Are you looking for a way your knitting can help a child suffering through a traumatic experience? You may be the perfect candidate to knit a worry puppet or monster for Knit-for-Nowt Have you ever heard of a worry puppet or worry monster? I confess that until recently, I had not heard of such a…
With Team Brownsville, you can help refugees seeking asylum on the Texas border through knitting and crochet Every Monday morning, at my Facebook group, I ask members there what they’ll be working on in the upcoming week. My Facebook group is basically a virtual charity knitting circle! All of us enjoy hearing and seeing what…
Would you like to welcome new families to the country, rather than shut them out? If so, join the Welcome Blanket Project and you can do just that The plights of refugees and migrants have laid heavily on my heart for years. In fact, it has ever since I first read a blog post by…
Join with Mighty Miracles Foundation and send your crocheted octopi and/or your knitted or sewn hearts to bring comfort and healing to families of premature infants Amanda Dickinson visited my church prayer shawl group recently with a story to share. She shared with us the story of her second child, Kaleb, who had to be…
Knit or crochet a shrug for the Stay Strong Tote Foundation, and you can give a “hug” to concerned moms at Ronald McDonald Houses nationwide Mary Langdon had been delivering donations to her local Ronald McDonald House for years. (Unfamiliar with Ronald McDonald Houses? I’ll explain shortly.) One day, she saw something that haunted her….
You’ll love this amazing way to help preemies with crochet: octopuses for preemies When I first saw a photo of crocheted octopuses for preemies, I found it irresistible. I mean, take a look at that sweet, sleeping preemie cuddled up next to an octopus above. So precious, right? Yet I wondered: although yarncrafted octopuses are…
