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[Ended] Charity Along - Hats!

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Thanks guys I want to donate some hats to a shelter, but I haven't researched where to send them, Natalie do you have an address for a shelter in the Detroit area? I live in MI too and so I would like to send locally if possible but I won't rule out sending outside the state either.

 

You can PM me if you want or drop me an email!

 

thanks ladies and I'll post more hat pictures soon!

 

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holy cow! That's AMAZING Alisha!!!

 

I just finishes *whew!* putting my other hat patterns up. I hope they're right, I'm bleary eyed from typing and webpage work and testing the hats out in the past couple days (btw I have 3 hats already to count for the CAL going to charity, three of the other hats I made are going to a friend's baby due in April) If there are errors I apologize, I shouldn't type when I'm this tired LOL.

 

I would LOVE to see a picture of the pile of your little darling hats if you have a chance to post one :)h

 

here's the link to the pattern pages:

 

Ro's Hat Patterns

 

hugs and more soon! :ducky

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Hmmm, that's a good question Natalie! I've never made a hat with flaps, and I'd be reluctant to put anything that ties for a really small child. Is there a way to leave the flaps without anything holding them down, then if the parent feels their kid can handle it they can add ties???

 

I'm always really reluctant to put any trim that could be pulled off on charity hats. It's just too scary to me as a mom. I made one tiara beanie and trimmed the crown with the bedazzler jewels and it looks so gorgeous but I won't do that unless I know the child, that they are old enough to not pull them off. I don't use buttons to trim hats, I'm just too nervous about it myself!

 

I'd love to see what your hats look like, I bet they're gorgeous.

 

I'm hoping to crank out some more preemie hats before the week is over, so many projects going, will let you guys know as my count goes up!

 

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:hi Hi Everyone!

 

I'm new to Crochetville and I'm so glad I found you! I especially love the crochet-along section! It seems to be a motivator to me. I'm joining the crochet-alongs that will help me finish my projects.

 

I know this hats charity along is due to end 3/31 but I'd like to join you and do as many hats as I can by then. I was in an online group (I am no longer in it now) and our focus was hats, so I have plenty of yarn to use. I'm so excited that I already added the button to my blog. :yay

 

I've been reading through this thread, and as I type, I am on round 10 of Ro's Little Flower hat. It's just so precious! I can't wait to finish it! Thanks for sharing the pattern for that Ro!

 

I plan to donate my hats to a local charity when I am finished. It's a pregnancy resource center for women dealing unplanned pregnancies. I thought that would be the perfect place so I can help encourage the mommies that do decide to go through with their pregnancies. I just want them to know that someone cares.

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Hi Gina, welcome to Crochetville, I'm so glad you're enjoying the hat pattern! I don't know why but I especially like it in the second version now, without the tie and with the brim flipped up. I made one for a baby gift and I cannot wait to give it!

 

I'm so glad that you found the CAL section, I find that it really inspires me too and allows me the joy and fun of working with others on projects without all the administrative duties that running my own group came with in the past! I spent so much time answering email and questions back then that I hardly had time to make any hats myself! LOL. Thats just another reason Crochetville is so wonderful!

 

I just found out that Children's Hospital in Detroit needs clothing donations for their Clothes Closet which helps needy kids that come to them. They'll even take gently used clothing, I found out! So I want to send them some hats. I am also hoping to send some preemie hats to Hutzel Hospital in Detroit, I was born there and so were all my siblings and my own daughter too!

 

Again, welcome! :)

 

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Hey guys, I have 10 charity hats done now!

 

Pictures to come soon, though some you've already seen (the 2 preemie ones) I made one to go with my blankie for the little blankie CAL and whipped up three others yesterday. They range in size all the way from preemie up to one that could fit a teen or adult woman and they are going to various places. Most of the hats this round will go to a hospital in CA and some others to Children's Hospital of Michigan (plan to make many more for them in the days to come) and I had gotten so wrapped up in blankies (no pun intended!) that I forgot how much I totally :)h making hats! Each one has a little personality...just like the little person who will wear it.

 

How is everybody else doing?

 

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Fabulous Girls you're doing great:clap I'm not doing so well but I plan to get it together as soon as I finish a few other things. Oh Natalie I love your star blanket the starfish design is awesome it's inspired me to make 1 for my daughter,her birthday is this week.

 

Keep up the great work:))

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:ty Alisha! I saw your comment on my blog and was going to reply on my next post, but who knows when that will be! I was going to say that I didn't mean to make it starfishy, but I think it's cuz one side of each point I ended up being crocheted a little looser than the other. I suspect it began at the skip two sts, does that make sense?

 

Anyways, I finished up last night and I love the way it turned out, can't wait to start on the next. I'm sure your daughter is going to love it too, I've already had two requests for larger, adult sized ones!

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Hi!

Sorry gang, I've been lax in this thread. It has been hard to count because I'm not sure when the numbers are overall totals or if they've been donated yet. I have to admit, I've gotten sidetracked myself and haven't sent off my hats yet <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/blush.gif" />

 

What I'd like everyone to do is make a post saying how many hats you have actually donated (not just completed) since January 1st and what charity you donated them to. If you aren't comfortable stating the specific charity (don't want to post where you live or any other reason) it's ok to say something generic like "Local Homeless shelter" or "local hospital premie unit"

 

I'll count from those posts and edit the first post in the thread with the totals. Plus I'll get my own butt in gear and get my hats in the mail so I can count them!!! <img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/toothygrin.gif" />

 

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My hats went into the mail today: 10 for Loma Linda University Children's Hospital in California (someone I know out there is doing a drive) and one hat (went with a blankie) to Children's Hospital of Michigan. So that's 11 total mailed out for me so far!

 

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Hi everyone!

 

Thanks for the welcomes Ro and Chris! :)

 

I wanted to stop by and give an update on my hats. I've not been doing as good as I thought I would. I did join this CAL late but I had planned on doing 1 hat a day till the end of March. That would have been around 45 hats. I only have 3 whole hats to show for it. I don't know where the time went.:think It seems that since I discovered Crochetville I've been so busy and haven't had time to crochet. Now I've been sick for the past week and a half with the worst cought I've ever had. Hopefully I can pick things up for the next few days.

 

I'm looking for a new local charity to donate to. The one I had planned on donating to is very frustrating. They are never there and the lady takes forever to return any calls. I guess I'll have to look around the community and see what else is out there.

 

In the mean time...I posted a pic of one of my completed hats on my blog if you want to check it out. It's Ro's Little Flower Hat pattern and It is so adorable! Thanks again for the pattern Ro!

 

I wanted to add the direct link to my blog entry with the pic:

http://aftergodsownheart.com/crafts/crochet/2005/03/cal-update-hats-for-charity.html

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My doctor put me off work for a few days (two weeks ago) for my bad cold (turned into bronchitis - bleah) and so I did a lot of crocheting (and napping) on the couch. Between my Grandma and I (she's helping too), we have a shopping bag of 25 hats finished to give to the Oncology Unit my SIL works for. :manyheart (we donated 10 in February)

 

Grandma has made half a dozen lapghans as well. :cheer

 

I'll take a picture of our hats (and post it) this weekend. How's everyone else doing?

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I only just discovered this thread today so I had not been part of this crochet along, but I have made seven hats and a scarf that I plan to donate to a local homeless shelter and am currently working on a preemie hat so I guess I'm in. :D

 

I noticed that the hat CAL was to end March 31. Has anyone decided on a project fot the second quarter? :think

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