Crochet session

Cindy Holovach, Fort Worth, TX

Today, I was able to have a friend come over for a teaching session. She had been over once previously and had finished one cap and been working on making scarves since then. She brought along some new yarn and we started on another cap and reviewed crocheting in the round. We both worked on caps with different yarns and sizes and the same time. We had some fun learning a new stitch and even made a pom pom to put on top of her cap. The cap came out really well, it is adorable! She's modeling it in the picture. Meanwhile, I made a few caps, the one skein made 3 caps. I didn't do anything fancy with them, I may add some ribbon or buttons later but the pattern on them is pretty nice on it's own so I may not add anything. It was really nice to spend a few hours focused on crochet and having a nice chat as well. It's been too long since I did that and I have had 2 days in a row :)

New supplies

Suzie McIntire, Kansas

Unfortunately, I was sick the week headed into Christmas and wasn't going to chance delivering the caps to the cancer center until I was absolutely sure I was well. I finished the antibiotic the weekend before Christmas but the symptoms haven't completely subsided yet. I traveled a bit for Christmas as well so between the travel and being sick, I haven't gotten any new caps made. However, I did make a stop to pick up some new supplies with a gift from my aunt. I used a gift card she sent to pick up not only yarn, but this knit and weave loom kit. It is flexible to make a variety of items and sizes that I can use to make some new types of caps. I've started a new pattern and have plans to teach another lesson this weekend. Hopefully the next post will have more news.

Alpaca Yarn

Terry Raines, Dallas, TX

Two beautiful alpacas, named Robert and Pickles, donated the fiber for this yarn that I received yesterday! You can read more about them and their home, Pronkin Pastures at their website (http://www.pronkinpastures.com/) if you are interested. You can even buy your own alpaca or yarn from them :) The yarn is soft and sturdy and I'm sure each skein will make a great, soft, comfy cap or two. I'm still trying to finish up a few more caps for delivery this week so I will wait until the Christmas ones are finished before I start with the alpaca yarn but I am looking forward to trying something different with this fun new yarn.


I'm hoping to be able to post pictures from some donation drops this week. The caps are made and sorted and I'm getting some help tomorrow getting them labeled and tagged for delivery.

Christmas Caps

I can't believe another week has gone by and it's a week into December! I'm still surprised at how much the surgery slowed me down but the past couple of days there has been a lot of improvement. And with that improvement I've also been able to focus on making some more caps again. I still have plans to deliver caps to the Grapevine Cooks Children's Hospital before Christmas so I made them in Christmas colors to add to the that batch. Several people are interested in additional learning sessions, so I hope to get back to teaching crochet as well as making more caps again. Of course, on top of the busy Christmas season, I still have my various appointments keeping me busy but I always try to bring something along to work on in the waiting room, that's my secret to getting so many done!