Baby Einstein for a Five Year Old

Well this Baby Einstein will probably fit a five year old.   I was thinking that with all the cute small sweaters, I should start focusing on some larger sizes.  Hey there are plenty of needy kids that are older than 1 or 2.  We have a few larger sweaters and so now I have a new goal to fill that need.  Were getting close and it continues to be a great project.

I filled out a description on government web site that features service projects.  So far i haven't heard from anyone in regard to the listing, but you never can tell.  www.serve.gov/index.asp  here's where you can list service project and maybe even find one that might interest you. 

Stitch By Stitch

Thanks currently go out to two more people that donated these beautiful sweaters.  Suzanne Pineau and Li Ma. 

Suzanne knit this Surprise Jacket.  I was in her shop the other day with my BFF.  I dragged her off to the North Coast Knitters Guild.  It was the fashion show for the "Shawl Challenge".  We had a great time.  BFF was inspired to do some more knitting and so afterwards we headed for La Jolla.  BFF bought some great yarn and Suzanne presented me with "Surprise" donation.  Check out the shop at 909 Prospect Street in La Jolla. I think she has every knitting book on the market. Well maybe not every but a fantastic selection.

Thanks also go out to a student of Eileen Adler.  Li Ma made this wonderful cabled vest.  I am very impressed with the quality of Eileeen's student.  I have heard she is a great teacher.  Her commitmet to the North Coast Knitters Guild and and her creativity surely make

 her an inspiring teacher.  Thanks to Li Ma for her hard work.  

Moving (right along) Contributions

I had the opportunity to visit a group of knitters that meet in Mission Hills at the home of Nancy Slayen.  Nancy's sister-in-law, Sheryl Baron and I are childhood friends.  We grew up as neighbors and have remained in contact over the years.  Sheryl invited me to come to their group to share more bout the 44 Sweater Project.  I brought sweaters and was surprised and delighted to receive a sweater from Susan Chenven.  Susan's husband is a physician working at Vista Hill, one of the beneficiaries of the sweaters.  I thank her and the others in the group for their interest and enthusiasm not only in my project but in their interest in knitting.  Sheryl, thanks for the invitation.

Later that evening I went to my regular Israeli dance group and a dancer friend and my contact at Vista Hill was there.  I realized that I had the sweaters in 

the car and so I showed them to her at a break. She was

 flabbergasted and really speechless to see the beautiful work done on the behalf of the needy children that come through her facility. She was so excited and started to plan out how the sweaters would be presented, publicity etc.  It got me even more excited and more dedicated to the project.

OK. This is the cutest.  My BFF, Betsy Frank, made this adorable pinafore for the project. She has decorated the little flower pockets with "bee" buttons.  I can't wait to make this little garment for my new great niece.  Betsy and I have had many years of shared projects. We have had a wonderful friendship and I couldn't think of a better friend.  Thank you, thank you.

Last but not least, a girly "V" neck cardigan. Cute little heart buttons from Michael's are a nice touch.  

So let's see, the count stands at 33 sweaters.  I was also given 3 premie sets by Liz Knapp of the North Coast Knitters guild. I will have pictures of them posted in my next entry. So including the preemie sweaters we are up to 36. Yikes.  It is really exciting.  

Thanks to all participants.

30 Sweaters

Yeah!!!! We are up to 30 sweaters.  Thanks go out to the very  generous hearts that have participated in this project.  

Phyl has done it again.  I know she has other things to do but she has been so kind to continue to participate.  The red and yellow striped pullover with adorable train buttons is great.  

The amazing and talented Colleen Davis designed and knit th

e wonderful pink textured vest with a cable.  I am trying to figure out a way to squeeze myself into it.  It's my favorite color.

Annette Friedlein made the very soft and cuddly blue color block cardigan.  It is as soft as a cloud.  This pattern comes from the One Skein book.  It is the same pattern that I have made several times but it looks so different in the yarn she used. 

I apologize for not getting the latest batch

 of sweaters up on the blog but my dad took a little fall and I have been busy helping out my mom.  I am happy to report he is doing very well and hopefully he will be home in about a week and a half.  

Thanks and news!

Thanks go out to three wonderful knitters.  Oops one of the items is actually crochet.  Evelyn Bareno made this soft crochet cardigan. It is so adorable.  It is a free pattern she found on the internet on Ravelry.  The pattern name is Crocheted Baby Sweaterdesigned by Beth Koskie.  

Phyl Bates has done it again.  She made this beautiful pullover with wonderful stitch detail. I am ever thankful to her for being a star supporter.  Like me she enjoys trying different

 stitch patterns and baby sweaters are just the right size for experimenting.

Another creative knitter, Heather Broadhurst, donated this cuddley pullover.  If I could I would shrink myself to fit into this one. With it's cute stand up collar I'm sure it will be a comfy fit.  Heather always amazes us with her projects that use her incredible math skills.   Thank you so much.

Last but not least is my latest.  I made a cardigan from 25 Gorgeous Sweaters for the Brand New Knitter.  It is called V-Neck Cardigan.  I changed the stitch gauge to work with the Red Heart Soft yarn and the measurements came out quite to size.  I decided I need to work on some more masculine sweaters as I just seem to like to knit girly things.

 

Well it happened. I was anticipating a new addition to our family but I was waiting till May when my nephew and his adorable wife are expecting a baby....gender unknown.  BUT in the meantime my niece and her partner got good news and their wait for a baby came on April 1st.  Max Levi Feldman came into their lives.  Congrats to Lisa and Karen.  Well is is a good idea to start making more masculine sweaters..... I have to do my part to keep the little one warm.  I have a few months since summer can be pretty warm in Maryland.  

Once again, my sincerest thanks to Evelyn, Phly and Heather for working with me to warm up the kids!

Rainbow Sorbet

Ok, this looks good enough to eat, but you won't feel cold.

This is another version of the Ribbed Cardigan

I made a crochet flower button for a detail.

The Warmth of Generosity

Last week at a meeting of very clever knitters I was overwhelmed by their generosity.  Four of the talented women made a donation of six sweaters to this project.  I was very touched by their contributions.  The sweaters are just beautiful.  Barbara Levin, who is also the President of the North Coast Knitters Guild and an incredible knitter made this adorable pullover.

 The pullover pattern called Griffin"s Seeded Rib Pullover.  It was posted on

 the Classic Elite website (www.classiceliteyarns.com).  I am happy that the sweater

 is a about a size 2 so we can have a selection of sweaters kids rather than just babies. 

Eileen Adler, knitter, teacher and designer extrordinaire gave me two wonderful sweaters.  One of the sweaters, the goldenrod cabled pullover is a the sample that was designed by Eileen and published in the March 2009 issue of Creative Knitting Magazine.  The name of the sweater is Playful Pullover.    The neck line has a little button flap to make it easier to get it over the child's head. 

The second contribution  from Eileen is this adorable, soft and cozy cardigan. This sweater designed by Eileen, is called Rich Ribbed Sweater is published in the March 2008 issue of Creative Knitting Magazine.  

I was showing them off to a friend and she was anxious to get the pattern and make the sweater.  The adorable leaf "button" details are really winners. We were examining the stitch pattern and decided we would have to ask the expert for details.  Did you hear that Eileen? An by the way I would like to have more information to tell all the readers about your  contributions to to the  Guild and to the community at large.  

Once again, Phylis Bates has generously contributed.  Her pull-over sweater with a mock placket is just beautiful. The soft colors are great for a boy or a girl.  Some child will be so happy to be warmed by this labor of love.  

Thanks also go to Linda Erlich.  Linda is a hardworking member of the North Coast Knitters Guild. Linda made two amazing sweaters.  One the very famous Baby Surprise jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman and the second is an adorable pullover that is made with a specific yarn which 

creates a variety of stripes.  the wonderful rolled collar is a great detail.

I am very fortunate and thankful to have my knit friends join me in the project. XXXOOO