You Can Knit Anywhere!

Tina likes to make loom hats while walking on the treadmill at her gym. She says it makes the time go faster and keeps her focused. This proves that you can be creative when knitting while even getting some exercise. The knitting grandmother's in the rocking chairs are a sign of the past!

St Patrick's Day Hat Delivery

In Peggy's own words:

I had a lot of fun delivering the hats to Kaiser today, 3/13/15.  The nurses were totally thrilled with the donation. They said to be sure to thank all of the crocheters (I didn't correct the nurse who made the statement about the crocheters, that the hats were knitted) for making the hats for the babies. They were truly appreciative. A few of the nurses who were standing at the front desk immediately started looking through the bag of donations and we're so happy to see all the cute hats.

Valentine Visit To Kaiser Hospital

On 2/12/15, Anne, Barbara, and Peggy delivered 94 baby hats to Kaiser Maternity.  As usual, the nurses were delighted with our donations and immediately looked through the bags to find the perfect hat for the baby(s) they had helped deliver.  We pointed out to them that we had many Valentine themed hats plus some general ones and several in duplicate or triplicate for the twins and triplets...they loved that!  We went to the Chemo Department afterwards and Barbara gave the 9 hats she made to the Staff who was very appreciative.  We noticed that there was a bulletin board signed by cancer survivors so attached is a sample of the messages that the patients left.

Karing Knitters Busy Hands

Pictured are three of the 5 Karing knitters in the process of making the next batch of baby hats for Kaiser and a scarf for St. Anthony's.  Knitting teacher Harriet is taking a short coffee break before she continues working on her hat.

Such a busy time of year for everyone so Peggy delivered the 19 Christmas, 2 Chanukah, and 40 general hats alone on 12/23 to some very appreciative nurses at Kaiser Walnut Creek.  They reiterated how thoughtful our group is to donate hats.  We are the only ladies who knit hats for Walnut Creek Maternity. They were also pleased that two of the hats were designated for Chanukah since two Jewish babies were born last night.  Also, welcome Melanie,  a new "silent" member of our knitting group.  She loomed several hats for both St. Anthony's and baby hats just now.  Melanie travels a lot so you may not meet her anytime soon but we thank her so much for her contributions!

St Anthony'd delivery

Karing Knitters, Peggy, Harriet, Barbara, and Ann delivered a total of 86 scarves and hats (37 scarves and 49 hats) to St. Anthony's for the Homeless in San Francisco on 12/18/14.  The organizer was very pleased to receive the donations and we told her that we have donated every year since the program started 5 years ago.  She showed us the area (in their new building across the street from the former site) where the donations are sorted and combined with toiletries and a touching Christmas note written by volunteers to give to the homeless on Christmas Day.

Bravo Livermore knitters

We applaud the knitters of Livermore CA who collectively yarn bombed 37 trees in a 2 block stretch of their downtown.  All pieces are to be donated to the local pet shelter after being removed.