Knit Charity Items Quickly
Today is Make a Difference Monday...
When you first hear about the idea of knitting for charity or someone asks you to join their charity knitting group, you're usually at a loss as to what to say. Most likely, "Oh, I can't knit well enough to do that" may go through your mind.
But I'm here to tell you that there's absolutely no reason to feel that way. Most knitting charities need simple items like hats, baby blankets, baby booties, afghans, and scarves. Sure, they can use mittens and socks too, but there's no reason why those items must be your first knitting charity donations.
Now, you may have noticed that I included afghans in that 'easy' list above. You're probably thinking, "Is she crazy? I've never even made myself an afghan let alone knit fast enough to crank them out for charity!"
Well, hang on to your hats (and knitting needles)! Today, I'm going to show you how you can make simple scarves, baby blankets, hats, and yes, even afghans faster than you ever believed possible!
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Easy scarf for beginning knitters
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Today's Free Knitting Patterns:
Editors Note: Lion Brand requires you to register with their site to view their free patterns. It's a simple, pain-free process and is well worth it to view their thousands of free patterns.
Knit this beautiful afghan in just a few hours. Using Speed Stix (size 50 knitting needles), four strands of yarn, and just the stockinette stitch, you can whip this afghan up in no time.
One-Hour Seed Stitch Scarf
This scarf uses the seed stitch which is also super simple. All you do is knit your purls and purl your knits. The pattern calls for using four strands of yarn, but you can easily just use one bulky-weight yarn and have a great-looking scarf in one hour.
I bet you never thought you could knit a baby blanket in four hours. Well, guess what? You can. Try this beautiful baby blanket and use it for baby gifts or charity donations.
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Today's Featured Product:
If you don't happen to feel like making your own big knitting needles, use Lion Brand's Speed Stix. I have these and just love them. I've never made so many projects so fast.
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Today's Featured Video:
This video is a great tutorial that shows you not only how to knit with big knitting needles, but also how to combine different yarns to make your own bulky yarn. This is a wonderful way to use up your stash or to combine less expensive yarns for great charity afghans - super quick!
Use this technique to knit afghans or scarves. Simply cast on as much as you want for the width of your scarf or afghan and then knit every row.
