SoulScarves: A Human Warmth Project

December 2011 ...

Darrial Brown, sexton of Grace Church, with the some of the 250 SoulScarves knitted in 2011

PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE 2011 DONATIONS FROM ARIZONA, ALASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA, INDIANA AND CHICAGOLAND...

Many thanks to those of you whose names we know: Leslee Solberg and her mom Bonnie Olson, Loreen Olson, The Hill Creek Yarn Shoppe (Columbia, MO), Vicki, Meg, Christa and other knitters at Loopy Yarns (Chicago), Sue Nebel, Pearl Kondla, Donna Cutler, Jean Kalish, Rose Sweeney, CJ Sultz, Lynne Cunningham, Renee Moore, Ellen Aiken, Debbie Buseing, Elizabeth Molitors, St. Barnabas Church (Glen Ellyn IL), St. Peter's Church (Sycamore, IL), Beth Mitchell, Doreen Baker, Monique Patterson, and Ted Curtis . . . and others who brought donations anonymously to Loopy Yarns and Grace Church!

PHOTOS OF THE DECEMBER 17 GIFTING

Pastor Claude King (center) of the Chicago Temple/First United Methodist Church (the sponsor of the weekly Breakfast), Doreen of Grace Church, and the receipient of our first SoulScarf for 2011!

Each Fall and early Winter we collect hand-knit scarves, hats, gloves and mittens (or machine made ones, too) for the 125 men who come to breakfast here in GracePlace each Saturday morning.

Loopy Yarns, our fantastic neighbor here in Printers Row, offers 10% discount on all yarns purchased for SoulScarves projects.

You may drop your projects in their store, or here in GracePlace (Grace Episcopal Church), or mail to

Grace Episcopal Church

637 S Dearborn St STE 1

Chicago IL 60605

Please remember, when designing your projects, that 90% of the time the recipient of your gift will be a man.

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Please contact Doreen, coordinator, at sscarves@gracechicago.org.

SoulScarves: A Human Warmth Project...now in it's third year