May 6th 2016 Newborns in Need Donation!!!

Today we made a huge donation to Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri!!! We donated 34 baby hats, 7 pairs of baby booties, 5 bibs, 6 afghans, and 2 sweaters!!! We spent 287 hours on just these donations!! We surpassed our NIN Challenge goal and we are so excited! Fantastic work, everyone!!

Sunday April 17th Meeting!

We had a wonderful meeting today! Lots of members donated items and we have great news! We have knitted 60 items for the Newborns in Need of Eastern MO Challenge which is twice our original goal!!!! We are so proud of the all the hard work our members have put in! Keep it up!

Wednesday April 13th Meeting!

Last Wednesday we had a great meeting! Lots of members donated items, including a member who donated her first item! We're making great progress on our Newborns in Need Challenge! Keep up the fabulous work everyone!

Sunday March 20th Meeting!

We had a fantastic meeting today!!! 14 baby hats, 1 pair of baby booties, 1 baby sweater, and 4 four baby bibs for Newborns in Need of Eastern MO; 1 headband and 1 hat for HavenHouse St. Louis; and 1 red scarf for Foster Care to Success' Red Scarf Project were donated today alone!!! We now have 33 items for NIN, breaking our goal of 30 items!! Keep knitting everyone! Let's get to 50 items by May!

Wednesday March 2 KKIF Meeting!

We had a great meeting Wednesday night! Members had fun chatting and looking at new knitting patterns together! Several members finished scarves for HavenHouse St. Louis, and one member started on a baby hat for Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri! Keep up the wonderful work, everyone!!!

Sunday February 28, 2016 KKIF Meeting!

We had an awesome meeting today! Several members finished projects and donated items, including a new hat and headband for HavenHouse St. Louis and 2 baby hats and 1 pair of baby booties for Newborns in Need of Eastern MO (NIN)! We will now be starting a NIN Challenge!! We would like to have at least 30 knitted items (baby hats, baby booties, baby afghans, etc.) to donate by the end of May! Keep up the great work!

February 10th 2016 Meeting!

We had a nice, quiet meeting on Wednesday night! Several members donated completed projects including two baby hats and a baby bib for Newborns in Need of Eastern MO, and a red scarf for Foster Care to Success' Red Scarf Project! Members had fun knitting and admiring the snow during the meeting! Great work everyone!

January 31st 2016 KKIF Meeting!

We had an awesome meeting today!!  Several more warm winter hats were donated to HavenHouse St. Louis and many members started on baby hats for Newborns In Need of Eastern Missouri and other members continued working on their projects!! We had a new member join today, and she picked up knitting right away and started in on a hat!! For the next few months, we will be having a Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri Challenge!!! Let's make at least 30 items!! Keep up the great work!! 

January 13th 2016 Meeting!

We had a great meeting Wednesday night! Several new members joined and began working on baby afghan squares for Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri. Two more scarves for HavenHouse STL were donated! Great work everyone!

Our First Donation to HavenHouse St. Louis!!!!

Today we donated 36(!!!) items to HavenHouse St. Louis!!!! 11 hats, 19 scarves, 4 headbands, 1 cowl, and 1 pair of gloves knitted by our amazing members!! Our items will help keep Havenhouse guests warm this winter! We are so proud of everyone! Keep up the fantastic work!

We've reached our HavenHouse St. Louis Challenge Goal!

Our knitters have been very productive so far this Winter Break! Yesterday, 10 scarves were donated! 1 red scarf for the Foster Care to Success' Red Scarf Project and 9 scarves for HavenHouse St. Louis! We've now reached our goal of 30 knitted items for HavenHouse St. Louis--in fact, we have 35 items!!! And, members have spent over 1000 hours knitting! We are so excited and proud of everyone!!

 

December 27th Meeting!!

We had a great meeting today! Five new members came to knit with us at the Kirkwood Bread Co, because of all the rain! We had a great time eating food, knitting, and talking! Several members started scarves or hats or baby afghan squares. Members donated 2 scarves for HavenHouse St. Louis, 1 cowl for HavenHouse, 2 baby hats for Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri, and 1 pair of baby booties for Newborns in Need. Well done, everyone! Our HavenHouse St. Louis Challenge count is now at 26 items!

Meeting Location Change!!!!

Due to heavy rain, we will not be able to meet at the Kirkwood Public Library tomorrow afternoon. Instead, we will meet at the Kirkwood Bread Company (10221 Manchester Road, 63122) from 1:30 - 3 pm tomorrow.

December 9th, 2015 Meeting!

Today we had a nice meeting! We welcomed a new member into KKIF, and she got started right away on a cozy scarf for HavenHouse St. Louis! Other members worked on headbands for HavenHouse, scarves for HavenHouse, or baby booties for Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri. One member donated a headband for HavenHouse St. Louis, which brings our HavenHouse Challenge count to 21 items! Great work everyone! Let's make it to 30 items by the end of December!

NIN Donation!!

Yesterday, we donated 5 baby hats, 1 pair of baby booties, 1 baby bib, 1 baby lovey doll, and 1 baby sweater to Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri!! Great work everyone!

Another Donation!!

Today we got a generous donation of 43 skeins of yarn from our friend Mrs. S. in Colorado! There is tons of great yarn for hats, scarves and headbands for the HavenHouse St. Louis Challenge! Contact kidsknittingitforward@gmail.com if you need more yarn!

November 22nd KKIF Meeting

We had a nice meeting today! Several members donated items including one member who donated her very first baby hat! Members continued working on previously started projects, started new projects, and finished off projects. The HavenHouse St. Louis Challenge is still going on! Keep making items!

Another Donation from Greater St. Louis Knitters Guild!!

A big thank you to Greater St. Louis Knitters Guild for their generous donation of 43 skeins of yarn to Kids Knitting it Forward! It is perfect for HavenHouse St. Louis items--lots of warm fuzzy yarn for cozy hats and scarves! Thanks again GSLKG!!Also, big shout out to the members who've donated their time and talents and come to our meetings to teach beginning knitters! We appreciate all of you!

Red Scarf Package Sent to Foster Care to Success!!

Today we mailed a giant package of all the 29 red scarves that we've made since KKIF began (March 2015) to Foster Care to Success for their Red Scarf Project!!! We are super excited and extremely proud of all the KKIF knitters! Keep up the fantastic work!

November 11, 2015 Meeting!

We had a very successful meeting tonight! Three new members were taught to knit by three experienced adult volunteers and two other members assisted in the learning process as well! Several members either worked on or began scarves for HavenHouse St. Louis. Remember, the HavenHouse STL Challenge is going on right now and our goal is another 30 items! We have 15 items currently!

New Donation!!!

A big thanks to Mrs. B. for her generous donation of 20 skeins of yarn!!! There's lots of great yarn for the HavenHouse St. Louis Challenge that's going on now!

Red Scarf Update!

We now have 29 red scarves to donate to Foster Care to Success' Red Scarf Project!!! Way to go everyone! Special shout out to member, Bella, for knitting 10 red scarves! Pictured below are the members (who were able to come to the meeting) who knitted red scarves shown with their scarves. (Not pictured: Annie, Audrey, Aleesha, and Jenne)

October 25, 2015 KKIF Meeting!

We had a truly fabulous meeting today! We received 9 red scarves; 2 scarves and 1 hat for HavenHouse St. Louis; and an adorable blanket buddy for Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri!!! Wonderful job everyone! Keep an eye out for new patterns--I'll be posting them here later today:)

October 14th, 2015 Meeting!

Tonight's meeting was a success! Several members started new projects, including one member who learned to knit in the round, and other members finished their projects. Several beautiful items were donated: a hat for HavenHouse St. Louis;  a sweater, hat, and booties set and a bib for Newborns in Need of Eastern MO; and a scarf for the Foster Care to Success' Red Scarf Project! Great meeting and great work everyone!

October 3rd Donations!

Today we donated 7 hats, 3 pairs of baby booties, and 1 elephant baby lovey doll to Newborns in Need of Eastern Missouri! Great work everyone!