"Good Works Ministry's June 6, 2016 Meeting Update"

We had a cozy group of five members in attendance at the June 6th session of the LFBC’s Good Works Ministry.  Our long-distance member C.O. from Connecticut joined us for the first time!  She met two of our members, J.P. and L.B., and they were able to share their experiences and begin to get to know one another.  Welcome, C.O.!

Inspiration was piled high on the coffee table in the form of sample projects created by group members.  These items included three cowls and a prayer shawl by a very busy C.O., a knitted helmet hat for children by J.P., L.B.’s colorful  first loom-knitted hat, as well as two hats and two super-frilly lace scarves by M.E.W.  M.G. snapped several pictures of these projects to share with the entire Good Works Ministry team.

Copies of Knitting for Dummies and Crocheting for Dummies as well as booklets on afghans and lapghans for veterans and prayer shawls were available for reference.  In addition, J.P. provided copies of the knitting pattern for the knitted helmet hat for children.  

C.O.’s cowls and prayer shawl were added to our inventory to use for a future challenge.  She also shared an amigurumi Christmas Mouse, complete with Christmas stocking, and a shower favor featuring two impossibly itty-bitty baby booties.

M.E.W.’s two scarves will be donated to “Team LFBC” for fund-raising at the 2016 American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life"  to be held June 11th and 12th in Sauquoit, New York.

M.G. began crocheting a cap for a newborn baby while J.P. completed her second set of baby booties for the “Newborn Hats & Booties for Carenet  Challenge.”   L.B. focused on her second loom-knitted hat for the “Christmas Hats for the Refugee Center Challenge” and recommended the activity to C.O.  M.E.W. provided C.O. with a quick overview of loom-knitting hats and a copy of the team’s “Resource Binder” to fill with reference and inspirational materials.

M.E.W. shared her wonky practice piece of knitted work.  In her quest to learn to knit, she’s managed to master casting on, the knit, purl, and stockinette stitches, changing yarn colors, and casting off.  Her goal for the next meeting is to learn to alternate knit and purl stitches in the same row.  Hopefully, her next practice piece won’t be so wonky and will resemble actual knitting.

Once again, M.E.W. jumped from pillar to post without really accomplishing anything on her knitting, but still having fun.   She voiced her intention to begin a challenge to complete five lapghans for clients in U.S. Veterans’ hospitals and invited others to join her.  Watch for a posting of a simple pattern to use for this challenge.

Mark your calendars ... our next session is scheduled for the third Monday in June -- Monday, June 20, 2016, 1:00 to 3:00 PM!  We hope you’ll join us!