Hi Knitters,
I have lots of pictures and questions this week. First, If you didn't know already Northampton Co. has a local no kill animal shelter located on the outskirts of Easton. http://www.spcanorthampton.org/
Since they are a no kill shelter they have more then 400 cats at this time and more come in everyday. They are in desperate need of cat food. If you happen to be out food shopping they would love it if you could pick up a bag of cat food to help feed all these hungry cats. Although they appreciate anything you could donate they are requesting bags of food WITH NO COLOR ADDED. Lots of cat foods have red and green coloring added. The cats have a hard time tolerating this food. So, If you can find it in your heart to grab a bag of cat food (brown) on your way, the cats and people that take care of them would really appreciate it! You can drop it off here at the shop (828 Main St Hellertown) and I will get it to them. Please, Please, Please, around the holidays we all remember people that need food....Animals need it also!


OK onto knitting. These first pictures are of LOTS of hats and mittens that Joyce has spun and then knitted for her lucky family for Christmas.

These two pictures below are of Carol's projects. The first is a froggy sweater she is finishing up for her daughter and the second is a door mitten that JoAnne's class is doing. The pattern is written to be felted but Carol is not going to felt it. She is going to use it for her stocking. Great Idea!



This is a picture of Carol with her hat/ neckwarmer on. It has a draw string at the top so you can wear it as a hat then untie it and use it as a neckwarmer.

Below is a hat that I'm making with beads. I found the pattern at http://www.grumperina.com/ Its called the ODESSA HAT. LOVE IT!vThe pattern calls for DK weight but I wanted to use it to keep my head warm while I'm out in the cold so I went down to size 3 and 5 16" circ. needles and size 4mm beads. I used Berroco's Jasper 100% wool because I love the colors and the feel of the yarn. Its soooo soft and nice to work with!

NEWS....I had two Women from the Allentown Art Museum stop in today. ( They teach needle felting there) We started talking about needle felting and I was wondering if anyone would like to take a class in this fun hobby? http://blog.betzwhite.com/2006/06/mama-bird.html This website shows you what I'm talking about if your not sure. I think this would be a fun class. If you have an opinion or some feedback just comment to this blog or send me an email at joyseegirl - at - enter dot net. Have a great week Donna