Knit For Peace

I have knitted blankets for Knit for Peace for several years now, and was delighted to recognise one of them on a photograph taken in a new hostel for homeless people. Knitting helps to keep my arthritic hands moving and passes the time when the long dark evenings are here.

I will look up knitting for peace as i love doing the 10 stitch blanket pattern but none of my family are interested in having one so now i can continue to make them . Great info , thankyou

I do think there is a "good feel factor" for charity knitting and you really think you are helping and want to help but the garments not needed really. I have come across this so much in the charity work I have done.

Re Oxfam, the staff were not kept informed and I did make some blankets for them which of course takes a lot of yarn and time but then found so many were just thrown in the mud at the end of a festival and who wants that happening to their hard work and effort?

I think Samaritan's Purse shoe box appeal and Blythswood charity in Inverness are always appreciative of knitted goods.
I check now with a charity before I do any knitting as sometimes they have loads of hats but not enough gloves and find out what they really need before I go ahead.

mrsgreenfingers56

I do think there is a "good feel factor" for charity knitting and you really think you are helping and want to help but the garments not needed really. I have come across this so much in the charity work I have done.

Re Oxfam, the staff were not kept informed and I did make some blankets for them which of course takes a lot of yarn and time but then found so many were just thrown in the mud at the end of a festival and who wants that happening to their hard work and effort?

I think Samaritan's Purse shoe box appeal and Blythswood charity in Inverness are always appreciative of knitted goods.
I check now with a charity before I do any knitting as sometimes they have loads of hats but not enough gloves and find out what they really need before I go ahead.

The first reason I like knitting for Knit for Nowt is that the items (for children’s therapists) really are much in demand - there’s always a huge waiting list.

The other reason is that there are lots of fun, interesting items to knit - I was frankly getting very bored with scarves and blankets, though they’re still very good for mindless TV knitting - I still have a blanket on the go.

My knitting group, when I was in London produced items for Knit for Peace.
One of the knitting groups I go to in Weston super Mare makes knitted hats for the Seamans Charity. Can always take and use as many as we can make. These can be knitted on two needles and sewn up or on four (or a circular needle_ with no sewing). Evidently many working sailors on boats arriving in UK do not realise how cold it can be here, and really like these knitted hats.

Franbern

My knitting group, when I was in London produced items for Knit for Peace.
One of the knitting groups I go to in Weston super Mare makes knitted hats for the Seamans Charity. Can always take and use as many as we can make. These can be knitted on two needles and sewn up or on four (or a circular needle_ with no sewing). Evidently many working sailors on boats arriving in UK do not realise how cold it can be here, and really like these knitted hats.

My Inner Wheel group knitted hats and scarves for a Seamen’s charity, especially those who are on fishing trawlers. . It’s not only the cold weather conditions here, but also they are often stranded in Britain for a while if the weather is bad in the winter and they cannot go back to sea.

Thanks for the Seamen’s Charity info. I have quite a lot of colours in my stash that won’t do for the children’s therapy items - bright colours needed! - so that’d be a good way to use some of them up.

This is my favourite free quick-knit hat pattern. Sideways Bobble Hat from Woolly Wormhead. Of course, you don't have to add a bobble.

The picture is from the pattern.

www.woollywormhead.com/blog/2007/1/10/sideways-bobble-hat

As the name suggests, it's knitted sideways with short row shaping. You can seam it or graft if you prefer seamless.

The yarn in the pattern is an Aran weight but two strands of DK held together works well too. The sideways garter stitch construction makes the hats nice and stretchy.

Add more stitches if you'd like the hat to be long enough to fold back.