What to Crochet for Charity

re: What to Crochet for Charity

kayemc — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:59:22 GMT

You could try yahoo groups as there are lots of knitting and crochet charity groups online. As I live in Australia I contribute to knit4charity yahoo group and also a group in my local area. We make lots of items for homeless/needy people such as hats, scarves, fingerless gloves and blankets. We also make items for children, women's refuges, pet shelters etc etc. I am coordinating a challenge at the moment to make crochet squares for blankets in our local area and will be collecting trauma teddies for Red Cross in the new year.

re: What to Crochet for Charity

neuwife — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:49:22 GMT

I am interested in making items for the homeless and/or those serving in (the US) armed forces. Can anyone share links to possible recipients for these specific items?

re: What to Crochet for Charity

Susan_Oregon — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:10:20 GMT

I crochet hats, scarves and fingerless mitts for the United Gospel Mission's program for homeless men. They prefer washable, durable items, crocheted in dark colors. I use black, dark green, dark brown, dark red and navy blue. I try to make each set a little different, with two colors, so they are recognizable to their owners. Our church also makes hats for medically fragile children, and those can be very fanciful, with bright colors and stripes, flowers---anything, really.

re: What to Crochet for Charity

Toni Rexroat — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:37:43 GMT

These are great tips LisaD@7. Thank you for sharing them.

re: What to Crochet for Charity

LisaD@7 — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:03:21 GMT

The biggest thing about crafting for charity is that the item MUST BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WEAR YOURSELF OR BE HAPPY SEEING A LOVED ONE WEAR!!! Charity crafting is not the place for junk. I'm not saying use only high end materials (I think basic acrylic has its place in the fiber world due to its strength and ease of care), but there's no excuse to skimp on style, color or usefulness. For pity's sake, if the item is going to a homeless men's shelter, it's not a good idea to use pastels and lacy, open patterns! Save those for a baby charity! Just because the recipient isn't paying for the item, they shouldn't be expected to be "grateful" for something totally worthless to them at that time in their lives. And also for pity's sake, MAKE SURE IT FITS! Don't send baby/child size hats to a group collecting for adults - try it on your own head to make sure it's comfortable!