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While I may not know exactly what to expect when we gather each month to work on and package scarves, I know that I’ll enjoy my time with the others who join us. That was definitely true in March.

Eight of us spent part of the afternoon together. Two of the ladies who joined us for the beginner class last month were back to learn a bit more and spend time with us. It was great!

We shared patterns and tips and worked on scarves and packaged 8 beautiful scarves.

I love the variety in these scarves!

Our April meeting is a week later than usual. We pushed it back because Easter is the first Sunday this year. So, please join us on April 12th (the 2nd Sunday in April).

Wow, what a great meeting we had this month!

It was our first time offering classes for people wanting to learn to crochet, and it went so well! All the spots in our beginner class filled up very quickly, and we had a nice group for our intermediate class as well.

I’m so thankful for our volunteers that made the day possible. From our teacher, Karissa to all the ladies who were willing to help our new friends it was a success all around! We’re especially hopeful that some of our guests will decide to join us again in the future.

We also packaged 32 scarves – special thanks to one of our teen volunteers for spending her afternoon helping us by folding, labeling and securing the scarves in their packages.

In addition to all the crocheting and packaging, we had a visitor from the YWCA who shared with us about the work they do to support survivors of sexual assault. Hearing her tell us about the comfort our scarves bring to ladies at such a tough time was really touching. We were reminded that we really are making a difference, and that though the scarf may seem like a simple item, it really is meaningful to the recipient!

I hope you’ll continue to join us in this good work. All are welcome to join us at our work days each month, or to make scarves on your own and get them to us for packaging!

Our 16th year is off to a great start!

We had a great time the first Sunday of the month. There were 7 ladies present, and we had scarves from a few others that weren’t able to meet with us in person. In addition to sharing new patterns and planning for next month, we packaged 23 beautiful scarves.

We spent some time talking about using our February meeting to offer a “learn to crochet” time for people new to the craft, as well as a space for people who already crochet to work together on a new pattern.

I’m pretty excited about our upcoming meeting and the learning opportunities, as well as the chance to share a bit about what we do with others who join us to learn. We’ll share more details about the day and how to register for the “classes” soon. The general idea is to offer the 2 learning groups as well as have space to work on and package any completed scarves for anyone who would like to participate.

We shared these photos on our facebook page during the meeting, and thought we’d add them here in case you’d like to see them.

As always, we’re thankful for each scarf we receive and each person who helps us package them. Please join us if you’re able.

2025 has been a great year for Threads of Compassion OKC!

We’ve added some new volunteers to our group and we’ve enjoyed our monthly work days. We received some beautiful scarves from the fair, as well as from so many different crafters. We’re so grateful for each one.

It’s a bit hard to believe that it’s already time to look at 2026. But, it will be here before we know it. In fact. our first work day of 2026 is just 16 days away! I’m looking for a fun, new pattern to start the new year. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

You can see the dates of our meetings on this page. They’re basically the first Sunday each month, with a few exceptions.

The first exception is April -due to Easter we’re pushing our meeting back a week to April 12th. Then, we take July off. And, finally we’re going to skip December next year. We have a few volunteers whose schedules prevent them from coming in December, and this year our hostess was the only one present for the December meeting. We’re going to give it a pass next year and see how that goes since it’s such a busy time for so many people.

One new thing we’re thinking about is having a focused time to learn to crochet at our February meeting. We almost always have ladies available who are willing to help others learn, but we thought it could be nice to designate a meeting as a “learn to crochet’ time and see if that is helpful. Please feel free to spread the word if you know people who may want to learn.

The need for scarves continues to be great, and we appreciate each person who takes time to make one and get it to us for packaging and distribution.

Six of us had a great time visiting and working together on April 6th. One of the great things about meeting together is getting to see what others are working on and sharing tips about different patterns. This month included lots of those conversations as we packaged 22 scarves.

We shared pictures of each one on our Facebook page. You can see them here.

I’m looking forward to our May meeting coming up soon! Please join us if you can. We can help you learn to crochet, and we can always use help packaging scarves – no knitting or crocheting skills required 🙂

I’m thankful for the ladies that have been busy crocheting over the last few months.

This pile is 39 scarves ready to be delivered to the YWCA. It was just 4 volunteers who made them. They’re a beautiful variety of patterns and colors, ready to offer comfort to people at such a hard time.

As always, we’d love to have your help making scarves! Please join us if you can. We’re all working at home right now and then passing them off for packaging and delivery.

After a call from the YWCA requesting more scarves I got busy working on finishing up a few that I’d started months ago.

As you can see, we’re very flexible about the color and pattern of scarves that we receive and package for distribution. The width should be 5″- 8″ and length should be at least 65″.

If you can knit or crochet I hope you’ll join us. The supply is quite low and the need is approximately 45 scarves per month. Since we started in January of 2010 we’ve been able to provide enough scarves just in time for each survivor to receive one. We’ve had a few volunteers that have had to step away recently, so I’m really hoping that sharing this info will result in some new (or renewed) interest in joining us in this good work.

I’ll be glad to meet up with you to receive completed scarves, just send an email and we’ll work out the details.

The YWCA contacted us because they have distributed all the scarves we’ve delivered except for 10. We need help.

If you knit or crochet, or know someone who does, this is a great time to join us!

Though we haven’t been having group meetings in months due to covid concerns, we have continued to package and deliver scarves. Those have been so appreciated by the YWCA as their work supporting people has continued in spite of the pandemic.

Any color or pattern is great, we just ask that they are acrylic yarn and 5-8″ wide and at least 65″ long.

You can contact us to make arrangements to drop off any scarves that you create.