A quick note to all my charity knitting minded friends. An epal has decided to send "Yellow Ribbon Hats", roll brim baby hats with a little top knot, to as many of our troops babies as she can. Gives a whole new meaning to the "til they come home" yellow ribbons. Just think of those mommies and daddies overseas seeing all their little ones (and maybe some spouses and siblings wearing their yellow "ribbons". I think it is a terrific idea so I've pulled out my yellow yarn and my needles and I'm stitching along. Want to join in? She has details (and a pattern if you need one on her blog. Here's a link:
http://yellowribbonhats.blogspot.com/
Or, if you are on Ravelry, she has formed a group called (wait for it...) Yellow Ribbon Hats;o)

This is a picture of the last batch of hats and scarves I sent to Stand Up for Kids. That is a charity that my Knitting for Children yahoo group supports. I actually sent these several weeks ago but just now got the pics developed.

I didn't use a pattern for a single one of these. Just very basic stuff. I really liked the way the black and pink one came out though. I think I'll do some more like that one in other colors. I like making the blue and orange (Go Broncos) but I figure that everyone isn't a football fan ;o) Plus, we are told that the kids like pretty basic colors. The blue with brown specks is actually two yarns held together and I liked the way it looked. The lightest one (on the right - doesn't show up very well) is also two yarns held as one but I didn't like it as well as the other one. I thought there was a hat out of the strata that matched the strata scarf but it didn't make the picture somehow. There were also a couple pairs of fingerless mitts that I didn't photograph. I probably won't send anymore boxes to SUFK afther this month since Spring will be almost here. I'll be sending more to Parkland, the Reservation Women's Shelter and so forth. There is always someone to knit for8O)

Just playing with the new computer. This one will actually upload pictures from my Wal-Mart disc. It has been really frustrating not being able to do that. I still will miss my digital because of the picture quality but at least I can add pics of my FO's and so forth.

This picture is the first batch of squares I sent off to Hugs for Heroes. My "joiner angel" Mary joins them together and then Holly, our listmom who founded Hugs for Heroes to support hospitalized servicemen and women and their families, delivers them to the VA Hospital Ward. It is a hard time to be a hero. Every little hug helps.

Next, I'm going to try to add a scanned picture. Wish me luck!

This is a knit baby blanket that I have been working on with yarn remnants as I felt the notion, off-and-on for quite a while. I finally finished it and I really like it! Not bad for a "scrap" project. It is going to a charity called Golisano for my KnittingforChildren yahoo group. I'm sending off some other stuff too but I don't have the camera developed with those pics yet.

Sorry about the pic on its side. My pathetic little computer seems to have figured out that it is being replaced come Christmas morn and it is just quitting a bit at a time. My photo editing program now won't work. It was a neat trick getting these pics uploaded at all. I WANT MY DIGITAL CAMERA BACK! I miss it soooo much. And I will be soooooooooo glad to get our new computer from Santa.

This is a purse pattern from Crochet Me. Cute, huh? I made one for an exchange and one to go with the hat for a gift. I wish the little fairy pin showed up better. It is really cute.
This is my first submission for my handbag exchange. The autumn orange bag is my own design. The pretty little buttons don't show up, unfortunately but Jez said she loved the bag. It is made holding nylon cord together with Boa so it is very sturdy and I put a magnetic snap closing on it. My Harmoni loved it so much that I have to make her a blue one;o)