Hello to all!
The week has flown by and I promised Ashley some notes for you to make the final outcome of our projects a success.
• We had a number of finished projects returned last week and ran into a common problem on the crochet market tote! Not enough yarn!
• What will we do? Wiggle the pattern a bit and make it work with what we have! Please use good judgement to see how far the first skein gets you. You might have to shorten the number of rounds before the handles or even rework the handles. I'd say get through about a third of the second skein and plan on working the handles. How to know that amount ... a little kitchen scale can help ... there was actually a nice lesson on that matter on the knitter's review this week ... www.knittersreview.com! Always packed with good information worth reading up on.
• We want to be able to make the tote with the amount of yarn we have. If in doubt feel free to bring it in for review next time.
• The felted mitten potholders are worked with a single strand! We will felt all those pieces together at the end if you would rather not attempt that yourself. It is fun though and you will see that felting covers a multitude of little irregularities and is most forgiving!
• And yes, for the crochet potholders you are NOT supposed to have a gazillion little ends to put away ... work with the tails from both ends of the skein.
• If I forgot anything ... please feel free to contact me via email (tantesophie@me.com) or call me 201.910.0027 ... I will gladly help from afar.
• In the meantime ... be well ... do good work ... and keep in touch.
Kindest regards, Ina
Brookfield Place Knits and Crochets for Charity
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Meeting this Friday; Kitchen Projects Continue
Reminder: Meeting this week!
Friday, January 20, 2012
12 - 2pm
World Financial Center Courtyard, next to Starbucks
This month, we'll continue our kitchen products in order to finish up by March 16 in time to deliver to the Habitat families!
Project Sign-Out Reminder
To ensure we are able to donate enough projects to our charitable recipients, all projects that are taken will need to be signed out with your name and phone number.
Patterns & Materials
Please bring your own needles; we will provide the yarn & instruction!
Knit Mini Market Tote: 24" Size 9 Circular Needle
Crochet Tote: Size "I" Crochet Hook
Crochet Felted Potholders: Size "K" Crochet Hook
Knit Felted Oven Mitt: Size 11 Circular and Double-Pointed Needles
Knit Placemats & Crochet Napkin Rings: Size 8 Needles and/or Size 8 "H" Crochet Hook
Recipient Charity
All projects in 2012 will be donated to new homeowners of the St. John's Residences to be built in Ocean Hill-Brownsville by Habitat - NYC.
Follow-Up from the Doe Fund
The Doe Fund received our projects from the end of 2011, which totalled 52 hats, both knit and crocheted, and 16 fingerless mitts! Thank you to all our volunteers who created such wonderful and warm accessories for the beneficiaries of this special program. See below from the Doe Fund's Director of Development:
Friday, January 20, 2012
12 - 2pm
World Financial Center Courtyard, next to Starbucks
This month, we'll continue our kitchen products in order to finish up by March 16 in time to deliver to the Habitat families!
Project Sign-Out Reminder
To ensure we are able to donate enough projects to our charitable recipients, all projects that are taken will need to be signed out with your name and phone number.
Patterns & Materials
Please bring your own needles; we will provide the yarn & instruction!
Knit Mini Market Tote: 24" Size 9 Circular Needle
Crochet Tote: Size "I" Crochet Hook
Crochet Felted Potholders: Size "K" Crochet Hook
Knit Felted Oven Mitt: Size 11 Circular and Double-Pointed Needles
Knit Placemats & Crochet Napkin Rings: Size 8 Needles and/or Size 8 "H" Crochet Hook
Recipient Charity
All projects in 2012 will be donated to new homeowners of the St. John's Residences to be built in Ocean Hill-Brownsville by Habitat - NYC.
Follow-Up from the Doe Fund
The Doe Fund received our projects from the end of 2011, which totalled 52 hats, both knit and crocheted, and 16 fingerless mitts! Thank you to all our volunteers who created such wonderful and warm accessories for the beneficiaries of this special program. See below from the Doe Fund's Director of Development:
Friday, January 27, 2012
A Note from Ina
It's already been a week that we saw you dig into the project piles and get the new round of projects off to a fast and furious start. We have plenty to go around and are hoping to have them all accounted for at the end of this round (March 17). Do not hesitate to contact me via email or phone if you run into trouble ... if you have finished projects that you want to exchange for a new one, please reach out to Ashley (212 417 7143) ...and til we meet again ... be well ... do good work ... and keep in touch!
Friday, January 6, 2012
2012 Charitable Partner and Projects
Brookfield presents
WFC IN THE LOOP 2012
Full-Year Charity Partnership with
Habitat for Humanity - New York City
Meeting:
Friday, January 20, 2012
12 - 2pm
World Financial Center Courtyard, adjacent to Starbucks
CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT
We're thrilled to announce that WFC In The Loop will be partnering with Habitat - NYC to donate ALL of this year's projects to twelve deserving families who will become first-time homeowners in 2012. We're beginning with kitchen accessories, and will continue to work our way through the rooms of a home as 2012 unravels.
PROJECT SIGN-OUT
We have committed to providing a certain number of projects to the Habitat - NYC families in 2012. To ensure we are able to fulfill our commitments, all projects will need to be signed out with your name and phone number.
PATTERNS & MATERIALS
Please bring your own needles; we will provide the yarn & instruction!
Knit Mini Market Tote
24" Size 9 Circular Needle
Crochet Tote
Size "I" Crochet Hook
Crochet Felted Potholders
Size "K" Crochet Hook
Knit Felted Oven Mitt
Size 11 Circular and Double-Pointed Needles
Knit Placemats
Size 8 Needles and/or Size 8 "H" Crochet Hook
ABOUT HABITAT - NYC
Habitat for Humanity - New York City transforms lives and our city by building quality homes for families in need and by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing. With the help of thousands of volunteers every year, Habitat-NYC has built more than 260 affordable homes in the five boroughs of New York City. Learn more at www.habitatnyc.org.
All projects in 2012 will be donated to new homeowners of the St. John's
Residences to be built in Ocean Hill-Brownsville by Habitat - NYC.
WFC IN THE LOOP 2012
Full-Year Charity Partnership with
Habitat for Humanity - New York City
Meeting:
Friday, January 20, 2012
12 - 2pm
World Financial Center Courtyard, adjacent to Starbucks
CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT
We're thrilled to announce that WFC In The Loop will be partnering with Habitat - NYC to donate ALL of this year's projects to twelve deserving families who will become first-time homeowners in 2012. We're beginning with kitchen accessories, and will continue to work our way through the rooms of a home as 2012 unravels.
PROJECT SIGN-OUT
We have committed to providing a certain number of projects to the Habitat - NYC families in 2012. To ensure we are able to fulfill our commitments, all projects will need to be signed out with your name and phone number.
PATTERNS & MATERIALS
Please bring your own needles; we will provide the yarn & instruction!
Knit Mini Market Tote
24" Size 9 Circular Needle
Crochet Tote
Size "I" Crochet Hook
Crochet Felted Potholders
Size "K" Crochet Hook
Knit Felted Oven Mitt
Size 11 Circular and Double-Pointed Needles
Knit Placemats
Size 8 Needles and/or Size 8 "H" Crochet Hook
ABOUT HABITAT - NYC
Habitat for Humanity - New York City transforms lives and our city by building quality homes for families in need and by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing. With the help of thousands of volunteers every year, Habitat-NYC has built more than 260 affordable homes in the five boroughs of New York City. Learn more at www.habitatnyc.org.
All projects in 2012 will be donated to new homeowners of the St. John's
Residences to be built in Ocean Hill-Brownsville by Habitat - NYC.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Reminder: Meeting this Friday, and Thank You!
As a reminder, we have a meeting coming up This Friday:
October 21, 2011
12 - 2 PM
WFC Courtyard (across from Starbucks)
Don't forget to bring your hooks and needles for our new projects benefitting The Doe Fund.
Hurry Up Hat and Mitts
US #9 (5.5 mm) 16” circular needle
John's Bucket Hat
#10 (10mm) Size N/P crochet hook
We also received a lovely Thank-You note from Foster Care to Success (formerly the Orphans Foundation of America) for our Red Scarves from all the way back in January / February!
This is for all of us to share:
October 21, 2011
12 - 2 PM
WFC Courtyard (across from Starbucks)
Don't forget to bring your hooks and needles for our new projects benefitting The Doe Fund.
Hurry Up Hat and Mitts
US #9 (5.5 mm) 16” circular needle
John's Bucket Hat
#10 (10mm) Size N/P crochet hook
We also received a lovely Thank-You note from Foster Care to Success (formerly the Orphans Foundation of America) for our Red Scarves from all the way back in January / February!
This is for all of us to share:
Good Morning,
Please tell everyone that contributed thank you so much for their generous scarf donations. We are delighted that so many talented knitters and crocheters chose to participate in the program. Each year we continue to be amazed at the generosity and creativity of the needle arts community.
Please know that the scarves really mean a lot to the students that receive them. For many it will be the first item they have ever received that is handmade just for them!
If you have any questions feel free to email me - Thanks again!
Lynn Davis
Director, Community Partnerships
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
New Projects Announced for October, November, December
Thanks to our fantastic crafters, over 40 pink projects will be donated this week to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge in New York! We are grateful for everyone's attention to our deadline so that our projects can be distributed in time for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Below are our new projects to benefit The Doe Fund, and its "Boys in Blue" for the Ready, Willing and Able program, whose mission is to develop and implement cost-effective, holistic programs that meet the needs of a diverse population working to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism.
These projects will be due January 20, 2012.
Knit Projects:
Hurry Up Hat and Mitts
US #9 (5.5 mm) 16” circular needle
Below are our new projects to benefit The Doe Fund, and its "Boys in Blue" for the Ready, Willing and Able program, whose mission is to develop and implement cost-effective, holistic programs that meet the needs of a diverse population working to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism.
These projects will be due January 20, 2012.
Knit Projects:
Hurry Up Hat and Mitts
US #9 (5.5 mm) 16” circular needle
Crochet Project:
John's Bucket Hat
#10 (10mm) Size N/P crochet hook
Monday, September 26, 2011
Breast Cancer Awareness Projects Due This Friday
Breast Cancer Awareness Projects Due This Friday!
If you took a pink yarn project, please "weave like the wind" so that we can send these projects to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge on Monday morning.
To return projects to the World Financial Center, please contact Ashley Firestone at specialevents@brookfield.com or via reply to this e-mail.
If you are stuck and need help, please e-mail or call Ina, whose contact information can be found on the front page of your pattern.
Following our last meeting in September, we've collected the following twenty-five projects:
Four Lace Cowls
Four Angora Lace Scarves
Four Angora Tam Hats
Two South Bay Shawlettes
Eleven (!) Sunshine Shawlettes
I know we can send all 40 projects that were distributed. We're counting on YOU!
All completed projects will be donated to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge New York City, a free living complex for patients
receiving cancer treatment in New York.
Breast Cancer Awareness Projects are Sponsored by
If you took a pink yarn project, please "weave like the wind" so that we can send these projects to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge on Monday morning.
To return projects to the World Financial Center, please contact Ashley Firestone at specialevents@brookfield.com or via reply to this e-mail.
If you are stuck and need help, please e-mail or call Ina, whose contact information can be found on the front page of your pattern.
Following our last meeting in September, we've collected the following twenty-five projects:
Four Lace Cowls
Four Angora Lace Scarves
Four Angora Tam Hats
Two South Bay Shawlettes
Eleven (!) Sunshine Shawlettes
I know we can send all 40 projects that were distributed. We're counting on YOU!
All completed projects will be donated to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge New York City, a free living complex for patients
receiving cancer treatment in New York.
Breast Cancer Awareness Projects are Sponsored by
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