Hookin’ for a Cause- Recap Episode 1: Basics and Supplies

During the live recording I mentioned several links and posted them into the chat area.  Since the chat area clears when the show is over I am posting the links here for everyone.

During today’s show, Basics and Supplies, we learned three basic stitches:  chain (ch), single crochet (sc) and double crochet (dc).  I also talked about various yarn types and sizes as well as various hook sizes.  If you missed the show you can watch it here:  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5419558

Good place to buy yarn in bulk quantities at VERY discounted rates:  http://smileysyarns.com/

Good place to buy any craft items, including crochet supplies:  http://www.herrschners.com/

Of course you don’t have to buy your yarn and hooks and supplies online, you can buy them from Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, Wal-Mart, a specialty yarn store or anywhere else you can find them!

Social network for yarn crafters, knitters and crocheters:  http://www.ravelry.com

My profile on Ravelry, if you join, look me up:  http://www.ravelry.com/people/mary1293

A fan page on Facebook that has beautiful designs:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/CroChet/77141923060?v=wall&ref=ts  (this is not mine although I do follow this fan page)

The charity that one of the Army of Angels knits for:  http://www.knit-a-square.com/knitting-for-charity.html

UPDATE: 10 Little Dogs

This is just an update from Carolina Poodle Rescue about the 10 little dogs I posted about the other day....

Here is a quick update on the 10 little dogs.
Chelle and Karen pulled in about 4 pm with a van load of very scared
little dogs. Thanks to everyone who helped get them here. Everybody
is in isolation as several have kennel cough. I saw one little shih
tzu who has a scarred eye and most of them have some sort of flea
allergy dermatitis. Dirty dirty little dogs, but we'll change that
soon.
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Thanks again for helping us get these to safety.  Your help brought
these little ones to us.

UAADV reaching out to more people through new WOHCA Groups

I'd like to take a moment to tell you all about the new Wings of Hope- Crafty Angels groups. We have decided to have the WOHCA groups available in several different online communities in an effort to extend our ability to reach those who would like to help. With these new groups people can join a group where they already have a login and password, thus alleviating the need to make a new account in Yahoo. The Yahoo Group will not change, and the calendar will be the same across all groups so that everyone is still working towards the same goals at the same times. The new groups are:
MSN: http://groups.msn.com/WingsofHope-CraftyAngels

Google: http://groups.google.com/group/wings-of-hope--crafty-angels

MySpace: http://groups.myspace.com/wohca

phpbb: http://wohca.org/phpbb

The WOHCA website (wohca.org) has not been updated with these new groups, but as soon as it is I will let you know. Not all of the groups are completely set up, but I am working on it, please feel free to join and get started talking as soon as you want. Mary