During World War II, volunteer knitters were crucial to the war effort. Now Knit Your Bit encourages us to knit for veterans. When my daughters were younger, we loved to read American Girl books together. We owned the Kirsten Larson series and the Molly McIntire series. By pure serendipity, our first Molly McIntire book was…
Working on ocean vessels is hard, dangerous work, and it’s doubly hard in the winter. But Christmas at Sea ensures mariners are remembered during the holiday season. When you hear words like “sailor,” “seaman,” or “mariner,” do you envision “Old Man and the Sea,” “Moby Dick,” or maybe “The Perfect Storm”? These are all romanticized…
If you can knit a square, you can knit for charity with Warm Up America Warm Up America was the first knitting charity I ever heard of. When I had just started knitting, a friend of mine from church knew someone who knitted extensively for Warm Up America. She brought me a folder filled with…
You can donate knitted items to hospitals worldwide through Care Wear, no longer a preemie-only knitting charity Anyone who has ever wondered how to use knitting to make their world a better place will undoubtedly relate to the story of Bonnie Hagerman and the charity she founded, Care Wear. In 1991, Bonnie read a magazine…
When you knit for Binky Patrol, you can make a difference for a child or teenager in need One of the most common reasons for knitters to pursue charity knitting is a lack of time to commit to other charitable pursuits, like volunteering. Many of us have a longing to help make the world a…
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