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Charity Update

Finished and ready to go into the mail are scarves and mittens. I finished my second red scarf for the Red Scarf Project and a quick pair of child's mittens for afghans for Afghans. While my regular knitting gets slowed down when I throw in these projects, I don't mind because it's nice to think that I'm doing a tiny bit of good for someone else. Warming up a child's hands in the wasteland that's now Afghanistan, giving a foster child a package to open with a cheery scarf and a gift card is totally a worthwhile way to spend some time. I highly recommend it!




Basic Pattern for Children's Mittens by Elizabeth Durand
afghans for Afghans website
Cascase 220 superwash wool
Size 7 needles, magic loop



One Row Handspun Scarf by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran
Size 9 needles





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