Summer 2019 Hat/Scarf Making Events at College of San Mateo Library

I meant to post this earlier and got side tracked.  We are having several hat, scarf, shawl, lap blanket, etc. making events during the next month.

Join us on June 26th, June 27th, July 10th and July 11th from 10am - 2pm and on July 23rd and July 24th 2pm - 5pm.  We meet in the Makerspace area of the College of San Mateo Library.

We have patterns, yarn and hooks/needles that you can use, or you can bring your own supplies.

If you want to help us out, but do not know how to knit or crochet, please join us anyway.  We have knitting looms that we can teach you to use fairly quickly.

If you want to make hats at home on your own to donate and just drop them off, there are bins located n the College of San Mateo Library and the San Mateo Athletic Club at College of San Mateo.  You can also contact me at kingc@smccd.edu and we can arrange a pickup date and time.

Another way to help out is through donations of supplies: yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, etc.  Contact me at the above email and we can make arrangements.

Thanks.

Cassandra

Keeping San Mateo County Warm - Spring 2019

We are continuing to make hats and scarves for donation to various agencies in San Mateo County.  We have now added shawls, lap blankets and fingerless gloves into the mix of things to make.

We'd love to have you come join us on any of the dates listed and help us make items to donate. 

We are a group of knitters and crocheters that meet in the Library at the College of San Mateo.

If you would like to donate supplies to the project, we are happy to accept acrylic yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, pattern books, etc.  Donations can be dropped off at the College of San Mateo Library with a notation of Yarn Arts or Cassandra King.  Leave me a message in the comments if you would like to donate, but cannot make it to the college to drop off.  If you are local to San Mateo, I will gladly make arrangements to pick items up.

If you would like to participate, but cannot make it to the dates mentioned on the flier, you can drop off hats at the reception desk in the San Mateo Athletic Club at College of San Mateo or the College of San Mateo Library.  If you are local I will gladly pick items up from you.

We are close to 1,000 hats and scarves made and donated since July 2018.

Links to Patterns for Lap Blankets

Here is the next listing of pattern links: lap blankets.  Again, please use soft acrylic yarn so the finished items are machine washable.

For a lap blanket, your size should be 36" to 48" wide and 48" to 60" long.

Knit

1.  Super Easy Lap Blanket
2.  Bernat Reversible Lap Blanket
3.  Diagonal Comfort Blanket
4.  Journey Lap Blanket
5.  Compact Car Blanket
6.  Quick Knit Blanket
7.  Moss Stitch Lap Afghan



Crochet

1.  All Thumbs Lap Blanket
2.  Wave Stitch Baby Blanket (Lap Blanket)
3.  Granny Square Lap Blanket
4.  Grandma's Textured Lap Blanket
5.  Easy Corner to Corner Baby/Lap Blanket
6.  Super Soft & Cozy Striped Lapghan
7.  Chevron Blanket
8.  Granny Stripe Blanket
9.  Chevron Blanket

Links to Patterns for Shawls

Just like I have given you links to pattterns for hats and scarves in the past, here are some patterns for shawls.  Please use soft acrylic yarn so the finished items are machine washable.

Knit

1.  Whelk Stitch Prayer Shawl
2.  Dot Stitch Prayer Shawl
3.  Rosy Cheeks Slip Stitch Prayer Shawl
4.  Dragon Scale Prayer Shawl
5.  Prayer Shawl in SKYP Stitch
6.  Eyelet, Garter and Stockinette Stitch Prayer Shawl
7.  Rice Stitch Prayer Shawl
8.  Knit a Triangle Shawl
9.  Herb Garden Shawl
10.  Grain Shawl
11.  Journey Shawl




Crochet

1.  Genuine Pleasure Shawl
2.  Half Lace Shawl
3.  More Conversation, Less Concentration Shawl
4.  This Is Me Shawl
5.  2X2 Shawl
6.  Ombre Shawl
7.  Granny Shawl
8.  All Thumbs Prayer Shawl

Links to Patterns for Fingerless Gloves

Here are some patterns for fingerless gloves.  Some are very simple to make, while others are a little more entailed.  Please use soft acrylic yarn so the finished items are machine washable.

Knit

1.  Simple to Knit Fingerless Gloves
2.  Fast and Easy Fingerless Mitts
3.  Basic Fingerless Gloves
4.  Ridge Mitts
5.  Really Easy Wristers
6.  Fingerless Knitted Mitts



Crochet

1.  Texting Gloves
2.  Fantail Shell Stitch Fingerless Gloves
3.  White Coffee Gloves
4.  Easy Ribbed Fingerless Gloves
5.  Fingerless Mitts
6.  Itty Bitty and Not So Itty Bitty Mitts for Kids

Are You Bored Making Hats and Scarves?

If you are, we have a couple contacts that are willing to accept many other items besides hats and scarves.  We can now make shawls, fingerless gloves and lap blankets.  These items will be going to a couple of our local cancer treatment centers.

I will be adding a couple other posts with links to patterns for the above mentioned items.

I am still working on contacting other places regarding donations to see if there is anything else we can make.

If you have any suggestions on places where we could possibly donate, please leave a comment on this post and I will look into it.

Links to Patterns for Scarves

Just like I have given you links to hat patterns, I will give you some scarf patterns as well.  Use any patterns you like.  Please use acrylic yarn so the scarves are machine washable and dryable.

KNIT

1.  Elegant Seed Stitch Scarf
2.  2 Row Reversible Scarf
3.  Sand Stitch Scarf
4.  Quick and Simple Cowl or Scarf
5.  Broken Garter Scarf
6.  Speed Bumps Scarf
7.  Wooly Stripe Scarf
8.  Eyelet Scarf
9.  Condo Stitch Scarf
10.  Fibonacci Biased Knit Scarf
11.  No-Purl Ribbed Scarf
12.  Infinity Lace Scarf
13.  Chevron Scarf
14.  Scrunchable Scarf
15.  Basic Scarf
16.  Easy Mistake Stitch Scarf
17.  Garter Stitch Scarf
18.  Soda Fountain Scarf
19.  Everyone's Favorite Scarf
20.  Spectacular Single Skein Scarf


CROCHET

1.  Urban Shells Scarf
2.  Fringed Scarf
3.  Winter Warmer Scarf
4.  Crossed Double Crochet Scarf
5.  Simple Scarf for a Homelss One
6.  Waffle Stitch Scarf
7.  Jazzy Striping Scarf
8.  Crocheted Scarves - there are 4 patterns on this page
9.  Diamond Lattice Chain Infinity Scarf
10.  Scrapadelic Scarf
11.  Chevron Scarf
12.  Chevron Lace Infinity Scarf
13.  Easiest Ever Infinity Scarf - you can use any weight yarn you like, I've worked this scarf in worsted weight yarn with the appropriate size hook
14.  Chevron Arrow Skinny Scarf
15.   Rainbow Chevron Scarf
16.  Scrap Love Scarf
17.  One Warm Coat Crochet Scarf
18.  Cricket's Infinity Scarf
19.  Simple Scarf


LOOM

1.  Loom Knit Scarf
2.  Easy Loom Scarf
3.  No Curl Garter Stitch Scarf