Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!

Well, no lions or tigers, but there were bears in that tall pile of toys. The two Barbaras and Debbie helped attach labels to all 57 of the toys.

 Barbara K. brought us the burgundy kitty and Jan made the adorable mermaid, puppy, and bunny.

 Is it a herd or hedgehogs? Litter? Bunch? Well, whatever you call them, we had a lot of hedgehogs. Each one had its own personality too.

 Then there were the fraternal triplets.

 The raccoon kept the owls company.

 And a panda made it all the way from China  Glenmont.

 There was an explosion of kittens of all shapes and sizes.

 And a penguin made friends with an elephant and bunny.

 Little Red Riding Hood made fast friends with the others.

 And look at all those happy faces! These toys surely will brighten some little munchkins faces. As I said in the past, these toys will be donated this week to the Albany Police Force for distribution to children who face traumatic situations.

 Margaret put the finishing touches on the hat I showed you last week.

And then she immediately cast on for another of different colors.

Carole brought this darling baby set to show us the gift she is making for a friend's new grandbaby. She used Sirdar Crofter yarn, and acrylic and nylon blend which is very soft and machine washable and dryable.

Dorah showed us her "The Shift" cowl she made for herself. It has beautiful purples and grays. There is just a short seam to sew up and she'll be wearing it soon.

For now she's decreasing for the top of her Debbie Bliss Cashmerino mitten.

Carole's Olivia cowl is at the portion where she has to graft the two live ends together to form a cowl.

I was at least 6 inches into a cowl with this lovely yarn when it decided to be stubborn and hide a mistake which threw off the whole pattern. So I frogged it and now it's going to be a chevron shaped cowl with grafted ends. The white yarn is the provisional cast on which holds the live stitches for grafting later.

I have this pretty pink waffle weave scarf on my loom right now. Hopefully, I will have it nearly finished by the weekend.

These last 5 items will start the ball rolling for our next recipient, The Guardian House for homeless women veterans. So I better stop talking and get to weaving and knitting so I can fill up the inventory. Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!