What would you do if you lost your index finger on your dominant hand and your family depended on your crafting skills as a main livelihood? I can’t imagine how devastating and stressful that would be. This happened to man in my town (Fayetteville, AR) and he and his family are trying to raise funds to help them with medical bills and basic needs through this stressful time. They’ve received a ton of art and craft donations to sell to help their cause. If you’re feeling altruistic and/or feel like purchasing some new art, jewelry, totes, tea towels, or badass sunglasses, please check out their shop.
You can read more about their story by clicking on the image below, or you can check out the shop directly here. If you don’t need any new stuff, but you just feel like making a donation, there is a PayPal link at the bottom of the page.
To provide a little extra incentive, I’ll give away some of my stash yarn to entice you. If you make a donation or purchase from their shop, please email me at cassyATknitthehelloutDOTcom and let me know you made a donation. You don’t have to tell me how much, and I’ll trust that you did it, because I believe karma will bite you back if you’re dishonest. I’ll draw a name next Wednesday (March 20th). I’ll use a random generator and pick two people that donated to receive either this:
Kureyon Sock Yarn in color S95.
or this:
Gaslight Dyeworks Merino Seacell Sock in Blush
Fantastic! This is so beautifully written. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I just tried to buy some earrings from this site and they don’t ship to Canada 🙁 Sigh.
Aw dang. I didn’t think about that. Boo. Thanks for trying though.
I didn’t know you live in Fayetteville, I used to drive through on the way to see my grandparents. This is very sad. I’m about to pop over to the website now.
Reblogged this on not your average crochet.
Donation given and a note of hope regarding a dentist I worked with who lost his index finger down past his knuckle and also the top portion of his thumb on his right hand (dominant hand). After healing and therapy, he returned to dentistry and had a very successful practice. Time will heal all wounds and I hope people will help out this family and their business until he is able to return to his craft!
Thanks so much! I’ve got you added to the list of potential winners.
I really like your blog and all of the designs that you have made keep up the good work!