99-Year-Old Veteran Knits For Soldiers Abroad

Jeanne B. Champ, a resident of the Hultquist Assisted Living Center, is a true inspiration. At 99 years of age, she is the oldest female World War II veteran living in New York state, and she is still making a difference in the lives of those serving in current wars. Despite her age and being a resident of an assisted living center, she is actively knitting caps for military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan to wear under their helmets.

Her dedication to supporting the troops is truly admirable and shows that age is just a number. Her knitted caps are not only providing comfort and warmth but also a sense of care and support from home. Her actions are a reminder that small gestures can have a big impact and that every individual can make a difference.

It is important to recognize and appreciate the contributions of our veterans, whether they served in World War II or are currently serving in other wars. Jeanne B. Champ is a true patriot who continues to make a difference in the lives of our brave men and women in uniform, even in her advanced age.

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Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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