Community Craft Along benefiting the Edmonds Food Bank

Community Craft Along Benefiting
The Edmonds Food Bank
Knit or Crochet a Pair of "Helping Hands" Fingerless Mitts

Join us in supporting the Edmonds Food Bank
with a canned food drive, fundraiser, and community building craft along!

We are excited to share our special kits for this event.
Tara dyed a custom colorway "Helping Hands" for the Edmonds Food Bank and designed an exclusive Artichoke Stitch Marker for this event!

For each yarn kit purchased during the Craft Along,
Stranded by the Sea will donate $6 to the Edmonds Food Bank.
Limited to in-stock items.

"Helping Hands" Hand-dyed Colorway in EFB Colors

Kit includes Yarn, Pattern, &
Artichoke Stitch Marker  -  $30

Want a different color or solids?  No problem! 
We've put together kits in Cascade 220 Aran Merino.

Cascade Aran SW Merino 220
Solid or Wave Colors

Kit includes Yarn, Pattern, &
Artichoke Stitch Marker  -  $22

Choose-your-own color from our Stranded Studio Beluga hand-dyed yarn or Cascade 220 Superwash Aran Merino in Solid or Wave colors. 
Stop in the shop or call to build your own kit combo!

Community Craft Along Dates & Times:
Participants are asked to bring a canned food item to donate when they attend.

First Cast on Sessions at Stranded by the Sea
Thursday, Nov 13th at 11am-1pm
Thursday, Nov 13th at 5-7pm

November Stitching Club at Cascadia Art Museum
Support Session at Cascadia Art Museum
Monday, Nov 16th 1-3pm
RSVP at https://www.cascadiaartmuseum.org/cascadia-stitching-club/

Craft Along and Craft Brews at Brigid's Bottle Shop
Support Session at Brigid's Bottleshop
Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 5-7pm

Cast Off and Help Sessions at Stranded by the Sea
Thursday, Dec 11th at 11am-1pm
Thursday, Dec 11th at 5-7pm

Build Community and Give the Gift of Crafting
An important part of this Craft Along is also community building and outreach to the allow Food Bank Customers to participate and craft along with the community.  We all know how beneficial knitting and crochet is for relaxation, stress-relief, and improving one's own well-being.  The Edmonds Food Bank will be distributing kits to their customers to join in and knit or crochet mitts.  

Cascade Yarns has generously donated 100 skeins of yarn for Food Bank Customers to participate for free!

The pattern has been designed to allow anyone of any skill level to use any type of tools (flat or in the round) to make a pair.  However, many may not have any knitting needles or crochet hooks.

You can Help!  Give-A-Tools-Set
The Give-A-Tools-Set Add-On ($12) will provide knitting needles or a crochet hook, tapestry needle, and stitch markers for a Food Bank Customer.
 
Donations of Knitting Needles in Size US 8 (straight or circular) or 4.5mm Crochet Hooks from your stash also welcome!

Keep you mitts or donate them!
Wear your mitts while you volunteer and lend a helping hand on these chilly days.  Give them as special gifts with love to family or friends.

Share them with others...  The Edmonds Food Bank will accept donated mitts for their Toy Shop to give to those in need.  

Last date to drop off donated mitts at Stranded by the Sea:  
Saturday, Dec 13th

Stranded by the Sea will be collecting donated food items for the Edmonds Food Bank for the remainder of the year. 
Drop off anytime during shop hours.

We would like to give an extra thank you to Cascade Yarns! They are a local, family-run company and we are grateful to their for their generous support of our community!