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Afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and
educational people-to-people project that is sending
hand-knit and crocheted blankets and garments to the
beleaguered people of Afghanistan. |
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Caps for Kids is a national, non-profit
foundation that collects handmade caps for
under-privileged children. The program is carried out
through yarn shops across the country that have
registered with CFK. Participating shops collect the
caps which are distributed in the community of the
registered stores. The hats are given to local,
non-profit, non-denominational agencies to be given
out. |
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Chemo Caps is a group of knitters that donate
their time by making hand-knit caps for cancer
patients in hospital oncology units and hospice
programs. The caps are made so that cancer patients
who lose their hair can have a very soft hand-knit cap
to call their own, comforting their heads and their
souls. |
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Cuddles for newborns is a non-profit
organisation attempting to help new-borns and their
families by providing knitted and crocheted items.
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Graceful Stitches is a
non-profit corporation that sells high-end
hand-knitted scarves and accessories and donates all
profits to cancer patients and research. We are
looking for people to donate knitted scarves, novelty
yarns, or cash gifts, as well as to buy our
merchandise. |
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Hugs for Homeless Animals Snuggles Project was
founded because of the heartfelt need to do something
for the innocent victims who find themselves in animal
shelters without a bit of comfort to call their own.
“Snuggles” are security blankets for these animals, to
keep them warm and comfortable. |
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Newborns in Need is a charity organized to take
care of sick and needy babies and their families; and
in cases of crisis, to help where help is needed. |
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Project Linus is a 100% volunteer non-profit
organization. It is our mission to provide love, a
sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who
are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need
through the gifts of NEW, HOMEMADE, WASHABLE blankets
and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer blanketeers.
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Warm up America! afghans are distributed to
individuals and families in need through community
service organizations as well as through chapters of
national organizations such as the American Red Cross.
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Warming Families is a 100% volunteer project
that has a two-fold mission: delivering blankets and
other warm items to the homeless worldwide, while
strengthening families through charity work. |
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Special Knitting Forces is an organization
dedicated to bringing comfort to civilians during
wartime, especially to the babies and children. Our
goal now is to knit a million sweaters that will bring
both a sense of warmth and caring to the littlest of
innocent victims. |
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The Ships Project is a charity project that
donates handcrafted items to US military forces on
duty. |
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Blankets for Canada is a non-denominational
organization devoted to creating blankets for those
Canadians who need the warmth they provide. We are
totally non-profit and everything is donated by warm
hearted people just like you. |
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Keep Canada Warm project will provide warm
handmade blankets for the homeless. These articles
will be distributed to people on the streets of
Canada. We will be going anywhere they can be found to
hand them out personally. |
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Care Wear Care Wear is a nationwide group of
volunteers who knit, crochet, and/or sew, providing
handmade baby items to hospitals. All Care Wear items
are given free to infants, children and their parents.
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Binky Patrol Project - A binky is a homemade
blanket that can be sewn, knitted, crocheted or
quilted. They range in size from 3 feet square up to
twin bed size. |
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Sewing Charity is a directory of all charitable
sewing, knitting and crochet projects organized
alphabetically. |
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WoolWorks Charity Listing page lists
organizations that accept donations of finished
knitted goods or in some cases, knitting supplies, and
are organized alphabetically by state. |
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INKnitters magazine provides .pdf files of
their annual charity pattern booklet for free
download. |
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The KnitList provides an index of gift patterns
created and donated by list members between 1995 and
2003. |
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What You Need to Know About Knitting provides
links to free patterns, techniques, charity projects,
book reviews, and a learn-to-knit section. |
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More Charities and Charity Knitting Projects
can be found on the Interweave Knits site. |
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