Some of you may not be aware, but I work for Six Apart. On our Everything TypePad blog, there is a post regarding the 2nd Annual DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge. (You can read more about it here.)

To the right of this entry, if you are viewing this directly on the blog, you will see a widget, prompting you to donate to some worthy causes.

First up…

the Crochet Club, which was started by a teacher in South Carolina. She is trying to raise some money for supplies so that her 3rd-5th grade students are able to learn an (awesome!) skill, that will also preoccupy them during their morning wait for school to begin.

That was the only crochet-related cause at DonorsChoose.org, so I decided to bring in some knitting-related ones as well. I am, however, keeping with the teacher’s teaching their students a craft theme.

The other 3 groups are as follows:

Let’s Learn to Knit — an elective class of 6th graders in a high-needs community who need to raise funds for supplies. There has been enthusiasm for such a class, but there is no guarantee that the students’ families will be able to provide supplies.

Baby, It’s Cold Outside — High School students wanting to learn how to knit, then providing the finished objects to their local Ronald McDonald house. Needs funds for supplies.

Warm Head, Warm Heart — Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders are wanting to learn how to knit in order to provide their finished goods to the local homeless shelters.

That’s it! If you’re willing to donate even $2.00 to either, or each, of these groups, please do so. They’ll be able to meet their goals if we all just give what we can.

As incentive, if we can meet the goals for each of the groups, I will create a colorway and hold a giveaway. If we meet the goal for one group, I will create a colorway and dye a single skein of DK-weight yarn and offer it up on this blog for a giveaway. If we meet the goal for two groups, I will create a colorway and dye TWO skeins of DK-weight yarn. If we meet the goal for THREE groups, I will–you get the point.

For every group’s goal we meet, I will dye an equal amount of skeins, and we will have an equal amount of winners. 1 goal, 1 skein, 1 winner. 4 goals, 4 skeins, 4 winners.

Go ahead, donate, and make me proud!

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I’ve uploaded new videos to the TheCrochetSide YouTube account! Make sure to subscribe to receive updates when new videos are made available.

I’ve updated the following:

1. Double Crochet
2. Half Double Crochet

And I’ve uploaded these new videos:

1. Tunisian Crochet – Cast On and Simple Stitch
2. Tunisian Crochet – Purl Stitch
3. Tunisian Crochet – Knit Stitch

Make sure you leave a comment and rate the videos! It let’s me know what you’d like more of.

There are more videos to come, but these are the ones I’ve got up so far! For those of you who haven’t Tunisian crocheted before, or who want to brush up on their skills, check out the Tunisian video tutorials. :)

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Look who has a brand new Virtual Shop!

Look who’s going to be broke soon!

Websites, Worth Noting

That’s right, folks. Vickie Howell’s podcast, CRL, is coming back later this month. Here’s your chance to catch up and be ready for her new season!

Worth Noting

Link: Project Calculator: How Much Yarn Will You Need?

Guess who just did a bunch of work so that you wouldn’t have to?

Click the link, read the steps.

The calculators are not crochet or knit specific. It’s all about yarn, baby.

Fun Stuff, Talk, Tools, Worth Noting

Hey, look what I got:

Greetings!

Your materials for the winter 2008 Crochet magazine have arrived safely at Interweave.
Thank you for sending them and have a wonderful day.

Cheers,

Bonnie
Customer Support

HIP-HIP-HOORAY!

Thank you, Bonnie, for making my breathing a little easier. Now, let’s see if I can forget about all of this for a little while.

Talk, Worth Noting