Lots of Charity Knitting News

Somehow I missed doing a knitting in the news roundup last week, and now I’ve got a bunch, so we’re going to do it lightning round style. Knitters are doing awesome things all over the place!

Like the Mad Hatters of Suffolk, New York, who have been knitting hats for cancer patients for 12 years and have donated more than 2,700 to the offices of Eastern Long Island Hematology and Oncology.

Knitters on Cape Cod have been stitching up nests that are used by various animals in wildlife rescues until animals are big enough to be released into the wild, while Florida knitters and crocheters are making teddy bears for kids affected by HIV/AIDS through the Mother Bear Project.

A Scottish knitter who has been selling scarves, pillows and other knit items has raised more than £12,000 for an autism charity founded by her daughter, which helps get early intervention therapies for kids with autism and developmental delays.

A group of British knitters have been making hats and wrist warmers that will be distributed to kids in Nepal, while a group in California has knit more than 30 blankets for babies.

Hooray for knitters!

[Photo by Barbaraellen Koch via the Suffolk Times.]

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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]

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