As many of you know, we have a large amount of really high-quality yarn at the workshop which is not suitable for using in the items we make for donation into our communities.  This is beautiful yarn from many well-known manufacturers: Rowan, Shalimar, Noro, etc. and consists of silk, soy, cashmere, linen, etc.  Given that many of our recipients are immunocompromised, we do not use yarns which may cause them to be triggered in any way. However, we also dislike…

On Saturday February 8th, we will begin our first Sock Not-Knit-a-Long.  We invite you to come to the workshop that day and choose some sock yarn and a pattern to work on during the remaining weeks of February. For the four remaining Saturdays of the month, there will be somebody at the workshop to answer your questions and help you solve any problems you might encounter while making your socks.  Please note that you need to have some basic knowledge…

Weather permitting, From the Heart members will be at the workshop to answer questions or address problems regarding the sock you are working on. From the Heart will supply the yarn and patterns for this event but you will need to supply your own needles or hook.

A tutorial on “All Things Granny Square” will be held on Wednesday, March 11th, from 10:00am until noon, at the From the Heart workshop on Westbriar Drive. The tutorial will be led by Nancy Wright and she will cover the basics of how to make a granny square, including a rectangular shaped “square” or Granny Oblong. Nancy will also go over a couple of ways to join the squares to make a blanket or other larger item. Please bring your…

Knowing that many of you will be staying at home and very likely spending lots of time comfortably continuing to create items for From the Heart, you may need additional yarn. I will be at the church parking lot on Tuesday 3/24 from 10-11 for anyone who wants to stop by and get yarn. Here is my plan: I will bring bags of yarn, line them up on the side walk (with a distance between them) ready for you to…