Knit For Others, Bring Joy To Yourself
It’s a familiar conundrum for avid knitters: what if you have too many scarves, and no one you know needs or wants one? What if your teenage kids are “too cool” to wear your hand-knit wares, and your own drawers are bursting at the seams? Relax, no need to put down the knitting needles! In fact, there is a burgeoning world of charity knitting to explore. The pleasure of charity knitting is that you treat yourself to a favored hobby, while doing something good for someone in need.
Free knitting patterns abound for charity projects; you just need to identify your cause of choice. A popular charity past time is knitting blankets for young children in the third-world. There are few things to keep in mind if you choose to participate in making blankets or blanket pieces for charity.
To begin, you don’t even need to be a knitter to get involved. Get some felting supplies and some wool sweaters from the thrift shop; then, simply cut them into squares to felt. Keep your ears open for friends and family who are donating wool sweaters, and suggest that they donate them to your cause. A great advantage to felting sweaters is that it is so quick and easy; faster than knitting!
If felting sweaters doesn’t suit you, there are options for knitting of course. You can make full blankets, or you can choose to make squares that are later knitted together. They usually have size requirements to ensure that the finished blankets are adequate to the recipients’ needs. It’s a good idea to use wool or heavy wool blends for charity knitting, unless otherwise specified. Some of the recipients live outside and regularly spend time near open flame. Acrylic and other synthetic yarns have the potential to melt in these circumstances. Wool is also resistant to moisture, and has anti-bacterial properties. It is an ideal yarn for charity knitting.
Of course, there are other charity knitting options. Making blankets and squares is only the beginning of the possibilities for charity knitting. Charities accept hats, sweaters, vests, and other garments for donation. The most important aspect of charity knitting is to choose a cause for which you have passion and a project for which you have enthusiasm. By integrating these two things, you have the drive to finish many projects, bringing great amounts of joy.
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