Do you knit?

I, for one, do not knit. I wish I had the skills. My roommate is a crazy good knitter and knits up a storm blankets, hats, little yarn animals-- you name it. She's really good and she inspired me to blog ideas about where to donate knitted items in Boston.

If you possess the skill to knit (I wish I was that talented), you can donate your knitted goods & help lots of people!

Knit for Boston is a program that connects kindhearted crafters with local charities in need of clothing, blankets and other knittable items. Currently, the program donates items to Friends of Boston's Homeless, Cradles to Crayons, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, & Blum Cancer Resource Room at MGH.


As of right now, the need for donations include:

• Chemotherapy Caps
• Children's Sweaters, Hats, Scarves, Mittens--These items will be donated to Cradles to Crayons
• Mittens, Sweaters, Socks--These items will be donated to Friends of Boston's Homeless

How can you help? Send clean completed projects to: 
Knit for Boston
P.O. Box 425762
Cambridge, MA 02142

Warm Up America!, founded in 1991, started in the small Wisconsin town with neighbors knitting and crocheting afghans for neighbors in need.

Ways you can help:

• Crochet or knit 7" x 9" sections for Warm Up America!
• Joining sections into completed afghans
• Have your club, organization, book club, co-workers or friends all come together and knit for good cause. For example, the Boston University Knitting Club has all their new members create a square for Warm Up America!
• Donating yarns and needles/hooks to groups in your community
• Contributing money to expand Warm Up America! to groups nationwide

There are several other organizations worthy of knitted donations. Check out this complied list of Boston Knitting Charities. 

Do you knit? Where do you and your friends who knit donate items?