Appomattox Regional
Library System

Southside From the Heart joins its parent organization, From the Heart, to help with the Gulf oil clean-up efforts. Knitters and crocheters at the Hopewell Library are spending the next few weeks stitching as many 10” cotton washcloths as possible to donate to the Gulf Shores where workers will use them to bathe oil-soaked wildlife.

You may participate in these efforts by donating 100% cotton yarn, stitching 10” washcloths and bringing them to the library, and/or by participating in our knitting/crocheting groups.

Simple patterns are available in the display area at the front of the library, or ask your librarian for books that will help you learn to knit or crochet (look for those with washcloth/dishcloth patterns listed in the index).

You can also visit these places on the internet for other free patterns:

Knitting Pattern Central
Lion Brand Yarn
Ravelry

Registration on these sites is free but required. In addition to its simple search bar, Ravelry provides a great advanced search option that allows you to limit by type of yarn, size of needle, pattern difficulty, and more.

Southside From the Heart has two groups that meet regularly at the Hopewell Library:

• The evening group meets the first and third Thursdays of each month from 6-8 p.m.
• The morning group meets the second and fourth Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Southside from the Heart will also begin lessons at the Dinwiddie Library every other Wednesday at 1 p.m. starting July 7th.

For more information about knitting and crocheting at the library, call or email Reference Librarian Shari Henry @ 458-6329 X 1018 or shenry@arls.org

For more information about From the Heart, visit www.fromtheheartstitchers.org.

For other ways to help, visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service