1. Grab a tissue… Ezra’s Cat-Pirate, started by Gramma Pam, Finished by the Most Amazing Lisa Smith

2. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit & depend on donations to do this work.

Every donation directly impacts our ability to match projects and finishers. Now more than ever*, all donations are appreciated. Recurring donations of any size help us plan ahead.

3. *Big, sad JOANN News

5. Loose Ends in Monocle

Back in October, a group of UK Loose Ends finishers and project owners gathered at the home of one of their colleagues. They were invited by the journalist Daniel Meyerowitz, of Monocle, along with photographer Alice Zoo, to tell the story of the projects they submitted, and finished, through Loose Ends. The result is one of the most beautiful articles ever written about our work. The photos are pretty amazing as well.

6. Loose Ends in Numbers

• Finisher Count: 31,195

• Project Submissions: 2,466*

• Donated Hours Reported: 57,496**

• Countries with Finishers: 75

• Countries with Projects: 14

• Textile Skills Offered: 31

*Our finished project count is 30-50% higher than this number due in part to folks unknowingly submitting multiple projects, and finishers creating extra items for families with excess materials.

** Only about half of the finishers who have completed projects reported hours. We suspect this number is likely double!

“My mom was an expert knitter, so I knew it would take someone special to finish [the project]. And then Amy stepped in. I think I was both shaking and crying as I handed over my precious last gift from my mom, but she gave me so much peace. She considered everything. The type of last stitch marker that reminds me of my mom…down to the kind of buttons. I couldn’t be happier. It’s so beautiful and beyond special to me.” — D.H., Loose Ends Project Owner

7. In Memoriam & Special Mentions

Betty Gibbs, Carla Reagin Ousby ,Deborah Hardy, Dorothy Gotthardt, Emmy Clausing, Evelyn Holmberg, Ezri Wyman, Gerda Morda, Gladys E. Seykowski (GEMS),

Grandma Root, Grandma, whose knitting supplies went to the local library,, Gwyn Hambley, In honor of Ellyn Mansfield, who completed my project! In honor of Emmy Clausing, In honor of my finisher Tami Findeisen, she was an angel! In memory of Agnes Weddle and Leona Pool, In memory of Dorothy Pyle Cochran Stauffer - who inspired me to love others through food and yarn, In Memory of Gladys P. Carau, In memory of Harriette Hyde and in honor of Keri Rainsberger, In memory of my mother, Linda Saunders and in honor of Debby Polley who finished a quilt that my mother started, In Memory of Suzy Sheafer, In memory Sally R Moss, my Mother who taught me to knit, Jackie O’Bryan, Jane Schultz, Jeanette Robinson, Jennifer Frapwell, Jonathan Roussos, Judith Ann Maus, Julia Salsbury, Kathy Kinsley, Linda Mittelstadt Saunders, Loose End Finisher Maggie Sings Cycles-Knits - ty! Lucille Humphries, Marcia Hall, Maria Davison, Marion Chaitow- Whose knit blanket was the first blanket I remember as my own, Mary Lou Murphy, Mary Ryan, Mary Thomas, Maxine Burford, Mother in honor, My grandmother, Mary Agnes Cassidy, My husband who finished every project he started, lived nearly 50 years with me, who finished a few, My lovely Mum, Mary Pearce, who was the best Mum in the world and a great knitter too! My Mom, Emile Pittman, and my grandmother, Helen Howard, My Mom, Laddie Macrate, and my finisher, Stacey Geer, My Mom, Marge Sanders, My mother Emiko Adachi, My mother, Albina Montione, My sweet mom who taught me to knit. Miss you Tenacious M, Nancy Blair Simonson Greenfield, my sweet Mama, Patricia Streblow, Sandra Ciocci, Sheila E. Guston, Sondra Greenberg, Steve Favarger and in memory of his mom Marietta, Susan Anne Meadows Otis and Thank you to Nora, Suzy Sheafer, Tanya Maggs, Teamtrio, Vicki Schwam, Virgil Sparks, With gratitude to Hollie LeBeouf, Yannis Alimonos.

8. TLC for your WIPs (Works in Progress): A free, printable download to tuck into your crafting bag

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