Knit 4 Lent, Knitting Olympics….just come visit us on Ravelry!
Two years ago CAS asked you to make knitting part of your Lenten discipline by knitting hats for the 4000 mariners SCI serves in the Gulf Region of the United States. Although we didn’t complete the 4000 hats in the 40 days of Lent, for two years now we have collected 4000 hats and distributed them on Christmas day. Thanks!
This year has been especially cold and those gifts have been more useful and more valued than ever. I’ve written a bit about the outpouring of gratitude for our gifts on our website. Please take a look.
For those of you who are participating this year, come and find us in the Christmas at Sea knitters group on Ravelry. Ravelry is a social networking site for knitters where you can find patterns, information about yarns and share pictures of your work. The Christmas at Sea group needs your participation! Although I love finding new folks to join needles with us, I’d love to have the participation of the many knitters that have been working along side this program for years. If you have any questions about how to join Ravelry, or how to find CAS once you are there, please send me a message. I’ll gladly walk you through it.
Also on Ravelry, Christmas at Sea is competing in the 2010 Ravelympics. Knit along with the Winter Olympics by challenging yourself to a knitting or crochet goal. Since it’s hat season here, I’ve challenged myself to write a new free pattern for CAS which will be published in our upcoming newsletter. Since we have so many great patterns for beginners, this pattern will be a bit more difficult. I’ll be knitting that pattern throughout Lent and come Easter it will thoroughly tested and ready for publication.
What are your knitting goals this year? How do you challenge yourself?
If you’re participating in Knit 4 Lent this year, please label your items Knit4Lent and have them mailed by April 19.
