Knitting for Charity

molly_mandy_2

Hi alyth - I'm in the middle of knitting one now. I'm trying to get it to look as good as the multi coloured one in the pic!

When it's finished I'll put a note in it to ask them to give it to a 'non-pretty' dog who will never find a home and is always ignored by people looking for pedigrees. The little abstract mongrels are the ones my heart goes out to!

molly_mandy_2

Forgot to add ......

Knitted blankets are also very much appreciated at Trindledown Farm - the National Animal Welfare Trust's animal retirement home where old pets go when their elderly owners have died. (It's a great place where the animals have their own wonderful retirement with tvs, settees just like their old homes - far better than cold kennels!)

http://www.nawt.org.uk/berkshire/index.asp

Ianna

An unusual one: survivors of sexual assault knitting for other survivors. It's a US group a poster in another forum told me about.

maytaurus

a grand total of 400,720 hats were knitted this year– which means £200,360 for Age Concern
http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/thebigknit/
If you’d like to help out next year and would like a reminder when the campaign kicks off properly, please fill in this little form with with your contact details.

maytaurus

The K9 Rescue Knitting club

***STOP PRESS***
Dog coat patterns and knitting accessories now available! See here.

And if you can, please help publicise K9Knitters by printing out our little flyer or our big flyer and displaying it prominently (please get the wall owner’s permission before putting up your flyer!)
perhaps you'd like to buy a coat?
see this link ... http://www.k9knitters.co.uk/?page_id=5
100% of the proceeds from the sale of k9knitters dog coats are donated to dog rescue organisations

maytaurus

KNITTING FOR OUR FURRY FRIENDS
Friendshttp://www.sheeptoshawl.com/charity/archives/2006/04/entry_191.html
TEDDIES FOR TRAGEDYS
http://www.teddiesfortragedies.org.uk/knit.html

Pink_Fairy_2

maytaurus wrote: »

Don't forget the animals !
you don't have be great at knitting or crochet to make little blankets for the P.D.S.A. (or perhaps a local animal rescue centre)
I also think this is good for people who used to be excellent knitters and now struggle a bit because of problems like arthritis in their hands.
It's nice for them to know they can still enjoy their hobby and at the same time give a sick or abandoned animal a cuddly blanket
:j :cool: :heartsmil :rudolf: :xmastree: :xmassign: :xmastree:
AND DON'T FORGET
''PETS ARE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS''

Hi

K9 Knitters are always after people to knit coats for dogs. These are sold to raise funds for the charity. (Also, a lot of charities look for foster homes to reduce the number of dogs, especially puppies, in kennels. I know it's not knitting, but I'm fostering two puppies at the moment.:o)

Pink Fairy

mum2one

Pink_Fairy wrote: »

Hi

K9 Knitters are always after people to knit coats for dogs. These are sold to raise funds for the charity. (Also, a lot of charities look for foster homes to reduce the number of dogs, especially puppies, in kennels. I know it's not knitting, but I'm fostering two puppies at the moment.:o)

Pink Fairy

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Thats an absolutely amazing job your doing fostering the puppies, (((((((((((((((((((((((((big hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Id end up falling in love with them ans never wanting them to go x

sethsgran

My local wool shop is closing down and she has offered me wool to be used for charity I have spoke to one of the women at our church who organises humanitarian aid and she said that yes the wool can be used. Great no problem there BUT I have the feeling it will be a large ammount of wool, she gave me 150 balls last week alone! Where do I go in my local area to offer what we can't use, there is a limit as to how much wool I can store as my stash is huge anyway. I'm sure we can use lots but if there is wool to spare could I contact my local hospice? I would like it to be taken where it is needed not just wanted.

Rikki

alyth wrote: »

I met a lady this afternoon who said that she knitted for charity - it was a very brief meeting and I didn't get a chance to ask her for further info, so I thought I'd ask here! Basically she said that she knitted vests (I think it was vests anyway) for children in Romania and they were collected and sent off twice a year. Anyway, I'm on my own a lot and knit to relax, but I'm an extremely basic knitter and there's only so many scarves and cushions a person can knit and I wondered if anyone knew of any charities such as the one she mentioned that I could perhaps knit for? I enjoy knitting, but as I say I'm very basic, but I wondered if I could put my time to use in knitting something other than cushions that would benefit a charity. Does anyone know of such a charity?

Thanks in advance.

What a lovely idea. :T

I hope you find a charity interested in your talent. :cool: