Charity Websites that Accept Cold-weather Crafts
Charities for Babies and Children:
Newborns in Need (sew, knit, crochet, hats, blankets, gowns)
TLC for Angels (sew, knit, crochet, blankets, hats, booties, sweaters)
Miracle Diapers (sew, knit, crochet, cloth diapers, soakers, slings, menstrual pads)
Project Linus (sew, knit, crochet, blankets)
Orphan Foundation of America (knit, red scarves)
Cubs for Kids (knit, clothing for teddy bears)
Artists Helping Children (all kinds of crafts including painting)
Angels of Love (sew, knit, crochet baby clothing and items)
Keiki Cards (paper, cards to children with life-threatening illnesses)
Knit for Kids (knit, crochet, sweaters)
Charities for Families:
Warm Up America (knit, crochet blankets)
Afghans for Afghans (knit, crochet, blankets, sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks)
The Dulan Project - Mongolia (knit, hats, mittens, socks, neck gaitors, scarves and sweaters)
Warming Families (sew, knit, crochet, blankets and warm clothing)
Charities for Pets:
Crafts for Critters (all types of crafts - proceeds go toward animal rescue)
The Snuggles Project (sew, knit, crochet, blankets for animal shelters)
Other Charities:
Angels for Hope (crochet, angels, butterflies, smilies)
Threads of Compassion (knit, crochet, scarves for survivors of sexual violence)
Soldier's Angels (sew, knit, crochet, loom, sand scarves and blankets)
Operation Toasty Toes (knit, crochet, slippers)
Head Huggers (sew, knit, crochet, hats)
Check out my other craft-related articles for more tips.
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Comfort bags include things like a teddy bear, knitted hat, scarf, pen and stationery, pillow, hand sanitizer wipes, lip gloss, body lotion, baby powder, a bag for aromatherapy and a prayer angel. Some items like the teddy bear are simply for emotional comfort. Others fill a need -- the socks, the hat and scarf -- that newcomers to chemotherapy often don't realize they will have. While the items in the bag are welcome, the most important element of the gift "is knowing that someone cares."
Patterns:
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/cancercaps.html
http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/patterns.htm http://knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/hats.php
How to knit the perfect chemo cap:
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/how_to_knit_the_perfect_chemo_cap.html
This group is intended primarily for the L
The Ruth Mailbag Group Christmas Projects
This group is intended primarily for the Ladysmith area and surrounds, but please feel free to still join in and then arrange collection points in your own area.
The Ruth Mailbag Group is a charitable group serving Ladysmith that provides gifts at Christmas at no cost to:
1. Premature and newborn babies at the state hospital (blankets and clothes)
2. Children in the paediatric wards at the state hospital (toys)
3. Elderly at the home for the frail aged (face cloths, sponges and toiletries)
4. Animal Anti Cruelty League (blankets and cat or dog food)
Donations of handmade, new and clean good quality second hand items are welcome.
Please deliver to Foto First, 180 Murchison Street, Ladysmith, on or before 3 December 2010.
Please help us.
PLEASE JOIN US in knitting baby items for our “fish and chips†premature and newborn babies. Please leave your baby items at: Foto First, 180 Murchison Street, Ladysmith 3370, South Africa, for distribution to moms at the government hospital in town.
Please join this group, and then invite all your friends.
This group is intended primarily for the Ladysmith area and surrounds, but please feel free to still join in and then arrange collection points in your own area.
Please help us.
THE RUTH MAILBAG GROUP
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=287886204799
Contact: joy.coetzee@gmail.com
I know of a great charity called Stitches from the Heart. They collect knit and crocheted sweaters, hats, blankets, etc for preemies in hospitals, babies in shelters and hospitals who are poor and in need. I have donated to them before and they are always very grateful for everything they receive.
It has been a while since I have had the time to make things for them, but I just recently started again, and am putting together a box to send to them shortly.
Thank you so much for this! I am knew to crochet and have been looking at Project Linus just recently.
Found another. :) http://www.nationalww2museum.org/education/knitting.html
great list!
Great ideas! I wish I knew how to sew or knit.
Excellent information and ideas!