I Never Promised You an Organic Garden » Wayne County http://www.beckymckimmy.com/blog and other things you won't expect... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Loops of Love http://www.beckymckimmy.com/blog/loops-of-love/ http://www.beckymckimmy.com/blog/loops-of-love/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:48:22 +0000 Becky McKimmy http://www.beckymckimmy.com/blog/?p=121 As I have mentioned in past blog posts, I have recently become obsessed with knitting.  I am currently working on no less than 6 projects simultaneously and have a growing stash of knitting needles and yarn.  I knit while watching tv, in church, at meetings, hanging out with friends, in the car, and on planes.  I knit gifts, household items, clothing, etc.

So it seemed only natural for me to start a knitting group at Richmond Church of the Brethren.  With the help of local yarn shop owner, Vicki Hair, I started Loops of Love this past April.  It is a group of people that get together on the first and third Tuesday of every month at Unwind Yarn Shop to knit and crochet for local charitable organizations.  We use donated yarn and work on a variety of knitting and crocheting projects. The members vary widely in age and profession and even include a few men from time to time.  We have members from Richmond Church of the Brethren, West Richmond Friends Church, First Friends Church, and the Richmond knitting community at large.

While there are a couple similar groups that meet in town, ours is the only group that meets in the evenings.  This allows working folk like myself to participate without having to sacrifice time off work. I think it is also what allows us to have such a variety of people participating.

So far the group has been going strong and turning out what I think is quite a large number of completed projects for the four short months we have been working. We have completed 41 baby hats for Reid Hospital, 7 baby blankets for the YWCA Adolescent Parent Support program, 1 blanket for the YWCA Genisis program, 20 wash cloths for Birth-to-Five, and 12 wash cloths for the YWCA Genisis program.

I am very excited about the group’s current momentum and hope it continues!  It has really been wonderful to spend time with other knitters and crocheters here in town and know that in the end all our hard work and beautiful projects are going to a good cause.

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To my surprise, there was actually a great variety of food. Everything from the obligatory salad and berries to roasted pork and corn muffins.  It was all very tasty and reasonably easy to find if you know where to look.  Because Richmond is home to numerous farmers markets, the Clear Creek Food Co-Op, an Amish store, a community farm, and multiple orchards, there were lots of options for people looking for local food within a reasonable driving distance.

There are similar potlucks planned for the near future, and I would definitely like to attend again. Matt and I made squash & zucchini patties with squash & zucchini we bought at the local farmers market, but it would be fun to bring something we grew ourselves once our garden starts producing.

Chris Hardie created a video of the event.  Check it out and look for my cameo :)

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