Category Archives: Charity

Project Linus Blanket #33

Posted on January 21, 2021 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #33 “Easy Peasy” It’s been a while since I’ve finished a blanket for Project Linus. Looking at my pictures I see that the last one was in April. After that I was crocheting gifts. Baby gifts, birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Charity, Crochet, Project Linus | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

MORE Crocheted Hats!

Posted on November 17, 2020 by civilwarrose5

This past spring I started crocheting hats for guys in a local faith-based program that helps them to heal from various addictions. I thought it would be nice for them to receive a crocheted hat for Christmas. Many of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Crochet, Hats | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Crocheting for Christmas

Posted on October 20, 2020 by civilwarrose5

I haven’t been posting to my blog very frequently because a lot of the things Jay and I are working on currently are going to be Christmas gifts. If I know that the recipients don’t typically read my blog then … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Crochet, Hats, Yarn | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Project Linus Blanket #32

Posted on May 1, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #32: “A Yarny Tale“ This isn’t the best picture, but currently it’s the easiest place to photograph a blanket of this size. The rest of my house is a mess (I’m still trying to get things moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Charity, Crochet, Project Linus, Yarn | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Yarny Tale

Posted on April 14, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Once upon a time there was a skein of yarn named Blueberry Swirl, but his friends called him Blue. Blue sat on the store shelves with his friends and family, waiting for the day when he would be purchased and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Charity, Crochet, Project Linus | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Project Linus Blanket #31

Posted on April 3, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #31: “Baby Elephant” I don’t know why, but this reminded me of a baby elephant so that’s why I chose this name. Maybe it’s because in the Disney cartoon “Dumbo” he had blue eyes and that’s what … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Charity, Crochet, Hats, Project Linus | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Project Linus Blanket #30 – Carrot Patch

Posted on March 27, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #30 “Carrot Patch” This blanket was so quick and easy! It’s not my usual ripple blanket. This time I used a different pattern because I wasn’t sure about the yarn. I had originally planned on using it … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Cats, Charity, Crochet, Project Linus | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Crocheted Hats

Posted on March 13, 2020 by civilwarrose5

One of my latest projects is crocheting hats. There is a faith-based substance abuse rehabilitation program that my small faith group has adopted as our charity of choice. It is a men’s rehab group and quite a few of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Crochet, Garment, Gary, Hats | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Project Linus Blanket #29

Posted on February 25, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #29 “Rainbow Bright” Interesting, isn’t it? I almost called this “Now in Technicolor!” I had purchased some Cakes Aran from Ice Yarns that I thought would make a great blanket. This is a self-striping yarn so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Charity, Crochet, Project Linus | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Project Linus Blanket #28

Posted on January 28, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Project Linus Blanket #28 “Another Gray and Red One” I think I’ve done three of these blankets with this color combination. I’m hoping that I’ve used up the last of the gray-black-red variegated yarn so that I don’t have any … Continue reading →

Posted in Blankets, Charity, Crochet, Project Linus | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment