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Knitting For
Charity
Knitters are very generous people. We know that many of you already knit for charity and that there is a need for more promotion on knitting for charity. We have received many enquiries asking which charities need knitters and we hope to let you know, but we do need your help. If you know of any fundraising activities which involves knitting, please let us know so that we can keep everyone informed To tell us of any charity you are knitting for that would welcome help from other knitters, just click on the 'contact us' link in the menu above Here are some projects currently involved in raising money through Knitting for Charity (Click on images to view full size) Riding For The Disabled Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire
Fibre craft shop Beaker Button is situated in a the lovely Fairground Craft and Design Centre, which until the 1950’s was the sight of one of the largest sheep fairs in the country. The whole site is enclosed by a 2 metre high white chalk and plaster wall, running for 136 metres along the Weyhill road, and we thought it would be fun to have a competition to cover the wall with yarn. The rules are simple.
Each piece should measure 50 cm x 50 cm and be made from yarn. You can knit, crochet or weave, and you can embellish with whatever you like, as long as your base is yarn. Each entry costs £2.00, with the proceeds going to our local Riding for the Disabled group, who the Fairground are supporting this year. The winners will be chosen by us and a representative from the RDA. Click here to contact Beaker Button for competition rules and address to send your knitted squares to. Stepping Stones Nigeria
Stepping Stones Nigeria is a Child Rights Charity working with and for children currently living in the Niger Delta. We have 4 programme areas: Advocacy and campaigns, Street Children, Education and Literacy. The Literacy team, have in the past 2 years launched the Read and Write Now Initiative (RAWN), aiming to dramatically improve literacy rates amongst disadvantaged children in the Niger Delta. Working with educational partners out in Nigeria, we are training and inspiring over 3, 400 teachers, from 1146 schools in one year to teach reading and writing to 85, 900 children using the fun and successful method of synthetic phonics. Despite effective implementation of the ongoing training of teachers in such methods, the lack of class room teaching resources make hand knitted puppets an invaluable tool for teachers to best engage young children in learning how to read and write. There are 3 puppets which corresponds to characters, in the synthetic children reading books, inky (the mouse), Snake and Bee. These puppets, although a long way from some of the teaching materials we have become accustomed too, these puppets have proven such a ‘hit’ with the children, who needless to say having very little toys and possessions of their own, immediately adore them. Click here to request patterns for puppets Click here for website The Freedom From Fistula Foundation
In Sierra Leone, The Freedom From Fistula Foundation manages ‘The Aberdeen Women’s Centre’. This centre currently provides free surgeries to women injured in childbirth, runs a children’s clinic, and now has a maternity clinic. The goal of the new maternity clinic is to provide mothers in Sierra Leone with quality care during childbirth which will have the double benefit of reducing the number of childbirth injuries, as well as helping to reach the worldwide Millennium Development Goal #5 which aims to reduce maternal mortality across the developing world. Completed garments can be sent to: Click here if you would like to help and for all further information Siblings Together
We are Siblings Together, uniting brothers & sisters in care and adoption. We hold summer camps and drop in centres and befriending programmes for siblings all of whom are in care & adoption. We would love some colourful knitted blankets for the evenings around the campfire and to keep the children warm in their tents. We would also love knitted throws to sit on which are soft and colourful, our children like to dress up so we like silly hats and waistcoats and colourful leggings and scarfs! ... Click here to contact Delma if you can help knit some items for this charity Erin Hounds Sighthound Rescue: Cheshire/North West Charity
Erin Hounds Sighthound Rescue is a small, albeit growing charity based in Cheshire with dog fosterers and supporters in parts of Merseyside and Sheffield.
It works to save, rehabilitate and rehome greyhounds and lurchers from Ireland, which would otherwise face death or a very grim future (e.g. retired racers aged just 4, failed and injured racers, 15 months plus, mistreated and abandoned lurchers etc etc..). We rehome all over the UK but primarily in this area.
We have homed over 100 dogs and we have a growing facebook presence and an website with a new and well used online shop www.erinhounds.co.uk. We can sell these at the many fundraising events we do also (where the dogs need plenty of layers as they stand for hours patiently doing their bit). Click here to contact Rosey to request pattern or to donate wool Click here for Erin Hounds website Nacro: Crime Reducing Charity (Project now completed, for update Click here)
"To celebrate UK Handmade’s third birthday we thought it would be nice to do something to give back to the community. We haven’t been able to put the recent riots out of our minds and we, like many of our readers, felt really depressed and sad that young people had so little to lose that they were rioting. That coupled with the sense that the background issues involved are so very immense and incredibly hard to tackle, not to mention multi-generational made us feel really helpless and despairing. This got us thinking about supporting a charity that works with children in hard hit areas - who are struggling with anything from gang peer pressure to difficult family situations - and helps them to navigate a way clear of a life of crime. Our chosen charity, NACRO (the crime reduction charity) does just that and, with early intervention and engagement in learning, aims to prevent vulnerable young people from ending up with a life of crime.
We are inviting 192 knitters from around the world, who are making the Beekeeper’s Quilt for themselves, to contribute two hexipuffs each to make up an extra special Beekeeper’s Quilt. The hexipuffs should all be sent to our wonderful partner in this charity project, jelly who will host a special stitchathon (sewing day) to make up the finished quilt." Click here to take part and contribute hexipuffs Post your completed two hexipuffs by Tuesday 13th December to: Joshua's Boxes We are a small locally run charity who have been providing memory boxes free to hospitals both locally and throughout the UK for 8 years now.We are always needing beautiful little items for our boxes and have patterns and wool to send anyone wiling to do this. The main items that we need are blankets in a varity of sizes, hats in the same size difference, and angel robes and pouches. They can be made in pastel blue, pink, lemon, green, lilac and white. Click here for more details if you would like to help Knit For Peace
Knit for Peace believes that knitting is good for you and can be good for others. We find good homes for your knitting (or other craft work) where the warmth of a woolly hat or joy of a teddy bear makes all the difference. Whether you want to knit a scarf for a homeless person or a hand puppet for an education project in Nigeria visit knitforpeace for a wide variety of projects and suggested patterns. Knit for Peace also encourages women and men from different, often historically hostile communities to come together informally to knit (or sew or crochet). With a shared common goal, differences in race, religion or caste are irrelevant, and individuals come together to knit peacefully. Click here to contact Gabriel for more information if you would like to start or find a Knit for Peace group, or suggest a charitable project Click here for website Alzheimer Scotland
We would like to create a blanket measuring 710 squared meters. This blanket will be made up of 71000 squares to represent the number of people in Scotland in 2010 that had dementia. This record attempt will not only raise awareness but it is hoped that it can facilitate people from all over to pass on the skill of knitting to someone they know. We would really appreciate you helping by knitting squares measuring 10cm by 10cm Click here to request information pack for further information Upon Butterfly Wings
With the support of our lovely helpers, UBW are able to provide local hospitals and funeral homes with suitable clothing to fit every baby ranging from a simple blanket, hat and booties, to beautiful burial clothing and for the delicate babies we are able to provide wraps, pockets and sleep sacks. If you are able to help or know someone who can, we are in continuous need of donations of knitted, crochet and sewn items. Free patterns are available Click here if you would like more information about how you can help either The Knitted Wings and/or The Butterfly Box Project Click here for Facebook page (login required) Knit For Peace: Charities Advisory Trust The Charities Advisory Trust are a knitting charity that plays a number of roles. They set up and support knitting groups in disadvantaged and divided communities worldwide and in the UK. They also collect and distribute hand knitted children's clothes to India, South Africa and Sierra Leone. Click here to find out how you can to help Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)
"Incredibly generous designers donate their time and knitting patterns to p/hop. These patterns are then available for you to download from our website www.p-hop.co.uk. All we ask is you make a donation to humanitatian aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders based on how many hours of pleasure you'll get from knitting your p/hop pattern. There is no set price for a pattern; you can donate 50p or £50. It's entirely up to you - P/HOP = PENNIES PER HOUR OF PLEASURE! Knitters also swap unwanted yarn in return for donations through our Ravelry group and have lots of other ways for knitters to raise money and awareness about MSF on our website. Please come and join in the fun" Click here for more details Click here for group on Ravelry (login required) Square Circle: Join The Knit A Squillion Challenge
Lisas Stars
Click here for more information. Lisas Stars can also be found on Facebook (login required) Click here to contact a local rep New Hope Rural Community Trust - UK Maureen McMillan has written about
the above charity which is based in Orissa, India. It was a Leprosy
Charity but has now diversified. In the latest magazine she received,
they requested blankets, and baby clothes - for HIV+VE babies.
These babies are being abandoned by their families
because of fear and destitution. Please send items to: Jill Ghanouni, New Hope Community Trust, 49 Alfred Street, Southampton SO14 ONB Click here for further information Oxfam: Update: Following A Devastating Fire At Their Warehouse in Huddersfield On 1st May, An Urgent Appeal Has Been Issued For Knitted Blankets
Click here for more information on Oxfam's website Click
here to contact Oxfam by email Teddies for Tragedies: Yorkshire Aid Convoy
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