MEETING SCHEDULE

UPCOMING MEETING DATES (UPDATED 05/20/2026)

ALL MEETING ARE IN PERSON UNLESS NOTED

 

Monday, June 8th,  at 1 pm

Monday, June 22, at  6 pm

Tuesday, June 23rd, at 9 am for sorting and packing

Monday 7/13, 1pm 

Monday 7/27, 6pm

Tuesday 7/28, 9am (packing and sorting)

Monday 8/10, 1pm

Monday 8/24, 6pm

Tuesday 8/25, 9am (packing and sorting)

Monday 9/14, 1pm

Monday 9/28, 6pm

Tuesday 9/29, 9am (packing and sorting)

Monday 10/5, 1pm

Tuesday 10/6, 9am (packing and sorting)

Monday 11/9, 1pm

Tuesday 11/10 (packing and sorting)

Monday 11/23, 6pm

Tuesday 11/24 9am (packing and sorting)

Monday 12/7, 11am (Holiday Party)

Party at 12pm but setup starting at 11am

  

GENERAL INFORMATION

Our goals are:  

• to crochet, knit, or sew hats, scarves, mittens, and blankets and donate them to organizations in need
• to encourage and instruct one another in the arts of knitting, crocheting, quilting, and other handiwork
• to enjoy each other’s company and the common love for their craft

Colors, Yarn, Patterns, Sizes:

• All colors are acceptable.  
• All soft machine washable yarn is acceptable. Real wool or wool blend is acceptable for hats and for special requests (i.e. Military, Homeless, etc)
• All simple patterns are acceptable.  

Quick Updates

Items needed !!!!!

• HATS AND SCARVES  FROM CHILD TO ADULT TO PREPARE FOR OUR FALL DONATION!!!!! 

• Kids Quilts. Especially in boy's colors
• Hearts in kids colors,  3 -4 " size, with 6 inch yarn loop (for hanging like an ornament) to be donated to Fill a Heart 4 Kids.   See pattern here.  15 Minutes Crochet Hearts 
• 10" x 10" cotton washcloth

Still current: 

• Pause on the Navy-Marines Corps Baby blankets project. Their closet is full.
• Items requested by Good Shepherd Hospital and Fill the Heart 4 Kids - see page "Items we currently need"

New Pattern Added: 

By popular demand we have uploaded the pattern for the "Dottie Bags".  You can find it here. Dottie Bag 

the pattern name is Free Easy Bernat Handy Basket.

Items Currently Needed

In Order of Priority        

THANK YOU and RECOGNITION!!! (2025-2026)

Thank you letters sent to us by the receiving organizations in gratitude for the beautiful item you so generously crafted and donated.

CROCHET HAT PATTERNS

 

Here are the video tutorials for a simple crochet rib hat. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJKyhzMvTb4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUUKLA8b3A&t=0s

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https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/simple-double-crochet-hat/

    Easy, multiple sizes, this pattern is great for beginners.  The website has several other simple patterns available for free.  

May 2026 and Party - Pictures

 

May 20, 2026  Annual Party

MAY 04, 2026

MISC ITEMS / Patterns SOAP SACKS, WORRY WORMS, TOE WARMER, HEADBANDS

Crochet Hearts

15 Minutes Crochet Hearts pattern 

Valentine Heart pattern

Key Rings

Crochet Fidget Key Ring

 

Headbands

Crochet Twisted Headband

How to Crochet a Headband

Knitted Headband for Beginners

Toe Warmers

Free Pattern: Cast Sock

Categories:

Amber Perry Patterns, Free Patterns, Knitting

November 16, 2012

If you make the sock, I would LOVE to have a picture of it on a foot with a cast! My friend lives in another state so I have not actually been able to see it on a casted foot.

Having a dear friend in a leg & foot cast for all of November & part of December, I thought I would try to help keep those toes warm. Wool makes the absolute best socks in my humble opinion. Warm, breathable, soft…just perfect for keeping toes warm. The sock is designed with an eyelet round and a drawstring in order to keep the sock on. Once the drawstring is tied, the cuff is folded over to cover the bow. Another option to keep the sock on would be to use slipper bottom non-slip paint on the inside of the body of the sock. In this case, the sock could be made shorter, leaving off the fold over cuff. If you really love knitting ribbing, the sock is stretchy enough to go over a cast, so you could also just keep right on knitting to the desired length & the sock could be pulled over the cast past the heel (think tube sock).

This pattern is pithy & written for an experienced sock knitter (just one pair of socks counts!). Fits average adult man’s foot. For a smaller foot, I suggest the following changes; CO 10 sts each needle, increase every round until 26 sts (52 sts total), then inc every other round to 30 sts (60 sts total)

Yarn: Fingering Weight
Needles: US 1 DPNs or long circular for magic loop

Using the figure 8 cast on, CO 12 sts on each of two needles (24 sts total) and knit 2 rounds, being sure to mark the beginning of the round. Divide sts evenly onto four needles if using DPNs.
Round 3: *kfb, k to last 2 sts on needle, kfb, k1*, repeat from * to * on 2nd needle.
Repeat round 3 until 36 sts on each needle (72 sts total).
Finish toe increases as follows until 40 sts are on each needle (80 sts total);
Round 1: knit
Round 2: repeat round 3
Begin ribbing by establishing a k2, p2 pattern. Continue ribbing until sock measures 6″ total (including toe)
Work eyelet round as follows: *k2, p2, yo*
Work decrease round: *k2, p1, p2tog*
Continue working ribbing for 2-3″ (I worked it 2″ but will work it 3″ in the future)
Bind off with sewn bind off, weave in ends.

COPYRIGHT 2012 AMBER PERRY/AMBER PERRY PATTERNS

TOTALS FOR 2025

In 2025 you have crafted and donated a total of 8,788 items. 

ITEMS DONATED	2025 Total
Baby Hats	201
All Other Hats	1694
Scarves	640
Mittens	91
Baby Blankets	55
All Other Blankets	285
Baby Quilts	31
All Other Quilts	163
Shawls	144
Pocket Prayer Cloths	3480
Misc Items	1937
Grand Total	8788

*Misc Items = Walker Bags, Tote Bags, Washcloths, Scrubbies, Dishcloths, Soap Bags, Soap, Loveys, Socks, Pot holders, Coasters, Fabric Books, Toe Warmers, Bookmarkers, Stuffed Toys, Fidgets, Cereal Snackpacks, Worry Worms,
	Cosmetic Bags, , Baby sweaters, Baby booties

Name

A Safe Place

Barrington Giving Day

Cedar Lake Assisted Living

Chase the Chill (PADS)

Chicago Street Medicine

Chicago Tent City

City of Hope Cancer Hospital

Ela Area Public Library

Ela Township Comm Ctr

Emmaus House

Geneva Hospital - Delnor

GiGi's Playhouse

Good Shepherd Hospital

Heart of the City

Hope Collective

Independence Center

Joanie's Closet

Journey Care Hospice

Keeping Families Covered

Kids in Need of McHenry County

Kids Corner

Kildeer Police Dept

Lake County Child Abuse Center

Lake County Haven

Lake County United Way

Midwest Veterans Closet

Mother's Trust Foundation

NW Sexual Assault Team

PADS of Lake County

Red Scarf Project

Staben House

United Way of Lake County

WINGS

Women's Residence

Pocket Prayer Cloths

Alden Health & Rehab

Army Chaplain - Rome, Italy

Belmont Nursing Home

Cedarhurst Senior/Asst Living

Church Creek

Ciel of Long Grove Assisted Living

Elevate Care Rehab

Encore Memory Care

Feldman Pain Clinic

Greek American Rehab & Care Center

Illinois Masonic Hospital

Informed Choices

Life Choice Hospice

Lutheran General Hospital

Lutheran Home

NW Community Hospital

Packages for Patriots

Residential Hospice

Resurrection Hospital

St. Francis Hospital/Ministry

St. James Grief Ministry

St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly

St. Joseph Hospital

St. Louis Homeless

Salute Veterans Assistance

Southern Missions

Suncrest Hospice

The Moorings (Nursing Home)

Transitions Hospice

US Armed Forces Chaplain

US Veterans

Vitas Healthcare

Warren Barr Rehab

Waverly Inn Memory Care

Whispering Oaks

Wooddale Hospice

Zion Lutheran Church

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS)

ON HOLD FOR NOW.  CLOSET IS FULL

Thank you for all the beautiful blankets.