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CHARITY KNITTING RESOURCES
FREE PATTERNS Websites with extensive lists of free knitting patterns for charity http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/links.php http://www.p2designs.com/Links-CharityPatterns.htm http://www.knittingforcharity.org/ http://www.lionbrand.com/cgibin/pg.fcgi?page=charityPatternTemplate.html http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/patterns.htm http://www.angels4preemies.com/preemiepatternlinks.html A SELECTED LIST OF GROUPS Adopt-A-Native Elder distributes gifts of handknit socks, scarves and afghans to Dine’ (Navajo) elders. http://anelder.org Afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit and crocheted blankets and sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks to the people of Afghanistan. http://afghansforafghans.com/ Caps for Kids distributes knitted items to children in homeless, abusive or serious illness situations. http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/caps.html Chemo Caps is a group of knitters that donate their time by making hand-knit caps for cancer patients in hospital oncology units and hospice. http://www.csmc.edu/occ Hugs for Homeless Animals, Snuggles Project provides knitted blankets (snuggles) for sheltered animals. Online directory to local shelters accepts donations. http://www.snugglesproject.org/ Pine Ridge Reservation needs warm clothing, blankets and baby items. http://www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org The Preemie Project is a non-profit organization that comforts premature and critically ill infants and their families at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital by giving gifts of hats, booties and blankets that have been handcrafted by a devoted group of local and national volunteers. http://www.thepreemieproject.com/

Shelia's Shawls distribute healing shawls to mothers or sisters of women murdered in domestic violence. Contact information for local project coordinators is listed on website. http://www.silentwitness.net/sub/Sheila_shawl.htm Stitches From the Heart members contribute their talents by knitting, crocheting or quilting for needy children, then send their finished gifts to the Stitches headquarters. In turn, these items are added to other items and regularly sent to hospitals and charities in the U.S. http://www.stitchesfromtheheart.org/ Warm Up America distributes warm afghans, caps and other items to tens of thousands of people in need. http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/warmup.html CHARITY KNITTING WEBSITES Tips on knitting for charity http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingcharities/Knitting_Community_Knitting_for_ Charity.htm Ideas for knitting for charity http://www.sheeptoshawl.com/charity/ Interweave Knits list of knitting charities http://www.interweaveknits.com/community/charities.asp List of more organizations which accept knitted items: http://www.dailyknitter.com/charity.php Wool Works’ list of charities that accept donations http://www.woolworks.org/charity.html INSPIRATIONAL WEBSITES Charity Knitters Stitch Up the World http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1102/p13s01-lign.html How Charity Knitting Changed My Life http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATcharity.html INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS Christianson, Betty. Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time. STC Craft Publishers. 2006 Lawson, Douglas. Give to Live: How Giving Can Change Your Life. Alti Publishing. 1991 Morsch, Gary. The Power of Serving Others: You Can Start Where You Are. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006 Post, Steven. Unlimited Love: Altruism, Compassion, and Service. Templeton Foundation Press, 2003

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