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For all knitters
Hints and tips for machine knitters
Hints and tips for hand knitters
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Knitting for Charity
Want to knit for a good cause?
Knit-A-Square
Do you love crocheting and knitting for charity?
Make and send 8"/20cm squares and help keep a cold orphan warm.
Join our crochet and knitting for charity project to help make the
abandoned children and AIDS orphans of southern Africa warm.
It is estimated that there are 11.6 million orphans in sub-saharan Africa.
1.4 million live in South Africa.
They need love, shelter, food, education and warmth.
Many children's charities are working hard to provide the first four.
Charity knitting and crocheting can provide the last.
This simple charity crochet and knitting project to make and
send 8"/20cm squares, which are made into blankets for these children,
takes little time, costs little and DOES make a difference.
All while you do what you love - knitting and crocheting.
There are thousands of people making and sending squares from 32 countries
around the world, but the need is so great, we implore you to join our army
of charity knitters and crocheters as well.
Every square that is sent will be used in a blanket to keep an orphan or
abandoned child warm.
Visit the website, join the forum and find a world wide community of
people working together to make a difference.
Wrap Up a Kiddie
So many of the children who receive our gifts have little or no warm weather
clothing. We make and donate scarves, hats and mittens to help them stay a
little warmer through the cold winter months.
Algerian Action
A small charity based in London which provides blankets
and clothing to needy children in Algeria.
So many people in Algeria live in abject poverty,
realistically it is not possible to put an end to it
but ’Algerian Action’ aims to help living in such conditions a
little more bearable.
Knitting for Operation Christmas Child
Samaritan’s Purse is a charity committed to meeting the needs of under-privileged
people through the delivery of practical every day items and necessities. Each Christmas
they send shoeboxs of gifts to children and have some patterns for hand puppets
or hats for you to include in your box.
The Sailors' Society
UK registered charity that cares for the world's seafarers. They distribute 10,000
Woolly Hats every year to seafarers, knitted by volunteers, and there is always
a need for more. They hold an annual Woolly Hat Week and you can get a pattern from
their website.
Operation Elderly
Charity Stitchers
A non-profit Organisation that makes Lap Quilts and blankets for the elderly residents
in nursing homes around the UK. They need knitted, crocheted or sewn patches.
The Baby Pack Project
South African charity which provides a pack of the most basic items needed for a
new born baby under-privileged mothers of newborn babies on the lower south coast
of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. They say that anything you can knit for a baby
would be gratefully received, and have a couple of suggested patterns on their website.
Bonnie Babies
Sends premature baby outfits and blankets to special care baby units around the
UK and to parents who need support.
Feed the Children
Feed The Children is a UK charity who have their own knitting pattern for a jumper
suitable for children of all ages. They are also looking for knitted hats, gloves
and scarfs.
The Retired
and Senior Volunteer Programme
Part of Community Service Volunteers this organisation harnesses the skills of the
over-50's. Their knitting projects include coats and bonnets for premature babies,
teddies and blankets for the elderly.
Artists Helping Children
This US charity need some creative knitters! They are filling up bags full of art
supplies and cuddly animals to ship off to very ill children in hospitals. They
are looking for canvas, cloth, or knitted bags to put the art supplies and cuddly
animals in. They are also looking for handmade knitted, crocheted, and sewn cuddly
animals, dolls, puppets, and other handmade toys.
Friends
to Seniors
Organisation who make blankets to give to elderly people in residential homes or
who live alone in both the UK and US. You can also nominate someone to receive a
gift online.
Afghans
for Afghans
US Charity sending blankets to Afghanistan. The country has been devastated not
only by the original Soviet invasion in 1979 then by the recent war initiated by
the US after 9/11. Outside the US you can support their work by purchasing knitting
patterns from their website.
Cuddles
Supports families who have lost a baby to still birth or miscarriage
and need clothes and blankets for the tiny babies. There are patterns and information
on the website and a running totals of the items donated each month.
Ray of Hope
Ask you to send patterns, knit for your local hospital or help Leighton Hospital,
Crewe Cheshire, UK. They have patterns, news about charity knitting and message
boards for knitters.
Steven's Comfy Toes
Knitted slippers for the babies and children of Nevada.
Many civic and church organisations will also have their own links with groups that
accept knitted items to send to local hospitals or overseas. You could also try
contacting your nearest volunteer bureau to see if they have any requirements. The Knitting Guild
Association has a big list of charities who accept knitted items, mostly
US and Canada.
Please let us know about any charity knitting events or campaigns and we'll
list them here. Contact Us
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