I have to brag on my sister Dottie. She makes Fidget Mats and
donates them to St. Al’s Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
They are full of color, texture, and a variety of activities for those
dealing with cognitive health issues.
My tiny contribution to her effort: crocheted “squiggles.”
On January 1, 2016, my husband verbalized the (incorrect) opinion that I had too much yarn. (Really, can one ever have too much yarn? I think not!) In shock for a brief moment, I offered to not PURCHASE any new yarn until I used up my stash. I proceeded to crochet 157 hats and donate to charities that year. The funny thing was that when people heard what I was doing, they started giving me yarn! One time, my daughter and I were at a yard sale and my daughter commented, “Dad will be happy there’s no yarn here that you might want to buy.” The homeowner expressed curiosity about her statement and my daughter explained that I was making and donating hats. The homeowner noted that her mother had just passed away and she wasn’t sure what to do with all her yarn, so she GAVE me several large bags of high-quality yarn. I ended 2016 with more yarn than I started with! For some reason, my husband has not complained about my yarn stash since then….
Tiny baby hats for NICU!
As part of Blue Cross of Idaho’s Employee Giving Campaign each December, employees knit or crochet tiny hats that are sent to NeoNatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the state.