Afgans for Amigo's a Five Fold Ministry

Thank you Stacy

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:44:00 +0000

From Stacy

At Crochetville

Donation

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:36:00 +0000

Look what a dear friend gave for Mexico I think we will be giving these to the children with coloring books and crayons!!!

Thanks Debbie!!!

Afgahn donated

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:20:00 +0000

when I asked for a yarn donation on a local swap board i never imagined the generosity from a local dance studio. Vivians dance studio in Sch. Haven PA gave me a bunch of great items including this afgahn that only needed a boarder and thats what I gave it. Thanks Viv for your generosity!!!

Donation from Kelly

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:17:00 +0000

Kelly the mad crocheter from Crochetville.org sent in these great items!!!

Julies drawstring pouch

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:13:00 +0000

Round Drawstring Bag By Julee Reeves ***She owns the copy right not me I am posting with her permission!
Bag Measures 4 � inches from top to bottom (including ruffle), and 3 inches wide when flat on a table or hard, smooth surface.

Materials:
Small amount worsted weight yarn (I used Red Heart Ocean, and Mexicana in my examples)
Size H crochet hook
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitch marker for marking beginning of rounds.

Gauge- first 3 rounds of bag = 1 � inches across

Note- Most rounds are worked continuously, so use some type of marker to mark the beginning of the rounds.

Only join rounds when pattern states to.

Ch 2,

Rnd 1: Sc in second ch from hook 8 times. (8 sc). Place marker in first sc of this round, and from now on move marker up to first sc of every round.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in first sc, and in each sc around. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: *2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc. Repeat from * to end. (24 sc)

Rnd 4-10: sc in each sc around. At end of round 10, sl st in top of first sc.

Rnd 11: Ch 3, working in front of ch 3, dc in stitch to the right of ch 3, * skip next sc, and dc in next sc, Working in front of the last dc, dc in skipped stitch to the right. Cross stitch made. Repeat from * around. SL st in top of beginning ch 3. (12 cross stitches made)

Rnd 12-15: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as sl st, and in every stitch around. Work continuously for 4 rounds, making sure to mark first stitch of each new round. At end of round 15, sl st in top of first sc.

Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as sl st, ch 1, * skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Sl st in top of first sc.

Rnd 17: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as sl st, * dc in next ch, 3 dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Sl st to top of beginning ch 3.

Finish off (cut yarn, and weave in all ends)

To make tie:

Ch 54, or until chain measures 12 � inches with out stretching.

Weave chain through every space of Round 16, and tie, making sure that the ends of the chain are matched up evenly.

Donation from Tracy!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:23:00 +0000

Thank you Tracy!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:39:00 +0000

From the olympics emerges greatness Ok Ok not greatness but 255 6inch squares !!!!

200 are for the Amegos project and 55 are being sent to karin4christ at crochetville for Project Linus!

Donations

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:48:00 +0000

Here are some Donations from a Crochetville Friend!!!!

Keep them coming!!!!

Who are we building for in April?

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:18:00 +0000

And your family has been picked. Lucilla will be receiving your home. This is a
good match as here site is tiny and your team will be just right.. She has
already torn down her home and is preparing the site. She is living with a
neighbor until her new home is finished. She is 58 and lives alone.

She will recieve a beautiful gahn this April as will Pastor David

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:13:00 +0000

Another gahn bound for Mexico

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:57:00 +0000

Calling all crocheters!!!!!! I am in need of 6 In sq. for the project!!!! If you want to help just email me at fivefold@epix.net Remember these blankets are being taken in April to Mexico. Dead line to ship in March 15th!!!! So get hookin!!!

Chris and Deanna's gahn

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:28:00 +0000

Here is another beautiful gahn bound for Mexico!!It is for the Missionaries we work with there of LGOM ministry!!! You can visit there site at www.lgom.net then click on Chris and Deanna's site! Watch for the FiveFold ministry pictures thats us!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:49:00 +0000

I have finished a second scrap gahn and will post the picture asap. I am headed toward the finish line for the gahn that started this last May and that is Issabella's gahn. I will post that asap!!!!
Remember I am still taking 6" sq to make other gahns if you can not commit to a whole gahn a sq or 2 will help build one more gahn!!!

First gahn

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:34:00 +0000

Here is my first!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:39:00 +0000

Wow I can hardly belive its almost Christmas. I am now accepting 6 Inch granny's for the April 2006 Mission. I personally have 1 scrapgahn almost done! I guess it will be finished by Jan. I also gotta kick it into gear to finish Isabells gahn, Its a lot of work but very nice. If any one out there wants to jump on in and help I am very grateful!!! April 3, 2006 will be the shipping deadline for afgahns to be on the next trip!!!!!! We and the team are getting very excited to go again to Reynosa and there is already talk of a 2007 trip! Yahoo!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:42:00 +0000

We went to W. Va this past weekend and I got 1/2 of a shell scrapgahn done!! As soon as it is finished I will post a picture. Hope to have a lot to bring with me. I am very excited to be going back to Mexico to build in April as well as the revival service and community out reach and the food bank work as well. I am getting more and more excited as time passes.

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Lu) — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:24:00 +0000

Some great motivating friens at crochet ville has motivated me to start this project called afgahns for amigos. So enjoy!!!