Delivery Day to The Falcon Boutique

If you have access to cbs6 Albany news (Local knitting group donates 144 items to Albany High School's Falcon Boutique) you will be able to see tonight's story about our delivery to The Falcon Boutique at Albany High School. Dorah (in pink, second in from left), Barbara B and Tina (last two on the right) joined me this morning to be warmly greeted by school staff. We were very impressed with the set up and variety of items being offered.

The store is managed by the students, assisted by special education students, to serve 1,958 who are economically disadvantaged which accounts for 71% of the student body total of 2,675. The boutique operates from 3:30-5pm Monday through Thursday and 3:30-4:30pm on Friday. It provides free clothing, snacks, and merchandise to the students and their families. 

There were prom gowns for as far as the eye could see...

and clothing for any occasion or need around the perimeter of the store. There is a link below to the school's web page describing our visit today.

Knit with care: a heartfelt donation for the Falcon Boutique | Albany High School

After a stop for lunch, Maureen, Nancy, Margaret, and Jan joined the three of us for our regularly scheduled meeting. Our next project is for the organization Moms Start Here. We will be knitting baby clothes and some pretty things for the new mothers to show our support for them too. We've all been there and know how nice it is to be seen and appreciated so we felt it was important to include the new moms in our knitting.

My needles are clicking away at the Phazelia Mitered Baby Jacket, a modularly knitted cardigan with I-cord edging. It seems to be taking forever but it will be worth it when completed.

Tina is using a yummy brown yarn to knit the Slips and Ladders Beanie 

by our favorite hat designer, Benjamin Matthews.

Barbara B finished the Chevron Rib Beanie which she is making as a gift for a family member.

Currently on her needles is the Crosscut Beanie, another Benjamin Matthews pattern. She said once you establish the pattern, you're safe to knit in a social gathering.

Jan is working on the Beach Colors Baby Blanket which uses a slow changing gradient yarn to make a colorful, ever changing patterned blanket.

Margaret found a mistake in the directions for her Mt. Airy Trail Hat so we wrote to the designer and she got right back to us, thanking us for catching the error. It is corrected now if you want to buy the pattern for your own use. By 3pm, the hat was finished but I didn't get a chance to take another picture.

Scarves take a long time to knit and Maureen is afraid you'll get bored seeing the same thing each week. But I think it's important to point out that little elves don't whip up an item overnight. I truly appreciate the time and effort my Chicks put into each and every project they make. Here is her Reversible Stripes Scarf with the magic stripes that are horizontal on one side and vertical on the other.

Nancy was inspired by Barbara B's Chevron Rib Beanie so she is making one also. Because it is an intricate pattern, Barbara asked Nancy if she is using a lifeline. It just so happens that her interchangeable needles have the little hole through which you can run spare yarn through the stitches as they are knitted which automatically puts them on the lifeline! So we all learned a new tip today!

Thank you again to my Chicks, Maureen, Nancy, Margaret, Jan, Barbara B, Barbara K, Tina, Cinzia, Carole, and Dorah for all your hard work and dedication to helping others. I always say, I couldn't do it without all of you!

 Don't forget to tune in to the cbs6 news tonight to catch our story. 

Until next time, keep those needles clicking!

 

The Chicks were mentioned on our local news station

 We made CBS6 news report this morning!

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/knitting-group-donates-144-items-to-albany-high-schools-falcon-boutique