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Free Ebook with Charity Knitting Patterns

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kids hats charity knittingIf you like to knit for charity or just like simple, cute patterns to knit for gifts, the Knitting Daily free ebook Knitting for Charity is something you ought to check out.

The ebook has five patterns — for an earflap hat if various sizes, knit toys, a baby hat, a little shawl and a garter stitch baby blanket — all of which are perfect little projects for comfort and warmth.

Knit up some blankets for the local hospital, donate hats to the homeless, or knit prayer shawls for cancer patients.

This ebook is available for free to members of the Knitting Daily community, which is free to join and includes a daily email about knitting.

Do you like to knit for charity? I’d love to hear what you make!

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  1. I lead a group of women, open to anyone, that create complete sets of cocoon, hat, sweater, booties, and some make mitts for the newborn babies at 2 hospitals in our area. I’m always looking for good patterns that go quickly to meat our need of up to 90 babies a month.

Have you read?

Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]