Thousands more skeins of Finnish yarn to support Loose Ends! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
LOOSE ENDS

“The loving kindness that would lead someone to spend 450 hours on a stranger's project leaves me in awe.”
— Loose Ends Supporter

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1. Stella’s Stocking

“These stockings were so meaningful to my mom and to each family member she made them for. My heart grieved that my daughter [was] the only one without this gift.”

— Tracy

“We took a knitting class together when I was in 5th or 6th grade and she really took off and became an exceptional knitter while I entered middle school and did not pursue this. I have started knitting again since her death to stay connected with her, but am only skilled enough to make simple blankets, nothing like the stockings she created.” — Tracy

Loose Ends matched this project with Lorri, a volunteer finisher, who created a stocking from scratch, based on Carolyn’s designs for her other grandchildren. Lorri spent 90 hours on this work.

Using preserved notes, designs, and an original Cascade pattern, she collaborated closely with Tracy and her family to choose colors, motifs, and details—incorporating a rocking horse for Stella, an evergreen tree with beads, and star patterns inspired by Stella’s name.

 

2. Crafters: It. Is. Now. Time. To. Shop.
Drop #3: TONS more Finnish yarn has just been posted at Swanson’s, and 50% of all sales benefit Loose Ends.

A large donation of high-quality Finnish yarn was given to Swanson’s Fabrics by Steve and Pirjo Jaffe. Learn more about Pirjo and this extremely generous donation here.

The last drop sold out in 4 hours, so this time, Kathryn Swanson and her team loaded up the site with tons more — all the rest — thousands and thousands of high quality skeins and balls.

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Just a tiny peek at the mountain of donated Finnish yarn currently taking over SwansonsFabrics.com! It will be available until it’s all gone.

 

3. Finisher Spotlight:
Katie Errington Davies

Katie Errington Davies just completed a new embroidery piece inspired by a Loose Ends story we posted about back in September. The original knitter and recipient (seen below) is one and the same - Kaye. This jumper was completed for Kaye by Loose Ends finisher Nan when Kaye’s illness made it too difficult for her to knit. Her finished sweater and brilliant smile were captured in thread by Katie.

Katie Errington Davies is a textile artist and registered Loose Ends finisher in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. She works primarily with torn and reclaimed fabric, mending it with a variety of visible mending techniques. Employing “thread painting” with embroidery floss, she creates portraits exploring loss and healing. Check out her stunning collection of work (including two other Loose Ends-inspired pieces) here.

 

4. Our Legacy Quilt Project is Set to Celebrate Donors!

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“ I will never become poor from giving.”
— A.M., Loose Ends Donor

Every donation we receive between now and January 1 will be represented with stitching on a pieced quilt—one we’ll bring to events and display in our booth as a visible reminder of this incredible community.

As you know, JOANN was our primary corporate sponsor, and their closing left a sizeable funding gap that we need to fill. 

Gifts of every amount make a meaningful difference. Learn more about our Legacy Quilt and make a donation at LooseEnds.org/legacyquilt

 

5. Gratitude Corner

We are beyond grateful to Toni Lipsey for hosting an incredible fundraiser for Loose Ends and rallying her amazing community! Thanks to her passion and generosity, she not only set a goal of $10,000 but surpassed it in just a few days. Thank you, Toni, for sharing our mission and making such a big impact—we are so inspired by you!

Special thanks as well to Purl Soho, who donated $2,000 to Loose Ends in support of Toni’s campaign. Their support means the world to the families we serve!

 

More thanks: Thank you to everyone who reached out offering to help table for Loose Ends in NYC at Vogue Knitting Live in January! We are so grateful for your presence. Special thanks to Loose Ends volunteer Beth T., who will be our boss on the ground at the event! And… thanks to Vogue Knitting Live for gifting us a booth!

More thanks: Extreme gratitude to our tech team, and most especially Ben, Bob, Siobhan & Robert for being flipping awesome.

 

The following people had donations made in their honor since our last newsletter.

Alice Augustine, Alice Mae Davidson, Amy Donley, Angela Beinecke, Aunt Grace, Becky Sielman, Beth Davis, Betty Gibbs, Betty Soule & Lorraine Larose, Carmela, Cecilia Doleysh, Cheryl Flores, Claire Chodorow, Daniel/Cardu, Deborah Crow, Deborah Hardy, Diane Coombs, Diane England, Donnie, Drew Trahan, Edna Mae Pennington Hampton, Edna Raymond, Eileen Homesley, Elaine Yeates, Elizabeth Beach, Ellen Frances Winifred Jones, Emma Jordana, Evelyn Nash, Evelyn Osborn, Faith Naomi Smith, Frank De Luca, Georgia Allen, Gloria Smith, Gramma Derry, Grandma Neva, Grandma Root, Grandma Sue and Grandma Shirley, Grandma, whose knitting supplies went to the local library, Helen Baker, Helen Jane Ploch, Hyacinth Porr, Ila Fay, In Honour/Memory of, In memory of Dorothy Pyle Cochran Stauffer - who inspired me to love others through food and yarn, Ione Latour, Jean Evenson Ellis, Jean Grey & Betty Sanders, my models and encouragers, Jean Key, Jeanette Robinson, Judy, Judy Albert, June Higgins, Karon Teague, Lauren Jonson, my Loose Ends crafter, Leda A Smith, Lena Viola, Linda Williams, Lise Fitzpatrick, Lois C. Levin, Lois Silverman, Lorelei Davis, Loretta Wagner, Lucille Weiss, Lucy Gallimore, Margaret Corsie, Marilynn Johnsmiller, MARISA MIHICH, Marjorie Gibson, Mary Jo, Mary Lagiewski, Mary Lobo, Mary Thomas, Mavis Dawn, Mildred Walter, my late grandmom and recent crochet buddy, Mom, Barb Facey, Mona Thomas, my Aunt Liz who taught me to crochet, my beloved cousin, Toni, My Dad who started my love of crochet at 6., My Grandma, my handmaker hero, Grammy Gladys, My mom Elizabeth deAngeli, My Mom, Alice, my much loved Daddy, My sister, Barbara, Nancy Yohe, Nannie Seamans, Naomi Howard, Pam, Ruth, and Babe, Patricia Dunbar, Patricia Karnish, Patricia McCarthy, Rebekah Vecchiarelli, Ruth Blakely, Ruth Provance, Sadie Metoyer, Sally Hall, Sally Parry, Sally R Moss, Sandy, Sarah Armster, Stephanie Miller-Davis, Sue Brandenburg, Sue Whittenberg, Susan Borden, Suzanne Eldridge, Sylvia Singleton, Theresa Thacker, Toni Lipsey, Vicki Schwam, Willie, Wynona Gashie, Yolan Ordian.

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