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spiralngphoenixAs some of you know, I have a small wire crossed when it comes to my maternal instincts... Human babies are cute and fun, but much more interesting when they are someone else's and I can hand them back when I get bored, but if you want to see a grown woman dissolve into absolute fits of incoherent cooing and squeeing just show me a kitten. I'm always wanting to do something to help the animal shelters, but am too soft-hearted to be handle being in one for long. My own baby (the darling tabby I'm wearing as a hat in the icon) is a shelter rescue, and he is one of the best and sweetest cats I've ever had the joy of living with.
This morning I read about the Snuggles Project, which is an organization that donates handmade blankets to animal shelters. Think about it...so many of these poor babies were taken from their nice, comfortable homes, left by their families with no idea of why, and now live in tiny, cold metal cages. What better use for that old yarn that's been languishing in infamy in your stash because for whatever reason is deemed unusable (especially that scratchy old ball of acrylic that you won't use because it's so scratchy....the animals don't care if it's not cashmere and it's easy for to wash, since it doesn't felt) than to be made into a blanket for some poor cat or dog to lie on or make a little nest in and feel a little more at home?
I don't know about anyone else, but I've got a gigantic ball of dark green acrylic that will finally be hauled out and heading for someone's crate as a nice comfy blanket...
This morning I read about the Snuggles Project, which is an organization that donates handmade blankets to animal shelters. Think about it...so many of these poor babies were taken from their nice, comfortable homes, left by their families with no idea of why, and now live in tiny, cold metal cages. What better use for that old yarn that's been languishing in infamy in your stash because for whatever reason is deemed unusable (especially that scratchy old ball of acrylic that you won't use because it's so scratchy....the animals don't care if it's not cashmere and it's easy for to wash, since it doesn't felt) than to be made into a blanket for some poor cat or dog to lie on or make a little nest in and feel a little more at home?
I don't know about anyone else, but I've got a gigantic ball of dark green acrylic that will finally be hauled out and heading for someone's crate as a nice comfy blanket...
