Knitting for Charity: Easy, Fun and Gratifying

That's right: it's time for more free baby blanket patterns! Every time I think I'm done with all this, I find a new charity that needs baby blankets, or one of my friends or relatives is planning for a new bundle of joy.

And guess what? I don't mind at all! When I'm not knitting baby blanket patterns, I think I don't like to do it -- but as soon as I get into it again, I remember everything that's so fulfilling about baby knitting. I mean, it's quick to work up, it's cute, and you know it's going to find an incredibly cute and grateful home.

So here are some new baby blanket knitting patterns, all free and all guaranteed to make people coo with admiration.

Posted by Kitty Doyle at 11:28 AM | Permalink

The Humble Stitch Project is another wonderful grassroots knitting charity. Its members are everyday people with families, day jobs, and obligations who nonetheless make time for charity knitting because they know how much a humble stitch matters.

Like so many amazing charity knit groups, The Humble Stitch Project isn't content to sit still, but insists on surging forward. Last year they helped 233 homeless people not only to stay warm, but to feel the warmth of a caring hand. This year, they hope to more than double that number and help over 500 people.

Posted by Kitty Doyle at 10:30 AM | Permalink

Everyone Deserves a Smile is a Vancouver based knitting charity built upon the simple idea that kindness grows. It calls itself a grassroots knitting charity and welcomes knitters of any age or description, as well as non-knitters who just want to help out.

The program started with the desire to share smiles during the Christmas season. Like most large cities, Vancouver has its fair share of homeless individuals, and it can be hard to bring a smile to the face of those making up society's less fortunate.

Posted by Kitty Doyle at 10:08 AM | Permalink

It used to be hard to find knitted slipper patterns. No one wanted those ugly Granny slippers that look like a lump fitted over your foot. These days, though, the creative knitting community has changed all that. You can find fun, fantastic free knitting patterns for slippers of all types. Whether you're knitting for charity or just want to keep your own family warm, these patterns are exactly what you need.

Posted by Kitty Doyle at 9:38 PM | Permalink