{"id":1853,"date":"2016-10-13T06:19:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T06:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thrivevets.org\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2016-10-13T06:19:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T06:19:01","slug":"the-violetta-cowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrivevets.org\/index.php\/2016\/10\/13\/the-violetta-cowl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Violetta Cowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firstly, we&#8217;d like to thank our donors for contributing several skeins of yarn to our cause! We couldn&#8217;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!<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Violetta Cowl pattern number #L40511 &#8211; 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!<\/p>\n<p>The Violetta Cowl pattern is\u00a0available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionbrand.com\/knitting-pattern-violetta-cowl.html\">http:\/\/www.lionbrand.com\/knitting-pattern-violetta-cowl.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Half Price Books at\u00a05803 Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231 on 10\/14\/16 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come out and join us; even if it is to sit and chat for a few minutes!<\/p>\n<div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-1858\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-1858\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-1860\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; 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