In addition to knitting gifts and things to sell, I also do a lot of charity knitting. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I do think it's important to give back to the community, and I like to give of my effort and time, not just my money. Since I love knitting, doing it for charity doesn't feel like a burden at all.
The annual membership dues for the HP knitting guild are $20 and 6 hats. The guild collects the hats at the December meeting and then donates them to either a homeless shelter or a women's shelter. I've already started mine for this year and have 2 done already. I really have been getting a lot of knitting done during my commute.
I also have made a lot of baby hats for charity. A friend of mine works for a social service agency that aids impoverished families with babies who are either premature or disabled, and I give her baby clothes to give to her clients. I especially like doing baby hats because they're small and don't take much time or yarn.
What I'd really like to do is start a knitting ministry at the church I attend. I have that book "Knitting Into the Mystery" that outlines how to do exactly that, but I haven't been organized enough to do it. Some day I'll get my act together...really.
The annual membership dues for the HP knitting guild are $20 and 6 hats. The guild collects the hats at the December meeting and then donates them to either a homeless shelter or a women's shelter. I've already started mine for this year and have 2 done already. I really have been getting a lot of knitting done during my commute.
I also have made a lot of baby hats for charity. A friend of mine works for a social service agency that aids impoverished families with babies who are either premature or disabled, and I give her baby clothes to give to her clients. I especially like doing baby hats because they're small and don't take much time or yarn.
What I'd really like to do is start a knitting ministry at the church I attend. I have that book "Knitting Into the Mystery" that outlines how to do exactly that, but I haven't been organized enough to do it. Some day I'll get my act together...really.
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