Salvation Army

One of our first stops was at The Salvation Army. Jennifer Eldridge, Director of Marketing of the Nashville Area Command and Amy Sky, Executive Program Director of the Nashville Area Command were very excited to receive 65 hat/scarf/glove sets for their after school program; 40 hat/scarf/glove sets for their transitional housing program; 20 hat/scarf/glove sets for teens and two baby hat and blanket sets!

Making Deliveries

We had hundreds of items to deliver last week!

Big Stitch brochure

Here is a copy of the most recent Big Stitch brochure. Click on it to make it larger. There are some patterns, info on who we are supporting and some general size/length guidelines for hats and scarves.

Sorting for Delivery

Julia Ozburn, Debra Locke, Carrie Cox, Nina Palmer, Carolyn Nash, Connie Crowell, Michele McClellan and I sorted the many hats, scarves and gloves prior to delivery.

Hats, Scarves and Gloves, Oh My!

We have been able to fill all of the October - December requests made to us by local organizations! I will post more details about the quantities donated later this week. Please keep working! We have had some additional requests for help come in and I just can't say no!

Scrap Hat

Cute hat that uses all of your odds and ends! Make your own "crazy" ball of yarn and then knit or crochet a hat using your favorite pattern. Put all of the knots to the outside. Trim the ends so they are relatively even.

How to make crazy yarn: Take all of your bits of leftover yarns which have been accumulating.Cut them into assorted lengths (no greater than six yards) then mix them all up and knot them together randomly. No fancy knotting technique, just leave a tail of about an inch or so. Don’t worry about fiber type and thickness. Mix together cottons, acrylics, wools, novelty yarn, and every possible blend in between.

Shopping at The Big Stitch

We had such an amazing selection of yarn!!! Thanks to everyone who donated -- it was our biggest and best boutique yet!