HI there! Rexie here!
We are organizing a group for those of us who want to knit or crochet something for charity. Although that day has not been set as of yet, keep an eye out for an announcement when it takes off! In the meantime...you are invited to knit afghan squares that you can drop off at the shop during business hours. When we have enough (49 per afghan) we will set a special date when others can join in and help put all the squares together. Once complete the afghans will be distributed locally to our neighboring Seniors. I have a wonderful Senior lady, Lucile, that lives right across from me and she is the sweetest neighbor I have ever had the pleasure of living next to. I aim to knit her an afghan before the new year. This was inspired by Warm Up America. Suggested square sizes are 7-9 inches and patterns can be found here: http://www.warmupamerica.com/patterns.html . Squares may be knit or crocheted out of worsted yarn.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are many local charities that accept hand-knit items for donation including the Human Society of Dane County. Why not stop on in to the shop to pick up a hand out that lists them and what they accept. While you are there, peruse the endless sea of yarns, sit down for a cuppa-tea or coffee, and relax with a WIP (work in progress).
Some national charities that accept hand-knit items that you may not be aware of include:
Orphan Foundation of America's Red Scarf Project who distribute your hand-knit UNISEX scarves to orphans entering into college to remind them they are not alone. Click the link to read more information about Foundation and the Red Scarf Project and where to send them. They shortened the deadline to send in scarfs this year from Sept 1st-Oct 15th because last year they received over 15,000 scarves...of which they had many leftover to send to neighboring charities to distribute! They are also putting a limit on how many people should make and that is up to 5 per person. Talk about a success!! WOW!! Bring in your Red UNISEX scarves to OTBP and we can send one giant package in care of OTBP. Don't forget include care tags(PDF) with your red scarf and if you like, include a nice card with information of how to contact you so that the recipient (if they choose to) can get a-hold of you to say thanks.
More to come! Keep your eyes peeled!
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