This is a collection of knitting charities that serve countries outside the United States. Do you want to reach around the world with your knitting? Try one of these charities!
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…
Thanks to shoebox collection charities, or “shoebox charities,” you can provide hope and a smile to orphans and other needy folks come the holidays For anyone in a difficult situation—whether they’re away from home, impoverished, suffering an illness, orphaned, or otherwise in need—every day can be difficult. But during the holiday season, when all are…
Worldwide peace pods come together to create peace, warmth, and harmony through the unique knitting charity Knitting4Peace “Peace will never happen until women get actively involved in radical new ways.” This message, from an American Benedictine nun named Sister Joan Chittister, haunted Knitting4Peace founder Susan McKee when she first heard it in July of 2004….
As I recounted last week, I’ve received so much information about knitting for refugees lately. I also promised last week to introduce you to a charity based in Serbia (an Eastern European country), and so today I’d like you to discover Knitting with Heart (“Pletenje Srcem” in Serbian).
By knitting a blanket (or squares) for 67 Blankets, you’ll not only help keep needy people warm, but you’ll honor one of history’s greatest humanitarian activists: Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is best-known for his activism that led to the end of South Africa’s most infamous law, apartheid (the segregation of the non-white citizens of South…
Global Heartfelt Hatters recently reached out to me on the Knitting for Charity Facebook page, and I feel very proud to be a part of spreading the word about this terrific knitting charity.
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