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If you would like
to participate
in helping our brave armed forces personel, please be sure to make hats
large enought to fit a man's head. The ground troops need darker, muted
colors, chamo, browns, blacks, grays, navy. Using a warm,
lightweight
yarn like 100%
wool needs to be used so hats are warm and won't melt in heat (acrylic
in yarns melts and can give the troops nasty burns!). The hats can
be stuffed
into
a pocket, or will fit under a helmet. Slippers of ALL colors--
bright,
fun ones too, double yarn, are welcomed with open arms! Please do
NOT double yarn for warmth on hats! These are too bulky to be
worn under helmets. Doubled yarn on Slippers is good
though.
VERY IMPORTANT: Bev's Country Cottage is NOT affiliated with any specific troop project, so please check with individual projects for more specific requirements.
Adult-sized Hats by Bev! Cozy and 'cool'! Beth's Ladies Cotton Hat -(K) really fun! Bev's-Basic Troop Cap (K) Bev's Boat Hat (C) Earflap Hat (K) Archived Hat for Soldiers deployed to cold areas (K) Helmet Liners - (K) Archived - scroll down page Operation Gratitude Patterns (K & C hats and scarves) Patti's Ric Rac Rib (K) Sewn hats: Adult/Teen Polar Fleece hat archived copy Slippers -please be sure they have a cuff, are single crochet if crocheted, so they stay on, are warm, and no 'girly sts' like shells. Bulky Knitting Machine Fair Isle Slippers Bev's EASY Crocheted slippers (C) Bev's Men's Easy SC Slippers (C) Easy Crocheted Slippers (C) Frog Slippers for adults (S) OperationToasty Toes Loom pattern (KL) USA SLIPPERS (K) archived copy MISC. (they need many cool ties in sand/desert colors) Cool Bandana Cool Ties Hot, Hot, Hot (cool tie tutorial) Sew a Useful Cool Tie Mittens - needed by some projects - please email each project to ask if they need these! Women's Mittens (THE Mitts!) (K) Bev's Marvelous Crocheted Mitts! (C) Patriotic Patterns to make for home and family
LET'S SHOW THEM WE CARE! Knitting for the Troops Operation Gratitude 2017 www.soldiersangels.org Knit Your Bit -
(Sept 2022) Making scarves for
US Veterans, can be knitted or crocheted with your own patterns, or the
ones they list on their website. Please attach a note for the
troop, stating who you are and such. Great project for church
groups etc.
Marine Corps Kids - (Sept 2022) When babies are born to deployed troops, it's doubly hard for both mom and dad. This group sends care packages to the families of deployed troops when babies are born. The packages might include a hand-crafted baby afghan, cap or bonnet, booties or toy. With sufficient resources, we'll also be able to include a handmade toy for other kids in the family.
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