Working in the military can be a desperately lonely, often hardscrabble sort of life. Living as a veteran is often, unfortunately, scarcely moreso. Your knitting can provide genuine comfort both at home and abroad to men and women who have committed to defending their country.
Why we love to knit for soldiers, proven charities to get your knitting to soldiers, and more In the United States**, charity knitting for soldiers may well be our oldest tradition of charity knitting. In fact, it may even be the oldest form of charity knitting in the world! Did you know that the balaclava—a…
Your charity knitting can bring comfort and warmth to veterans through the HAPpy Stitchers Afghan Project Do you ever wonder if your charity knitting is really making a difference? As a charity knitter, it can be frustrating to deliver or send a donation to a charity and then a) wonder if it was received, b)…
Operation Gratitude is a beautiful program that provides care packages for overseas soldiers from the United States. These care packages include many items that soldiers appreciate receiving, including snacks, entertainment, hygiene products, and letters of encouragement and support. They also include an item relevant to all of our interests: handmade scarves.
Military families can feel tremendous emotional stress with few to turn to. Your knitting for Military Families Ministry can help During her son’s second deployment, Tracie Ciambotti happened to meet another military mom, Paula, whose daughter had been deployed. Their joint worries and fears for their children, and their intense feelings of isolation (no one…
A reader named Chris thanked me via email for the recent article on Sharing Our Gifts and added, “I own the group ‘Freedom Landing’ (on Ravelry) and we are providing hats / scarves / washcloths / fingerless gloves and finally lapghans for our Veterans in transitional housing. We were the first project for the 2nd…
Knit for Prayer Shawls for Fallen Soldiers, and you can offer comfort to military families and honor fallen soldiers with prayer shawls
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