A Reminder to Send In Your Donations

Published: October 27, 2016  ~   0

As a gentle reminder, the Homeless Veteran’s Stand Down is just around the corner. So, we are starting to get our donations ready for distribution to the veterans. For our wonderful volunteers, please continue to send in your completed items so that they can be counted, and so that we can make sure to get your receipts to you in a timely manner. If you would still like to make a donation this season, there is still time! (Yes, we love in-kind donations.) And, don’t worry if you don’t know how to craft; We’ll be happy to teach you, just come to one of our Craft-a-thons!

We’ll be meeting this coming Friday at Half Price Books for our Friday Night Craft-a-thon:

Half Price Books at 5803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231 on 10/28/16 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The Violetta Cowl

Published: October 13, 2016  ~   0

Firstly, we’d like to thank our donors for contributing several skeins of yarn to our cause! We couldn’t continue our work without your support. We are also grateful to all of our volunteers for their compassion, hard work, and dedication. A very special thanks goes out to those who come out to our Craft-a-thons as well!

Next up this week is an awesome new project that is a sure keep our brave veterans warm during the long, chilly Fall and Winter months. Yes, it is very warm and soft! This glamorous cowl was made using Lion Brand’s Violetta Cowl pattern number #L40511 – it is available as a free download on their website. (The link is provided below.) It is a perfect beginner level project, and is a fantastic way to practice your stitches!

The Violetta Cowl pattern is available here:

http://www.lionbrand.com/knitting-pattern-violetta-cowl.html

As usual, we will have a Friday night Craft-a-thon this Friday, October 14 at 6:00 p.m. We will be meeting at Half Price Books.

Half Price Books at 5803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231 on 10/14/16 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Come out and join us; even if it is to sit and chat for a few minutes!

A Colorwork Hat Pattern for Both Him and Her

Published: October 6, 2016  ~   0

And now for one of our favorite hat patterns! This weeks free pattern is from Yarnspirations. It is a perfect intermediate level project. It knits up quite quickly, and provides a perfect opportunity for any knitter to practice his/her colorwork skills! This pattern provides options for both him and her, and so is ideal for anyone! So, with that, on to the links! The pattern can be found here:

http://www.yarnspirations.com/patterns/a-good-ribbing-his-hers-hats.html

and, alternatively, on our Ravelry page here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/a-good-ribbing—his–hers-hats

As always, T.H.R.I.V.E. Association will be meeting for our Friday Night Craft-a-thon at 6:00 pm at Half Price Books! We look forward to seeing you there! As usual, please convo us to let us know you’re coming so that we can make arrangements.

Half Price Books at 5803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231 on 10/07/16 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Happy crafting!

The “Smitty” Hat Pattern

Published: September 28, 2016  ~   0

It’s time for another free hat pattern! This one is called the “Smitty”. The pattern is available free of charge on Ravelry here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smitty

The “Smitty” knits up quite quickly and is perfect for anyone! A few notes – following the pattern as written, we found that it does require a little over one skein of yarn. We used Lion Brand Thick and Quick for this project. Also, so that the hat would have a tighter closure, we decided to continue the decrease rounds until we had 30 stitches left.

Make sure to sign up for Ravelry.com and join our Ravelry group here to find more patterns vetted by T.H.R.I.V.E. Association:

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/thrive-dba-thrive-association

Again, we will be hosting our Friday Night Craft-a-thon this Friday, September 30th at Half Price Books. Be sure to come out and join us if you can!

Half Price Books at 5803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231 on 09/30/16 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Hats Off to Free Hat Patterns!

Published: September 14, 2016  ~   0

It’s time for a free pattern! The hat showcased below was made using the following pattern:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/erichs-af-knockoff-hat

(There is also a link to the pattern available on T.H.R.I.V.E. Association’s Ravelry page here.)

It is perfect for any skill level and can be easily resized by adding or subtracting from the called for cast on stitches. The pattern is very easy to follow and knits up very quickly! We made this particular hat by using Lion Brand’s Thick and Quick with size 15 circular needles. We altered the cast on stitches to 44 rather than 40 to better fit a large adult man.

For this week’s Craft-a-thon, we will be meeting again this Friday night at Half Priced Books located at this address:

Half Price Books at 5803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231

Friday Craft-a-thon at Half Price Books

Published: September 7, 2016  ~   0

Firstly, just a quick line of thanks to Michael’s for hosting our last Craft-a-thon. We had a fantastic night with lots of fun and treats! One of our newest volunteers even learned how to crochet her first hat! Way to go! This week we will be meeting at Half Price Books to continue with our tradition of a Friday Night Craft-a-thon. The address is:

Half Price Books at 5803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231

Stay tuned, as we’ll be posting some sewing patterns in the near future. As usual, to ensure that our veterans receive the highest quality goods, our staff are the first to test each pattern before we endorse them. Again, we are hoping to have enough mittens, hats, and scarves to hand out to each individual that comes through our line.

Join Us This Friday for a Craft-A-Thon at Michaels

Published: August 31, 2016  ~   0

Come join us for a fun-filled night of crafting for our brave underprivileged veterans. Again, we will be at:

Michaels Craft Store at Old Town Shopping Center, 5500 Greenville Ave Ste 700, Dallas, TX 75206 on Friday, Sept. 2nd from 5 pm – 7 pm

Please convo us here or call 214-998-2770 to let us know that you’re coming and don’t be afraid to bring a friend. Also, please remember to share this invitation! Delicious snacks will be provided for all attendees! We will have free patterns and lessons to suit any skill level. It’s gonna be fun, so we look forward to having a full house!

Through Rain, Sleet, and Snow, We Craft!

Published: August 24, 2016  ~   0

Last Friday, T.H.R.I.V.E. Association met at the Starbucks on Greenville Avenue. Despite the stormy weather, we had a fantastically productive meeting and even got to meet a couple of wonderful members of the community!

As usual, we’re hosting our weekly Craft-a-thon this Friday night. Be sure to bring a skein of yarn, crochet hook, knitting needles, or needle and thread and come craft with us. We will be at Starbucks at Casa Linda from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday August 26, located at this address:

Starbucks at Casa Linda Plaza, 9440 Garland Rd #110-112, Dallas, TX 75218

If you’d like to come out and craft with us, contact us by clicking here or call (214) 998-2770 to let us know that you’d like to attend.

Also, on September 2, we will be at Michael’s in the Old Town Shopping Center, 5500 Greenville Ave Ste 700, Dallas, TX 75206 from 5 pm – 7 pm; So mark your calendars for a fun-filled night with T.H.R.I.V.E. Association!

We look forward to seeing the T.H.R.I.V.E. family this and each following Friday. As always, we are thrilled to meet our community members! So don’t be shy; come on out and craft for our brave veterans!

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Friday Night Craft-a-thon

Published: August 10, 2016  ~   0

Our weekly craft-a-thon will currently be held every Friday at 7:00 pm at our Chief Officer’s address:

10019 Woodlake Dr., Dallas, TX 75243

As always, there will be homemade vegan treats for all attendees! Please let us know ahead of time if you plan on coming so that we can expect you; you can either leave a message with us on our ‘Contact Us’ page here or you can call or leave a text message with us at (214) 998-2770. We look forward to meeting and crafting with you!

If you are interested in coming to our meetings but do not yet know how to craft, have no fear! We will gladly teach you how to start. For example, just this past week, our Chief Officer, Victoria, met up with a new T.H.R.I.V.E. Assn. volunteer at a local Half-Price Books to personally teach her how to crochet. All who wish to craft are welcome at our craft-a-thons, so don’t be a stranger!

Mittens and Meetings

Published: August 3, 2016  ~   0

Firstly, this week’s vegan delight for our local volunteers and staff, is a homemade cherry pie. As every one of our fantastic volunteers continues to craft hats, scarves, etc., we would like to commend you all for your hard work and dedication to the cause!

As was stated in our last blog post, we have added more patterns to our repertoire. The mittens in the photo below were made using Red Heart’s pattern “Mittens for All” (WR2160), which is also posted on our Ravelry page.

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/thrive-dba-thrive-association

Our goal is to have as many mittens as we have hats. If you need help with these or other patterns, please feel free to contact us in the comments section below or on our Ravelry page.

Do you live in the DFW Metroplex and want to learn to knit, crochet, sew or just want to find out more about T.H.R.I.V.E. Association? We would love to meet our community and invite the T.H.R.I.V.E. family to join us for several upcoming events. We are currently looking to organize a Friday night craft-a-thon each Friday starting next Friday, August 12. Location and time to be announced soon. Stay tuned for more details!