So apparently I don't feel like I have enough knitting to do and I've been searching for more ideas about knitting for charity. So this is what I've come up with so far...
- Most hospitals will accept knitted hats, blankets, and layette sets for preemies and newborns. Preemie sizes are needed most!
- There is a website www.knittingforcharity.org that has some ideas but the site itself isn't much fun to navigate because of a lot unrelated advertising.
- There is a good article on about.com that has some great information including some of my favorite handmade based charities
- Artists Helping Children - makes toys, clothes, crafts, games, and projects in almost any artistic medium for needy children
- Binky Patrol - focuses on knitted, crocheted, or quilted blankets for at risk children to teens
- ChemoCaps - makes knitted and crocheted caps for chemo patients that have lost their hair.
- afghans for Afghans - which collects knitted and crocheted items for displaced people in Afghanistan
- Knit your Bit - collects knitted scarves, hats, mittens, blankets, etc. to send the National WWII museum to send to Veteran's through VA centers and other organizations
- Ravelry - has some great user groups for charities including my favorite Warm Up Winchester which collects hats for Winchester VA's homeless.
- Lionbrand.com also has a great tool for searching charities where you can enter your location, craft, and what you're interested in knitting.
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