Increase Your Joy Through Charity Knitting
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? There is no need to put the knitting needles down! 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. Also keep your eye out for friends and family who are donating, and ask if they can give you their wool sweaters. Another advantage to felting sweaters is that it takes less time than actual knitting!
For those who prefer not to felt sweaters, and instead prefer to knit, there are several options. 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. Those receiving blankets often live out of doors, and are often near open flame. Acrylic and other synthetic yarns have the potential to melt in these circumstances. An added bonus is that wool is resistant to moisture and anti-bacterial in nature. It is the best choice for charity knitting.
Of course, there are other charity knitting options. Blanket and blanket squares are only several among many options for charity knitting. Charities accept hats, sweaters, vests, and other garments for donation. To get the most out of charity knitting, choose a cause for which you have passion, and a project that gives you joy. By integrating these two things, you have the drive to finish many projects, bringing great amounts of joy.
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