Puppet Scarves

After an extremely busy holiday season I suddenly have a ton of baby and children crochet projects to work on. Spring has sprung early and I don't even get a break! Again, I shouldn't complain. 

Red Heart's Puppet Scarf Pattern - Free!

I finished a couple of baby beanies, which inspired two more friends to want them for their friends' babies. On top of that I'm trying to get baby booties and a baby blanket done for a coworker who's having a baby in March. 

However, my favorite project right now is the puppet scarves I'm making for Drew's nieces and nephew. I'm altering a free pattern from Red Heart and I'm using Stitch Nation's Bamboo Ewe yarn. I'll post photos when I finish :)

Next I need to work on my scarves for the Special Olympics before I miss all the deadlines. AND the 2012 Waverly for Bernat Crochet-Along and Knit-Along is coming up on February 15! Whew! I need to get on it! 

Oh and February 23-26 is Stitches West 2012 in Santa Clara -- yarn galore! I can't wait :)

Scarves for a Good Cause

Sure there are plenty of projects to work on right now, especially with the holidays coming up, but here's one easy charity project to keep in mind--and the deadline isn't until February for many states!

The Special Olympics USA Scarf Project collects handmade scarves and presents them as gifts for the Special Olympics Athletes.

Every year the project picks the official yarn colors and Red Heart puts the yarn on sale for about a dollar off the regular price. The colors this year are:

Red Heart Super Saver 387 Soft Navy

Red Heart Super Saver 319 Cherry Red

Red Heart Soft 4604 Navy

Red Heart Soft 9925 Really Red

Red Heart also supplies free crochet and knit patterns, but you can use any pattern you like as long as it's between 54" and 60" long, and approximately 6" wide.

Each state that elects to participate asks for a certain number of scarves. So if your local center reaches their goal, you can send your scarves to another state who needs them.

I was sad to find out California isn't one of the states that chose to participate in the program, so I'm sending mine to Colorado :)