Bears
I got an e-mail yesterday from Jo-Anne in Ontario. She received the box of yarn that I forwarded to her last week, and she was thrilled. For those of you who don't remember, Jo-Anne is the one who knits teddy bears for children in need - she sends them to various local and not-so-local charities. She included a couple of pictures in her e-mail, and here is one of them.
Are they just the cutest little things, or what? Now, teddy bears aren't going to solve the big problems in any kid's life, but they sure must add some comfort to a bad situation. Thank you, Jo-Anne for doing this - putting your time and love into knitting this yarn up into something for a child to hang onto when maybe they don't have much else. And all of you who sent me some yarn that was not-quite right for my blanket or didn't fit into a group of yarn that would be right for a different blanket, there is a good chance that it went to Jo-Anne. Know that by sharing your unwanted bits, you made her day and that of some unknown child as well as mine. That is the magic of the internet.
Oh, and I'm getting closer to the bottom of some of these piles I've been sorting through. I've promised packages of yarn just like what I'm using to Cass and Carol, and in the process of getting their yarn ready I've sorted out most of what's left for giving away. I'll have a post some time in the next week offering it up with specifics (I hope).
Are they just the cutest little things, or what? Now, teddy bears aren't going to solve the big problems in any kid's life, but they sure must add some comfort to a bad situation. Thank you, Jo-Anne for doing this - putting your time and love into knitting this yarn up into something for a child to hang onto when maybe they don't have much else. And all of you who sent me some yarn that was not-quite right for my blanket or didn't fit into a group of yarn that would be right for a different blanket, there is a good chance that it went to Jo-Anne. Know that by sharing your unwanted bits, you made her day and that of some unknown child as well as mine. That is the magic of the internet.
Oh, and I'm getting closer to the bottom of some of these piles I've been sorting through. I've promised packages of yarn just like what I'm using to Cass and Carol, and in the process of getting their yarn ready I've sorted out most of what's left for giving away. I'll have a post some time in the next week offering it up with specifics (I hope).
posted by Shelly Kang at 10:53 PM
7 Comments:
those are soooo cute!
Wow, you finally are getting to the end of the sorting? Good for you! That means more blankie-time once that's done, right? ^_~
Thank you for sharing my photo of the bears. And for sharing your bounty of wool. These next bears will be particularly meaningful for me to knit. Only problem I'm having is choosing which wool to use!!
Looking forward to the next photo of Blankie. Or should I be calling it Blankie One.
Hello Jo-anne
If you use a specific pattern for those teddy bears, I'd love to have it. Any chance of you posting a link in the comments?
shelly im having trouble emailing you. Is there something up with your server?
Stephania
The bears are very, very cute, thank you for sharing them. Looking forward to seeing more of the blanket now that your sorting is coming to an end.
Shelly, thanks for passing your extra yarn on to others to share the knitting pleasure and make a kid's day with a new teddy bear. If anyone sent you awful stuff that I could use for Dulaan knitting, send it may way and it will also be used for a good cause.
Carolyn in NC
The bears are adorable, must make you feel good to contribute to the cause!
Regarding the previous post, my DH went through the vasectomy thing, too. We're "older parents" to say the least and if I had another one I'd be 50 when the last one went to first grade, not fair! So we're done, too.
He had a bit of trouble healing from the procedure, but is okay now. Very stoic, I must say!
Home on Saturday and I can work on my blankie, yay!
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