was more than willing to share how she made the beard, one of my favorite parts. She would like to make them smaller as there are many more hours of labor on this size gnome.
A different kind of yarn produced a totally different beard look. The hat was upcycled from a boiled wool jacket. The pointy boots were constructed the same way. Rita's gnomes have bendable arms made possible by the wire she inserts as she fills them with fiberfill. She has not named this one yet.
She has learned much working on crochet hats and proudly showed this one she completed.
Janet received a very nice gift from one of her children. On a recent trip to Alaska her husband took a beautiful picture which was made into a puzzle. The short row scarf she knitted made her very happy too.
Finally on my way out I snapped this picture of Jan reading and working with her hands. There is no reason why you can't do two things at the same time.
