Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

PROJECT LINUS
Project Linus has provided more than a million handmade blankets to children who are ill, traumatized, or in some
other way in need of a security blanket. The organization accepts new, washable handmade blankets—either quilted,
sewn, crocheted, or knit. To find free blanket patterns and specifications, and to find your local Project Linus chapter,
visit http://www.projectlinus.org.

WARM I NG FAM I LI ES
Warming Families distributes new
blankets, clothing, and other warm
items to homeless and displaced
people. You can get more information
about where to send donations at
http://www.warmingfamilies.org.

OTHER CHARITIES
You can contact your town or city’s
local shelters, hospitals, day-care
centers, and nursing homes to see
if they are in need of hand-knit
donations. Here are a few other
charity knitting Web sites:

http://www.chemocaps.com

http://www.binkypatrol.com

http://www.afghansforafghans.com

http://www.critterknitters.org

You can also visit the following
Web sites to find charities looking for
donations of hand-knits:

http://www.woolworks.org/charity.html

http://www.knitting.about.com/od/charityprojects

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