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Knitting for Charity

Looking for a way to feed your love of knitting and benefit a worthy cause? Consider donating your knitting to one of the charities listed below.
Listings are alphabetical by charity name.
afghans For Afghans afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit and crocheted blankets and garments to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan.
Blankets for the Gulf Collecting handmade blankets for hurricane victims. We delivered 379 blankets in December 2005 to southwestern Lousiana and are now collecting for another future delivery.
Caps for a Cure Join us as we knit caps for chemotherapy patients. Feel the satisfaction of reaching out to others as you enjoy knitting along with the group.
CARE Package, Inc. We are a bereavement charity that donates layettes to parents of 'angel' babies. 
Chemo Caps We proudly saluate all of you caring and compassionate knitters who participate in this program hand knitting chemocaps for cancer patients. Because of all of you knitters here in the U.S. and in countries all over the world cancer patients of all ages from infants to seniors are feeling alot more comfortable wearing hand knit chemocaps.
Cubs for Kids Cubs for Kids is an organization started out of a love of children and a love of knitting to allow knitters to use their craft and left over yarn to create something that a child less fortunate would treasure forever.
Hats For The Homeless Hats for the Homeless knits and collects hats, scarves and gloves throughout the year. The weekend before Christmas at St. Francis Xavier's Soup Kitchen on West 15th Street in NYC, we distribute all these gift-wrapped items to the homeless.
Heart to Heart Angels Heart to Heart Angels is an organization in the Boston Area devoted to helping parents of infant death by knitting and crocheting Angel Dresses.
knit4charities knit4charities is an Australian based group who knit and crochet for charity.  We donate our work to homeless people, shelters, hospitals, animal shelters, old folks homes, cancer patients, premmie babies - anyone who can use it basically - beanies, scarves, gloves, clothes, rugs you name it we make it and donate it.
Knitting for Brisbane's Needy We invite other knitters/crocheters to join us and knit/crochet at your own pace at home, work or wherever to make items to be donated to charities who assist the homeless; abused; women/children's refuges; needy families; prem babies; cancer patients, animal shelters etc. These charities would give the items we donate DIRECTLY to those in need.
Knitting for Noggins Help make a difference in the lives of patients and families at Arkansas Children's Hospital! Knit or crochet hats for children of all ages through our Knitting for Noggins program.
Luba's Blanket Knitting A Web of Compassion Throughout Lorain County, Ohio.
Mother Bear Project The Mother Bear Project is a grass-roots, non-profit group dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children, primarily those affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations, by giving them a gift of love in the form of hand-knit bears. 
Newborns in Need Newborns in Need, Inc. (NIN) is a charity organized to take care of sick and needy babies and their families; and in cases of crisis, to help where help is needed.
Northern Embrace Knits N.E. Knits is a charitable knitting group that donates afghans, shawls and other handmade items to local families in crisis. 
On-line Angels Online-Angels helps you show someone who is in need of caring or of a well-deserved thank you that you are thinking of them with a hand knit love-ghan.
Project Linus Project Linus makes hand-made blankets and quilts that are then distributed to children of all ages in need.
Shawl Ministry Compassion and the love of knitting/crocheting have been combined into a prayerful ministry and spiritual practice which reaches out to those in need of comfort and solace, as well as in celebration and joy. Many blessings are prayed into every shawl.
Snuggle Project The Snuggles Project was founded by our president and founder, Rae French, in 1996 because of her heartfelt need to do something for the innocent victims who find themselves in animal shelters without a bit of comfort to call their own.
Socks for Soldiers This group is about sending gifts of love to our soldiers in the Middle East.
Stitch For A Cause Stitch for a Cause is a community service project at Kentucky Country Day School in Louisville, Kentucky. The group knits, crochets, sews, and quilts baby blankets and apparel for several local children's agencies.
Stitches From The Heart Stitches from the Heart is a non-profit organization that sends handmade clothing, blankets, and love to premature babies all across the nation. We also have a senior program that helps seniors help others by donating yarn and supplies.
The Preemie Project The Preemie Project is a nationwide, volunteer based  organization located in Iowa City, Iowa.  Founded in the spring of 2005, The Preemie Project strives to bring warmth, comfort, and support to critically ill infants and their families.
Threads of Love Threads of Love is an outreach sewing ministry that strives to provide for some of the physical needs of tiny infants, while showing God's love to the babies' parents and families.
TLC For Angels We select 3 hospitals each year to deliver donations of handmade items generously and lovingly created by crafters located across the U.S. and internationally who sew, crochet or knit
Warm Hearts Warm Babies We are a group of kind hearted volunteers that help to make life easier for Colorado's tiniest citizens.  We sew, knit, crochet, and quilt for premature infants and babies in need.
Warm Up America Create a warm afghan blanket for someone in need. That's what Warm Up America! is all about --- keeping people warm. Sound simple? Well, it is, and it works because you can make a difference whether you complete one small section or an entire afghan.
Warming Families Warming Families serves the needs of the homeless and displaced by donating blankets and other warm items to shelters.
Warmth Around The World Reaching Out’s Warmth Around the World project will donate children’s sweaters, hats, mittens, blankets, and quilts to orphanages in countries such as Russia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Nepal, and Kazakhstan. 
Webb Babies Webb-Babies is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing the babies in neonatal intensive care units with knit, crocheted and sewn items as gifts to the families.

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