We’re still making hats!
Spring seemed to have brought a lot of challenges both personally and collectively for our little community of Loaves and Fishes. Life can get really out of control and busy.
I became so incredibly busy with my web design business, and I’ve had to learn the art of scheduling all over again!
One of our knitters has now moved into her own apartment after living at Loaves and Fishes for the last 8 months. Her newly found independence is filled with both joy and challenges. But, as she was moving, she gave me a really large bag filled with beautiful hats! This gives me even more hope for gearing up this fall to start selling hats!
Amy will also be heading out to Colorado for about five months at the end of July to learn a lot about dog training from a friend, as well as begin a whirlwind “Permaculture Site Tour” of her own design, in preparation for more of her future ideas. So, for a while, we’re probably down by one knitter.
I also want to thank the folks who have been donating yarn! You are all so wonderful! Summer isn’t really the time when people think about yarn, crafts, or comfy-fuzzy hats to keep their ears warm in Winter. So the donations in the middle of Summer have been wonderful!
Maybe it’s a natural feeling that everyone has who takes a journey like this. Right in the middle you maybe hit a bump, and you look back and say, “What happened since then?”
This past weekend I finished another child’s hat, and began making friendship bracelets out of smaller yarn pieces, and I became much more at peace with progress. We have about 50 hats at the moment, a bunch of friendship bracelets, and I’ve got a nice cupboard full of yarn, just waiting for me!
We’re still making hats! Plans are in the works for an Etsy account, as well as booths at upcoming events and fall Farmers’ Markets in Duluth. Our Facebook Causes Group has over 50 followers and growing too. There’s still plenty of time to knit and prepare!
Thank you to everyone for supporting Hats for Honduras thus far!
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