Variety is the key ... hats hats and more hats

It is Itty Bitty Giant Hat Drive time ... so I've been making hats.

Designing a few along the way as well.  This year I decided not to crochet them all and to knit some as well as using a knitting loom for others.  At the moment the count for the hats is 82.

Some of the patterns will be released during next year's hat drive and others will be designed between now and then.

A small thing can mean a lot to someone who has lost their child xx

Itty Bitty Giant Hat Drive

It is September, and that means it is Itty Bitty Giant Hat Drive time ... lots of small preemie sized beanies that get donated to Chance's Clothes Project.

Day 15 of the hat drive and I'm on 39 beanies, well 40 if you include the one made by Miss 8!
She knows that I like to make quite a few and this year she wanted to help as well so she made a beanie too.

Sleeping Mats

On Tuesday I dropped off sleeping mat numbers 13 - 17.  That is 17 mats in total made in 16 months!!

Hopefully it means 17 people getting a slightly warmer, slightly more comfortable nights sleep.

I'd like to thank Sam from West Victoria Homeless Support Group who provided me with a peg loom to use to make the mats.  The mats made using the loom were a lot quicker compared to the first three that I crocheted.

At the moment there is another mat that is in progress, it is being completed by a Year 2 class of boys at Tintern Grammar.  Mrs G has got the boys weaving a mat so they too can help someone that is sleeping rough.  Thank you Tintern Grammar for taking on this project as well.