Ina with July hat projects

Meeting this Friday!

Brookfield Presents
IN THE LOOP
Knitting and Crocheting for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Next Meeting
Friday, July 19
12:00 - 2:00pm

Location
Brookfield Place (220 Vesey Street), Winter Garden North Balcony, next to AmEx Travel Services

Announcements

• Please bring back any outstanding projects to the meeting this Friday! We will start new projects each month and want to make sure we get everything back in a timely manner.
• Construction walls have begun going up in the Brookfield Place complex. In order to get to the Winter Garden from the Courtyard (corridor where Rite-Aid is located), you must EXIT onto the waterfront plaza and re-enter through the Winter Garden.

Patterns & Materials

Our July projects are the sweetest baby hats! As always, we provide yarn, pattern and guidance; you bring the tools and skills.

 

Baby Ripple Hat (Crochet) from toastyfrog.net

Tools: US Size D, E, or F (3.5 or 3.75mm)* crochet hook

*The mm size is more important than the letter size

Baby Ripple Hat, photo by geek2nurse

 

Preemie Hat with Opening on Top (Knit) from Woll-Ecke

Tools: Any size double pointed needles - 0, 1, 2 or 3

Preemie Hat With Opening on Top, photo by gertatter

 

Charity Recipient

All 2013 IN THE LOOP projects will be donated to Staten Island communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. Pieces completed in the summer and fall will be donated to the Richmond University Medical Center Auxiliary for their annual baby shower, to help replenish the items they distributed immediately following the storm.

Bibs!

Beautiful! Just a few of the 58 completed bibs we have received back from you thus far:

 

Next Meeting: Friday, June 21

Brookfield Presents
IN THE LOOP
Knitting and Crocheting for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Next Meeting
Friday, June 21
12:00 - 2:00pm

Location
Brookfield Place (220 Vesey Street), Winter Garden North Balcony, next to AmEx Travel Services

Announcements

• This Friday not only  marks the summer solstice, it is also the next meeting of IN THE LOOP! On this extra-long day, we will begin our next project - baby booties.

• Earlier this month, we sent a parcel of 24 hats and 17 fingerless gloves to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. They will soon find their way to Staten Island residents in need. Thank you all for your hard work!

• If you have any outstanding projects, please remember to bring them back.

Patterns & Materials
We provide yarn, pattern and guidance; you bring the tools and skills.

Easy Booties (Crochet)
Tools: US Size K (10.5mm) crochet hook








Jelly Bean Baby Socks (Knit)
Tools: US Size 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles

*Ina will have extra size 7 double-pointed needles available for purchase.




Charity Recipient

All 2013 IN THE LOOP projects will be donated to Staten Island communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. Pieces completed in the summer and fall will be donated to the Richmond University Medical Center Auxiliary for their annual baby shower, to help replenish the items they distributed immediately following the storm.

A photomontage

Returned projects and new projects from our May 17 meeting. Beautiful!

Meeting Friday, May 17

Brookfield Presents
IN THE LOOP
Knitting and Crocheting for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Next Meeting
Friday, May 17
12:00 - 2:00pm

Location
Brookfield Place (220 Vesey Street), Winter Garden North Balcony, next to AmEx Travel Services

Announcements

From May through August, we will have new projects every month. This month is baby bibs!

If you have any outstanding projects, please remember to bring them back.

Patterns & Materials

We provide yarn, pattern and guidance; you bring the tools and skills.
 

(c) Peanutzmom's Pattern Place

Crochet Bib
Tools: H (5.0mm) or I (5.5mm) crochet hook








(c) String Theory

Knit Bib
Tools: 5.0mm straight or circular needles

 

Charity Recipient

All 2013 IN THE LOOP projects will be donated to Staten Island communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. Pieces completed in winter and spring will be donated to residents through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Summer and fall projects will be donated to the Richmond University Medical Center Auxiliary for their annual baby shower, to help replenish the items they distributed immediately following the storm.

Meeting Friday, April 19

Brookfield Presents
IN THE LOOP
Knitting and Crocheting for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Next Meeting
Friday, April 19
12:00 - 2:00pm
Brookfield Place Winter Garden Balcony (220 Vesey Street)

Announcements

Spring has finally sprung! Hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather.

 

**Due to construction activity at the usual meeting location in the Brookfield Place Courtyard, the April session of IN THE LOOP will meet at the North Balcony overlooking the Winter Garden.

 

Directions from the Courtyard: head into the Winter Garden, take the north escalators up and make a right.

 

Patterns & Materials

We provide yarn, pattern and guidance; you bring the tools and skills.

 

In April, we will continue with single-skein projects:

 

 Easy Fingerless Gloves (Crochet)
Tools: H (5.0mm) crochet hook

 

Toast and Toasty Fingerless Gloves (Knit)

Tools: #7 (4.5mm) 16" circular needles OR #7 (4.5mm) 16" circular needles

 

Driver's Hat (Knit)

Tools: #7 (4.5mm) 16" circular needles

 

 

Charity Recipient

All 2013 IN THE LOOP projects will be donated to communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. Pieces completed in winter and spring will be donated to Staten Island residents through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Learn more about the foundation's work at www.tunneltotowers.org.