Update

Donations are still coming in, I am so delighted with the response to Knit Ishinomaki...  A few local knitters have already given several hats and scarves to be sent off to Japan, and we are even getting offers to donate yarn for the project!

But I couldn't resist showing off Paula's awesome neckwarmer:

Look at those buttons!!  :D

Pictures

And we have donations from some of our Japanese knitters ready to go!

Pictures are from the FB group here.  Please come join us if you haven't already!

Asako's Scarves:

And Kaori really went to town, and KNITTED ALL THE THINGS!  :D

Busy, Busy, Busy

So everything is crazy, the holidays are coming, and I will be moving at the end of the month, but I am almost ready to send my first parcel of hats and scarves to Japan!  Will post pictures soon, if I get a chance  :)

Address for Handmade Donations

We have our official Japanese address for Knit Ishinomaki items!

This is the place to send items directly to Shaney, who will be coordinating distribution with the folks at the kaikan...I am still working on getting us a PO Box for those who would like to save on postage and send items here inside the US to be sent on to Ishinomaki.

Knit Ishinomaki
c/o Tsukuba International School
Kamigo 7846-1
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
300-2645
JAPAN

Koganehama Kaikan

Here are some pictures of the Koganehama Kaikan (community center) building, the organization we are working with to give warm items to the people in Ishinomaki...

From the front:

And the back:

Photos Courtesy of Matthew Zorc from the Association for the Revitalization of Ishinomaki

Turkey Day Hats!

A rather blurry pic of what I kept myself busy with over the Thanksgiving weekend!  Now, to weave in all those ends...ACK!  ;)

Facebook Too!

And now we have a Knit Ishinomaki Facebook group for people who might not be on Ravelry, or who might not be yarny, but would like to know what we're doing!  :)