ROI projects

Full o' Sheep in Peony

Every year my church has an even called Celebrate Trinity (because my church is called Trinity) and they do a return on investment presentation, so for the youth, it ends up being called "Return on Investment Dinner" or "ROI". At the ROI members get to hear testimonials from kids who have gone on mission trips that have been partially supported by the congregation's donations. This is basically a way to get the people who donate to see where their money goes and to give more money. There is also a silent auction that goes on, and each Youth's family has to donate a lot for the auction.
I'm not sure what my family is actually donating, but I am making my own lot of hand-knit hats for people of all ages. (I want this to be my own, not my family's). I am now working at a very fast pace in order to get enough hats of enough sizes for a complete lot before May 7, which is about 2 weeks away. I love this idea because everyone can use a nice hat, and hand knits are good auction items!
This is also a great way to destash some of my piled up yarns that I love but don't have anything good to do with. I can also use skeins of hand dyed yarn that I don't have enough of to make anything substantial.
 
So far I have:
The Cute Noggin Baby Hat in Lion Brand Pound of Love- Turquoise for a baby boy
Foliage in Debbie Stoller Full o Sheep- Peony for a 5-12yr old girl (see my project page for the mods for size)

I made the foliage just tonight and it worked up so quickly! My only problem is that I have two sets of DPNS  and one 16"circular needle, so I don't have much of a variety of needle size. That's okay because most of the yarn I am using is the Full o Sheep I have been collecting/dyeing. I am really excited to make more hats for this because hats are so much fun and they are quick!

My church also is starting their itch to stitch knitting/crocheting group tomorrow and since I no longer have to babysit on Monday's, I am able to go! I can't wait to sit and knit with old ladies because I love to talk to them! I often hang out with the "older" crowd because I love being at my church, it really is my second home. I will definetly post about the group tomorrow or Tuesday because I am super excited!