Calvary Crafters

Your page for all things crafting!

Announcements

Spring 2022

Crafters are meeting after the long winter. Our Mission and Purpose is to provide hand made items for our church and those in need in our community and beyond. We knit, crochet, sew and craft shawls, hats, scarves, mittens, baby items, blankets, and throws of all sizes.

We need your help! We would like to increase our membership so we can keep up our mission. Please consider joining us even if you don’t know how to knit, crochet, or sew. We teach and our patterns are simple. We also furnish supplies. We meet on Mondays twice a month, May to November. Upcoming meetings on May 9, 7:00 pm at Cheryl’s, and May 23, 10:00 am at Calvary. Call Cheryl Colford at 218-368-3098 for more information or if you would like to join.

2021 Crafters update

Our small group of 7 Calvary Crafters have been busy this year knitting, crocheting, sewing and crafting various blankets, Prayer Shawls and Prayer Scarves, Chemo hats, and all sizes of winter hats, scarves, and mittens. We are happy to announce that we have distributed the following:

45 blankets, 20 Prayer shawls, 20 Prayer scarves, 16 Chemo hats, 82 winter hats, 13 winter scarves, and 25 pair of mittens. Most items are handmade. These items went to: our church, Joe Lueken Cancer Center, Sanford Same Day Surgery, Northwoods Pregnancy Center, Northwoods Women’s Shelter, Churches United, Village of Hope, Hennepin Home Health Care and Park Place Shelter. Calvary Crafters are blessed to be able to provide these handmade items to our church, community and other communities.! We will meet again in May to continue our mission. Cheryl Colford

2020 Crafters

Covid did not stop the Calvary Crafters in 2020 from working to provide for the needs of our shelters and community. We figured out how to safely gather and plan and work individually on the projects we normally do. Thrivent provided us with a grant and using the materials we had, and some donations, we managed to make around 313 items. That’s very impressive for a group of about 8 ladies! These items went to Joe Lueken Cancer Center, Village of Hope, People’s Church, Park Place, The Women’s Shelter, United Churches, and Northwest Pregnancy Center.

Prayer Shawls=15

Chemo Hats=6

Hats all sizes=155

Face Masks=48

Mittens all sizes=40

Scarves=19

Slippers=1

Blankets all sizes=30

Many of our Crafters are gone during winter and so we meet just 6 months each year from May until November. Look for us again in May 2021!

Here are some pictures of what the crafters have been working on!

2018 Donations

Our Calvary Crafters have been very busy this year! Here is a list of donations that they were able to provide in 2019. Be sure to thank them for all of their hard work and selfless actions when you see them!

Hospital Infant Hats – 84, Chemo Hats – 33, Prayer Shawls – 20+, Prayer Scarves – 13, Senior High School Scarves-30, Fleece Blankets – 47, and numerous hats, scarves, and mittens to the Bemidji community.

Yea God!

Donation Notes

We would like to limit donations of yarn to specific types. Also, if you would like to make a donation, please speak with the folks in Calvary’s office. We would like to confirm that we could use the items as well as be informed of what is coming in beforehand.

For more information, click here!

Thank you for your generous donations!!

Monthly Meeting

Our Calvary Crafters attend a day time meeting on the 4th Monday each month, at Giovanni’s Pizza, which is located downtown. They will continue meeting at Giovanni’s for their upcoming meetings throughout the year.

Articles

Calvary Crafters’ Hat, Scarf, & Mitten Campaign – December, 2017

Crafters Blanket Party in November, 2017

October Promises Hats & Blankets Galore – October, 2017

Fall into Crafting with the Calvary Crafters – September, 2017

Crafters Gather to Work in August, 2017

Another Calvary Crafter Meeting & Workday in July, 2017

Summer Time Crafting – June, 2017

What are the Calvary Crafters Up to in May, 2017