Prize pick up

Fighting Chance is having their 10 year anniversary this weekend and I'm in charge of the silent auction. Well, I'm in charge of many things, but mainly the silent auction. I've been emailing many places for prizes and doing pick ups around town. Sharon, from Everything Wine in North Van, made up this lovely basket for us. She has been so generous in the past, with this event and the event at UBC that I've fundraised for. I love a nice, full prize basket!

Pink Giraffe

My friend Caitlin was moving out of her house, getting rid of some stuff, and she donated a bunch of yarn to me. It's a big, big bag - enough to make a blanket, for sure. As a thank you, I made her daughter a giraffe, using some of the yarn she donated.

I used this pattern from Amigurumi to Go. I love the slight shaping of the head and feet. I free styled different spots though, and left the hair off.

Look at that full tummy, so cute :)

Purple hats

I got another donation from my dear friend Colleen, who gave me some vintage yarn earlier this year. This time she dropped off a bag of stuffing, both polyfill and quilt batting, that I can always find uses for. She asked for a purple hat in return: something warm, to cover her ears, so that she could wear it during an upcoming trip to Toronto. She can't wear wool against her skin, so I found some purple acrylic yarn, and whipped up not one, but TWO hats for her.

I knit her this newsboy hat, that I love to make. I did one extra repeat of the cable pattern, so it's nice and pouffy in the back.

Then I crocheted her a bucket hat, that I had pinned on Pinterest a long time ago. I didn't use this pattern because I had the wrong size hook and yarn. But I love how the button looked, and the shape of the hat overall.

I hope Colleen like them and she stays warm in Toronto!