Close Knit Sisters Yarn Shop Collections Have Begun

Close Knit Sisters Yarn Shop in N Conway, NH has begun collecting for the Maine Mitten Project and has a nice basket of items in their display. Stop by and check them out, or drop off your contributions during regular business hours.

Thanks to Close Knit Sisters for helping us out! Keep that collection growing :-)

RE/MAX Country Living in Fryeburg To Be A Maine Mitten Project Drop Location....

A BIG thank you to Jennifer Regan for finding us and to owner Bill Reilly of RE/MAX Country Living in Fryeburg, Maine for becoming a designated drop location for the Maine Mitten Project. Look for their roadside marquee with posted information about our project.

Lucky for us, RE/MAX Country Living was looking for a charitable project to support and found our info on line. We so appreciate their support and hope you will stop by their office to pick up information and patterns or to drop off your hand made donations soon!

They are located at:

235 Bridgton Road, Unit 1

Fryeburg, Maine 04037

207-935-2215

We have lots of irons in the fire since the first of the year so look for more news about the Maine Mitten Project activities and supporters in the next days to come.

Happy New Year!

Maine Mitten Project Donations Are Arriving!

Happy Holidays to you all! 

I'm finally getting around to an update with some pictures of work that has been donated and names of our contributors so far. I'm sorry to report that our newest donations have not been photographed yet and won't be for a while. The volunteer who is receiving the items being mailed in is unable to get photos to us just yet but as soon as I have them I will get them posted. In the mean time, here are a bunch of items turned in over the last several months that I do have pics for :-)

Thanks to:

Roberta McClellan - Conway, NH

Jan Winsor - Gorham, Me

Kathy Cooper - Conway, NH

Sharon Silver - Cumberland Me

Ellen Hedglin - Limington, Me

Great job everyone! Keep them coming in........

These were made from a re-cycled sweater! It was a really BIG sweater :-)

Ellen Hedglin - Limington, Me

Kathy Cooper - Conway, NH

Roberta Mc Lellan - Conway, NH

Jan Winsor - Gorham, Me

Maine Mitten Project News & Updates

With the fair gone by and the holidays coming up, I haven't found time to post until now. The good news is that we have received some nice support!

1. There now is a Maine Mitten Project group on Ravelry.com. Please join us and share your work or patterns. We'd love to have you with us!
2. Beth, one of our Ravelry group members, contacted me offering to spread the word around the state of Maine! She is a sales rep for Blank Textiles ( a quilt fabric company) and Totes by Sandy and travels to quilt shops,  and fabric shops throughout the state. Many also sell yarn and fiber supplies. As she travels the state for her work, she has offered to leave posters and pattern flyers with shop owners to help spread the word about our efforts. That will be a terrific help! Thanks so much Beth!
3. Kathy Cooper, Master Knitter and Dyer has connected us with a wonderful yarn shop in N Conway, NH called Close Knit Sisters. The owners of Close Knit Zoe and Cheryl are happily supporting our effort by having Maine Mitten Project information flyers available for their customers in an effort to help get the word out!If you live in the area drop in to see their lovely shop. 

       Close knit is also a drop spot/ collection point for any finished     

     items you may have for the project and visit them for some great yarns!

   They are at:

 1976 White Mountain Highway (The Red Barn Outlet)North Conway, NH 

603-356-3777                              

Open Monday - Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Watch their class schedule for Mitten Project workshops upcoming after the first of the year. As soon as we know about them we will post them here as well!

Reminder: 
Heart of Biddeford at 205 Main St (near city hall), Biddeford, is also a supporting location. They have flyers/patterns, and are a drop location for any finished work. HOB supported the Maine Reef Project with great success and are very happy to have them on board for our 2012/2013 project. Thank you HOB!
HOB is a non profit org that supports art in the Biddeford area.

Great Response to the Maine Mitten Project!

The Maine Mitten Project was launched at the Fryeburg Fair's Fiber Center during fair week to a very enthusiastic crowd. Many pattern flyers were handed out that offer free patterns and information about the project and about mailing to us for distribution. Additionally, Robin Hansen spent a few hours with us knitting and did a book signing of her popular mitten books.
I am traveling for another few weeks but as soon as I get back to my desk at home, I will post some photos of donated pieces and some great sweater felted items that have already been received.

More to come so see you again soon!

The Maine Mitten Project to Recycle Unusable Sweaters from Biddeford Goodwill Store

Woolen sweaters that are not usable because of holes or stains are perfect candidates for re-purposing into felted warm and wooly hats, mittens and scarfs.

We are so fortunate and appreciative that Amy Webster of the the Biddeford store  #241 Goodwill Industries of Northern New England has graciously agreed to collect sweaters for us that are destined for their dumpster because of holes or stains, but perfect for our project.

What a fantastic Win/Win!

Our timing apparently is perfect as winter donations come in to them and I look forward to making good use of something that was destined for land fill.

Thanks to Amy & Biddeford #241 Goodwill store for helping us help keep Maine's homeless warm!

Your Old Wool Sweaters Wanted!

Bring your old wool sweaters in to the Fiber Center during the fair and someone from the Maine Mitten Project will turn them into Mittens, Hats and Scarfs for Maine's Homeless! 

Sweaters made of wool or other natural animal fibers including, cashmere, mohair, angora, wool and alpaca.

We'll felt them and stitch them together to re-purpose and recycle these unwanted items into useful and warm stuff for Maine's homeless.

Any size and some holes are Ok :-) As long as we can salvage  a piece large enough to cut out a pattern piece, it will be useful!