Sent with my warmest regards!

Mission accomplished... these were mailed out today. Cheers!

• Mail Package #1 - 4 balls of my Jaeger Trinity to Krista (hope you'll like them)
• Mail Package #2 - 1 pack of Noro Silk Garden #88 to Lois (good luck to your Lady Eleanor)
• Mail Package #3 - 2 sets of Newborn Hats & Socks to Babies in Bamiyan, Afghan (made with yarn from my previous kool-aid project, pics here)

Everytime I go shopping for someone else, I ended up buying more stuffs myself... This time is no exception... when I was at Nathan Woollen shopping the Noro SG for Lois, I picked up a pack of it for myself, plus another 3 balls of #47 which will become a scarf.

And finally, thanks to all for your suggestions on my Flower Basket shawl. Based on the formula referred by Erin, I should be able to do 3 more repeats. But I'll plan to go for 2 to be on the safe side. Will update when I'm done.

Beyond Knitting - Helping the Helpless in India

Will update my knitting progress soon but for now, please let me introduce you to Rising Star Outreach (RSO). RSO is a charity organization founded in the US by Becky Douglas in 2001 and they have been helping leprosy-affected people, children of lepers, handicapped children, abandoned children and orphans in India.

RSO currently serves:

• 31 leper colonies, providing them with basic humanitarian service(e.g. food, bandages, medicines and simple treatment)
• 3 toddler homes for children aged 3-5
• a children home for the untouchables for children aged 6-18
• and is also raising fund to build a home for another 300 children.
  

The RSO toddler homes are in need of the following items. I have volunteered to help by collecting, packing and getting people to bring the donated item into India. Your support and contributions are much needed, our the next parcel will go to India in mid-April.

Items that we needed (gently used is fine)

• Cotton dresses with short sleeves for the girls
• Shorts and t-shirts for the boys
• Pajamas
• Fleece or light blankets
• Teddy Bears/ Dolls – knitted or stuffed
• Beanie babies
• English Children Books (non-religious)