I got into charity knitting and crochet when I joined Loving Hands, a nationwide group of like-minded people. The group guarantees to find a home for any items they are sent, and supports a wide range of charities both here and abroad. Being a member of their very supportive forum has encouraged me to learn new techniques and expand the range of items I am prepared to try.
So what have I made this month?
First, a confession. Despite my rather large stash, and despite promising myself that I wouldn't buy any more yarn until I reduced said stash to below 6 kilos, I found a remaindered pack of 200 g of lemon baby yarn in Aldi's bargain baskets. Just the one pack - I couldn't leave it, could I? So it has been turned into this corner-to-corner crochet blanket which will be sent to Cuddles UK, a charity that provides burial items to hospitals for premature babies that don't survive.
I love this little cardigan - I knitted it using up some part balls of dk from my stash. It is one of my favourite patterns from Marianna's blog.
A lot of my stash is 4 ply yarn, and in order to bust it I have been cheating and doubling it up to make an aran weight. I've done several hats and a crochet scarf so far, and now I've started an aran cardigan. I rather like the way it's knitting up.
I shall be weighing this month's makes tomorrow; hopefully the stash will be down around the 10 kilo mark!
