9th Annual 60 Scarves in 60 Days

It's time to gear up for the annual 60 Scarves in 60 Days event.  The rules seem to be pretty simple.  Try to make a scarf every day between September 1 and November 30.  Give the scarves to the charity of your choice.  http://crochetwithdee.blogspot.com/2011/09/eighth-annual-60-scarves-in-60-days.html

Maybe you have a local shelter, community provisions, clothing closet, or some organization that helps people with warm clothes for the winter.  No postage required. 

If you don't mind shipping your work a little farther afield, Crochet 'N More has a list of charities that welcome contributions.  http://www.crochetnmore.com/123charitylinks.htm  One that especially asks for scarves is The Red Scarf Project.  They distribute red scarves to foster children who are entering college.  Foster children who turn 18 are technically on their own.  The scarf reminds them that someone still cares about them.

Maybe you aren't super speedy with your knitting or crocheting.  Although this project is specifically scarves, you might challenge yourself to make smaller pieces for charities. 

Warm Up America (http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/how.html) takes knit and crochet sections 7"x 9" and sews them together to make afghans for various groups. 

Perhaps you would like to make laprobes for wounded soldiers. No fringe please.  It can get stuck in a wheel chair.  https://soldiersangels.org/blankets-of-gratitude.html

Even your scraps can be made into something useful to warm the heart of someone who needs a little something to make their life easier.

We have books at the library with a skazillion patterns for everything from afghans to caps and booties for tiny people.  (Think premies in the hospital who need caps and warm blankets or chemo caps.  Soft, think soft.)

Here are some knitting for charities books available through the library:

Knit Along with Debbie Macomber: A Charity Guide for Knitters by Debbie Macomber
Knit Red: Stitching for Women's Heart Health by Laura Zander
Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time by Betty Christiansen (in EI system)
5 different knit or crochet books on making prayer shawls

Happy crafting,

Kathi