Mother Bear Monday

Yesterday I finished my third bear to send to the Mother Bear Project. I named her for my Grandma, Erma, and this will be a Christmas gift to her this year. I'm crossing my fingers that if I get the bear mailed out right away, it may be matched with a child before Christmas and I'll be able to show her a picture of the bear and child together. If not, just a photo of the bear along with a pamphlet about the Mother Bear Project will certainly fit the bill.

I'm hoping to get a few more bears done by the end of this year. My ultimate goal is to get into the 100-Bear Club, but that will be a while!

Mother Bear Monday!

I'm so excited today because I had my very first bear sighting in the photo gallery for the Mother Bear Project. The bear I knit back at Christmas time has been paired with its child, and my heart is so full I felt that it would burst if I didn't share!

If you haven't made a bear for Mother Bear Project yet, I encourage you to get started! It is a great way to use up leftover yarn and bless a child. A true win-win!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to enter the Lo-Lo Love Giveaway! Get your entries in!

WIP Wednesday

I don't have too much of anything exciting on the needles these days, but I do have a few new WIPs since the last time I updated.

I have a pair of socks in progress. I knitted the first one while at the American Music Therapy Association's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in early April. It's exciting in that I dyed this yarn myself and it's turning out beautifully. Here's the first sock; the second one is only just past the ribbing, so not much to look at.

I'm also working on another bear for the Mother Bear Project. This one hit a snag when I knitted the first leg on sideways (whoops), so it's in time-out for a little while.

I have also finally started on my Paper Dolls sweater! I don't have a picture of it yet, but I'm working on it in Valley Yarns Huntington.  I bought the yarn when I got to make a pilgrimage to WEBS last summer. Pardon the extra-lousy photos; these are from before I got my new camera.

Sea Gull - Main body

 

 

Navy - Dolls

Bluestone - Details

Mother Bear Monday

Usually on Mondays, I post updates about what I'm making for my Mom. For the past year, I have been working on pieces for her Knitivity. So far in 2013, I'm taking a bit of a hiatus from that (sorry Mom) and working on some other projects.
One of these other endeavors is knitting for the Mother Bear Project. In a nutshell, knitters and crocheters make stuffed bears that are distributed to children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. Recently, I completed my second bear, and I hope to contribute many more. Here she is, getting ready for the first leg of her long journey:

 

 

Be sure to check out the blog tomorrow for a new Tuesday Reviews-Day segment and another giveaway!

FO Friday!

I have a bunch of FOs to share this week for FO Friday!

I knit this bear for the Mother Bear Project during the Ravellenic Games. I really enjoyed knitting it, and what a warm fuzzy feeling to know that it will brighten the life of a child in need!

Also during the Ravellenic Games, I made this Turn a Square Hat for TMG. He chose the yarn (Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted Multi) when we were at WEBS this summer. I have half the skein left over for another project, maybe a coordinating neck warmer.

Finally, I am very excited to have finished the Freyja Hat. I have had this on my "to-make" list for three years, and finally got up the courage to tackle the colorwork. I am so happy with the final result!