Charity Knitting

Making items for charity is an important part of the North Georgia Knitting Guild. Each year we try to meet or exceed previous goals.

 

Project kits with patterns and yarn are available at our monthly meetings, but you are welcome to use your own patterns and/or yarn. We also have a quarterly drawing for really great prizes. You can’t win a prize unless you donate an item and put your name in the “hat.” We are especially in need of chemo hats at this time and will have kits available at the monthly meeting.

 

We welcome all items:
  • chemo hats
  • baby hats
  • baby blankets
  • animal blankets
  • Knitted Knockers
  • cowls, scarves, hats, mittens and gloves for women, children and men.
Please see the list below for any special instructions about the yarns to use.
See our pattern list at the bottom of this page for some great pattern suggestions.
Notes on special charity items
  • Knitted Knockers – Kits are available at NGKG meetings. Once we have a substantial number available, we will be sending them to Yarn Junkees or Strings & Stitches for distribution to women in Georgia. Depending on the size knocker you make, you can get 3 to 5 knockers out of each Cascade kit. If you want to provide your own yarn, the charity specifically asks that Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton be used as it provides the best softness and suppleness. However, we are also trying out the new Cobasi DK yarn.
  • Knit “Purple,” too – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) collects purple baby hats and distributes them to various hospitals in the Metro Area, including Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton. Baby hats in any shade of purple are needed. You can mix any other color with the purple – the hat just needs to be at least 50% purple. More information about this project can be found at http://www.clickforbabies.org. We have baby hat kits available in various shades of purple.

Charities

The charities listed below truly appreciate our efforts, as do the recipients of our
items:
Must Ministries (Cherokee County) – Any knitted items for women, children, or men. Note: must use washable, easy-care yarn.
Georgia Cancer Specialists (Various Locations) – Chemo hats for women. Note: must be very soft and washable. Please enclose each hat in a separate ziploc bag,  This is now required by the cancer treatment centers.
Homeless Veterans groups: warm hats, blessing bags
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hospitals (CHOA) – Chemo hats for children. Also, purple hats for Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness (see above for more information.).  Note: must be very soft and washable. Baby, child, and young adult size blankets. Note: must be soft and easy-care yarn.
Local area animal rescue groups – Blankets for cats and dogs. Approximate sizes: 14”x 14”; 24”x 24”; 36”x 36”. Note: inexpensive durable acrylic yarn is great for this project.
Cherokee County High Schools and Middle Schools – Scarves, hats, cowls mittens for girls and boys. We distribute these items in the Fall.
Goshen Valley Boys Ranch: requested items are toiletry items like shampoo, body wash, toothbrush, toothpaste, Izzy Bears.
Knitted Knockers Charities, Inc. – knitted prosthesis for mastectomy patients.  Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton yarn should be used for Knitted Knockers. http://www.knittedknockers.info/.
Woodstock Community Church – any knitted items for women, children or men.

Patterns

Blankets
Cowls
Hats
Mittens
Scarves
Shawls
  • See Alice’s Embrace website for Knit and crochet patterns that are suitable for children’s blankets or prayer shawls.