Whoops...sideways... sorry!
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| Yarn intended for felted bag... re-purposed. |
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| Crochet and knit... |
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| A little "Kodak Fever"... bear with me... |
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| A close up to see the textures... |
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| Granny Squares a few different ways... even a knit mitered square in the mix... |
I joined a group called “Yarnfest: BSD Project” about three weeks ago. The group is on Ravelry but you can also read more about the project on Dina’s blog called Yarnfest. My friend, Kerri, invited me to join this group because Dina, Kerri, and I all have something in common. We all graduated from school in the Beaverton (Oregon ) School District. Dina is in the midst of a multi-phased project to make home-made items for homeless kids attending the schools in the Beaverton area. Kerri and I both joined. I’ve been busy making squares ever since. I mailed off my box today… 44 squares, all 100 percent wool. The first phase of the project was to make hats, gloves, scarves… I missed that phase. Now the project is focusing on squares which will be stitched together to make “crazy afghans”… all different squares, all sizes, all colors, all yarns… they will be great.
I keep remembering the story of Stone Soup... you know the story, right? Two men stumble upon a nice town, they are hungry, and all they have is the clothes on their weary, tired bodies. They go from house to house... asking, "We are hungry, can you spare any food?" The town's people are not sympathetic; the hungry men are told, "we've got nothing to spare!" and door after door is closed on the two men.
The two men go to the town square and there they build a fire. The town's people gather and they ask the hungry men what they are doing. They say, "We are making Stone Soup... if only we had a kettle." A man replies, "I have a kettle!" and a kettle is provided. The two hungry men fill the kettle with water and place a large round stone in the kettle of water. More of the town's people gather, as they are curious about this Stone Soup. One by one, the town's people approach the two hungry men to ask about the Stone Soup and to each person, the hungry men say... "We are making Stone Soup... if only we had a carrot!"... and then a person replies, "I have a carrot!" And then the hungry men say, "If only we had a potato!"... and then another person replies, "I have a potato!" And then the hungry men say, "If only we had an onion!"... and an onion is provided. Before you know it, the hungry men and town's people are feasting on delicious soup and bread.
The Yarnfest: BSD Project reminds me of Stone Soup. If you asked me to make an afghan measuring three feet by five feet, I would think... I don't have the right yarn, I don't have the time, I am too busy... but I CAN make squares. And when we put all the squares together... imagine how great it will be!
I keep remembering the story of Stone Soup... you know the story, right? Two men stumble upon a nice town, they are hungry, and all they have is the clothes on their weary, tired bodies. They go from house to house... asking, "We are hungry, can you spare any food?" The town's people are not sympathetic; the hungry men are told, "we've got nothing to spare!" and door after door is closed on the two men.
The two men go to the town square and there they build a fire. The town's people gather and they ask the hungry men what they are doing. They say, "We are making Stone Soup... if only we had a kettle." A man replies, "I have a kettle!" and a kettle is provided. The two hungry men fill the kettle with water and place a large round stone in the kettle of water. More of the town's people gather, as they are curious about this Stone Soup. One by one, the town's people approach the two hungry men to ask about the Stone Soup and to each person, the hungry men say... "We are making Stone Soup... if only we had a carrot!"... and then a person replies, "I have a carrot!" And then the hungry men say, "If only we had a potato!"... and then another person replies, "I have a potato!" And then the hungry men say, "If only we had an onion!"... and an onion is provided. Before you know it, the hungry men and town's people are feasting on delicious soup and bread.
The Yarnfest: BSD Project reminds me of Stone Soup. If you asked me to make an afghan measuring three feet by five feet, I would think... I don't have the right yarn, I don't have the time, I am too busy... but I CAN make squares. And when we put all the squares together... imagine how great it will be!
2 comments:
Awesome squares! I love Stone Soup...
Great squares -- I'm amazed at all the knitting you do for charitable causes. If you get pics of the finished afghans be sure it post them -- I bet they'll be great!!
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