February marks the beginning of American Heart Month, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with daily giveaways. Beginning today, we are giving away one copy of Crochet Red each day until February 14, 2014, along with a yarn bouquet that corresponds with a project from within the book.
Crochet Red is the third book in the successful Stitch Red series. First there was Sew Red and then Knit Red. Now, it’s finally time for crocheters to join the fight against women’s heart disease. Crochet Red features a collection of gorgeous crochet patterns designed by a variety of talented designers including Edie Eckman, Robyn Chachula, Kristin Omdahl, Linda Permann, Melissa Leapman, and more. Read the full review of Crochet Red here, and scroll down to enter today’s giveaway!
Floral Motif Wrap
Today’s featured project is the Floral Motif Wrap designed by Dora Ohrenstein from Crochet Red: Crocheting for Women’s Heart Health by Laura Zander, published by Sixth&Spring Books, sixthandspringbooks.com. Model Photography by Rose Callahan and Still Photography by Marcus Tullis and pattern instructions copyright © 2013 by Sixth&Spring Books/Soho Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Connect your floral motifs as you go to create this beautiful spring wrap. It’s a light and lacy piece that’s great for layering.
Enter to Win Today’s Prize:
Up for grabs today is the Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light yarn used to crochet the Floral Motif Wrap above. You’ll also receive a free copy of Crochet Red. To win, simply leave a comment below that answers the following question:
Have you ever crocheted something for charity?
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Yes, I make scarfs and cowls for surrounding area Women’s Shelters 🙂
Yes, I make lapgans for the sick/ elderly for church. They are made with lots of prayers and love.
No I haven’t yet…I am a newbie to Crochet but would love to do so…
Yes, when I first started crocheting I made small blankets & beanies for babies to wear home from the hospital.
I made a scarf for our state’s para Olympic athletes.
Not yet, but I plan on making a bunch of items for the mitten tree at my kids school next year.
Yes, I make baby blankets, cocoons and hats for hospitals.
I have knitted for charity, but not crocheted.. not quite good enough at it!
Yes, pet blankets for the local humane society. While pets may not need them for warmth so much, they do need something that is their own and that provides comfort. Especially when in such a strange and scary place as a cage or pen in the pound. Some of these animals have never had comfort of any kind. So sad.
Since I just recently started crocheting, I have not crocheted anything for charity. However, I’m going to a vendor show next month and taking crocheted items. I will be making a baby blanket with matching booties to take for them to raffle off for charity.
I have made several prayer shawls but as of yet nothing for charity.
I’ve crocheted sleep sacks with matching booties and hats for the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota; hats and scarves for a charity auction for adults family homes for developmentally disabled people; afghans for a local shelter caring for women with children.
Not yet! I plan to though!
I made a preemie baby hat a few times.
No, I have not crocheted anything for charity. I usually give the items I make to friends, family, and co-workers. Your question today has prompted me to check out our local hospitals, women’s shelters, homeless shelters, etc. to see what items might be needed, so that I can start crocheting items to donate. 🙂
Not yet. But now I have some ideas from all the posts.
Nothing for charity, per say. However, I have made several prayer shawls for family and friends in need of them.
Crocheted preemie hats for local hospital.
I am planning on making baby blankets for the local teen mother home
Not yet, though plan to, still working on my first crochet scarf.
Not yet, maybe some day later.
No not yet but it is something I want to do.
Win or Loose Boy would I love to know where to buy that pattern for the Cowl sweater, It is stunning.
I am making a chemo hat now for charity.
I started this year. I have 5 hats done. My goal is 2 hats a month and by next winter season I will have around 30 to give to charity.
Yes, I have been knitting and crocheting hats for prieems in the NICU. And I going to start to knit hats for cancer patients.
Not yet, but that is a great idea. I already donate winter clothes every year. Should add handmade hats and mittens.
Not yet. I’ve only donated knitwear so far, but I plan to do some charity crochet as well!
Yes. Scarfs, hats, and blankets.
What a beautiful wrap, and from one of my favorite designers. This one I’ve got to make!
Thanks!♡♡♡♡
I haven’t yet but I plan to this year
Not yet, but love the idea of making preemie beanies for NICU babies!
My local knitting group supports the Ronald McDonald House, Veteran’s hospital, and various other charities – I’ve done blocks for blankets for those.
Not yet. I do have a stash of yarns and patterns waiting though.
Not yet, I am still learning, but I plan on making some animals for children that are in shelters and hospitals in the area. Something small like that could make a huge difference to a child in need, just knowing that the world can still be a good place.
Not yet, I am not that experienced and do not have connections.
Yes, I have and plan to do so this year.
I have actually crocheted scarves, hats, mittens, and blankets to give to the underprivileged children that live in homeless shelters if or the winter.
Scarf for a church auction.
Yes a littie shoe for anewborn baby
I am working on scarves and hats to give to local charities and schools as well as making afghans for gifts.
There’s a hat drive for the homeless locally, it’s what inspired me to learn crochet in the fall, while I wasnt practiced enough then to donate anything of value last year, i will be this year and am planning on making hats, scarves, and mittens this year.
I crocheted scarves for St Anthony’s in San Francisco, knitted socks for Afghans for Afghans, and I also sent socks to Japan after the tsunami.
Not yet. I do want to make some chemo hats for the University of Utah Cancer center as well as some blankets for the homeless shelter.
I haven’t crocheted anything for charity yet, but I would love to eventually get to that point. I would prefer to hone my skills a little more, and I would like our budget to be a little more forgiving first.
I have crocheted numerous hats to auction off for Strides against Breast Cancer. Some day when I get caught up I will make Hospice lapghans, chemo hats, or NICU things!
hats and squares for warm up Canada
Yes, chemo hats
No. Just learning.
No, but I intend to.
Yes, little blankets for the animal shelter 🙂
I create hats and other items for sale for a dog rescue
Yes baby hats and booties for premiesat hospital, and lapgans for nursing home. Love the look on their faces when you say for free!!!
Yes. I started my first time yesterday with chemo hats.
I have crocheted hats for cancer patients.
Yes as a matter of fact I am making a child’s sweater right now for Knit for Kids for world vision. They give homemade sweaters to kids in orphanage all over the world.
Yes, I sent some crocheted hats in the Christmas boxes at my parents church.
Yes, preemie and newborn hats for our local Children’s hospital.
Donated crocheted items for charity auctions and fundraisers.
Dresses and onesies donated to local NICU. Found out they were used for burial outfits. I am currently looking for a more up lifting charity.
But what you do is SO appreciated by the families! Helps to make the loss more bearable by personalizing the infant and acknowledging that a child has been lost.
I donate lap-ghans to the nursing home and have donated afghans for charity auctions.
Not yet
I have knitted squares for Warm Up America and also hats for halos of hope. I have the Knit Red book and would love to add Crochet Red to my library.
Yes, I have made caps for cancer patients who have lost their hair. They are always so appreciative.
Yes, hats for the homeless and chemo hats for hospital where my daughter receives chemo treatments (luckily, she hasn’t lost all her hair, it’s only thinned).
Yes, I made afghan squares that were pooled and joined for the homeless, and I made a baby afghan for a hurricane Sandy victim.
I belong to my church’s Prayer Shawl group, so yes, I’ve made a number of shawls and lapghans and this year we are making blankets to donate to the Get on the Bus program. I made 3 blankets, which will help meet our goal of 60 to distribute this Spring. I’ve also made hats and other accessories to donate to fund-raising booths.
Yes, I have knitted for charity. My knitting group has knitted child and adult hats for a cancer research project and preemie/infant hats for a neonatal care hospital. Some of us have also knitted prayer shawls for individuals and I just donated about 20 hand knit hats to a homeless shelter nearby. We try to pick a charity per year to work for. It’s a great way to give back to the community and to use up our left over yarns! Thanks for the opportunity to win some amazing yarn!
I live outside of the Chicago downtown area. There are homeless people everywhere you turn when you are in the city, regardless of the area. I make hats and scarfs and carry several with me when I visit the city. Then, when I come upon a person in need instead of money I give them a hat and scarf set. They have always been so surprised and very grateful as our winters can be brutal. It’s just a different way to give to those less fortunate!
Nothing yet, but I have been checking out different charity sights to start.
I have crocheted infant caps for the hospital.
I made hats and mittens for my aunt to give to children at her school. She says they loved them. I’m planning to make more over the year to send to her in the fall.
For over 15 years, I have crocheted (& also knitted) items as part of a church group which sells them at an annual Christmas fair & donates all the cash from the sale to a charity of our choice. In most years we have voted to give the money to the local women’s shelter. After the sale, we donate many remaining scarves, hats, blankets, and baby items directly to the women’s shelter or a nearby homeless shelter. The crocheted items I have made for charity include scarves, hats, baby items (sweaters, hats, booties, blankets), afghans, & household items (dish cloths, coasters, Christmas ornaments, bookmarks).
not yet I’m just learning to crochet . but I know I will .. so many things to make and I love to give
Yes, lap-blankets for returning home veterans.
Absolutely!!! Every month I donate to Crochet for Cancer (chemo-caps) and am involved in a crochet group, Elk Studio Crocheters From the Heart (a different charity monthly). It is very rewarding. This month our group will be donating to Halos of Hope, so I am making “wig” hats for children 🙂
I’ve made several hats for the homeless, and, when I can afford to, I put a dollar in each hat when I pass them out.
Every year I crochet scarves, hats, and mitts for a friend of mine to distribute to charities anonymously. I worry the most about the homeless. They touch my heart.
Not yet. Before I learned to crochet, I used to volunteer at a hospital where people often brought in hand made blankets and pillows to donate to the ICU patients and newborn babies. It was so nice, and the heart patients really appreciated the heart shaped pillows. When I have more time, I want to find out how to donate to the hospital where I live now and make some items.
I have made some bookmarks for school kids but I want to do more and I love all of the ideas I have seen especially the dollar in the crocheted hats for the homeless, reading these kind acts of love make my day inspirational.
no but i do give alot of things away to friends and family. i love to crochet
I have made hats for my church that have been taken around the world for people in other countries that need them. I’ve made blankets for the blood bank for people to use when donors get cold from donating blood. I have given hats and scarves to the homeless people around town when I see them. Crochet is something I love to do and giving the things I make to people who need it is more rewarding than making them!
Yes. I have made many toys for “Toys for Tots”
I DONATED AFHGANS TO THE HOMELESS WHEN I WAS LEARNING TO CROCHET, STILL DO. ALSO MY FRIENDS AND I CROCHET HATS AND SCARVES FOR CHRISTMAS AND DONATE THEM FOR OUT LOCAL CHAPTER OF HELPING HANDS.IT JUST FEELS GOOD TO HELP.
I haven’t crocheted something, but I have provided a box of yarn to a group that crochets prayer shawls for members of their community.
I give everything away.
Yes – hats.
I donate crocheted scarves to raise funds for our local animal shelter to help with the neutering and spading of stray cats.
Yes. I crochet chemo caps, hospital baby hats and afghans for a homeless shelter and crisis and abuse safe house. I have plans for other charities also, but haven’t found time yet.
I have not recently but when I used to crochet much more I did. Now with 13 grandchildren most of my projects go to them.
I have been since i was about 10. i just started get not very good but people that i give some of my work too tell i should make some and sale them,.But i don’t want to sale them because they look bad.
A group in my church crochets prayer shawls for cancer patients, hospice clients and people who are grieving.
I havent but I want to start making hats and scarfs for the homeless in my town and donate them to be handed out at an event our town does called “Hands up for the Homeless.”
No, but I used to make quilts for our local pregnancy care center and for the Linus Project.
Yes! We have a group at work and crochet &/or knit for Operation Gratitude – scarves for soldiers.
I crochet 20 scarves and donated them to our local Pettingill House / Social Services / Food Pantry / Winter Coat program in Salisbury MA.
WHEM MY S/O WAS HAVING CHEMO ( HE PASSED AWAY 2 YEARS AGO FEB 10) I MADE BLANKETS FOR THE CHEMO PATIENTS. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO GET SO COLD DURING THEIR CHEMO. I KEEP THINKING THAT I SHOULD MAKE SOME MORE, BUT I’VE MOVED AWAY AND JUST HAVEN’T FELT LIKE GETTING STARTED. DTILL TRYING TO GET MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER. BY THE WAY, I HAD A LUNG REMOVED FOR CANCER IN 1996 AND HAVE BEEN DOING FINE. NO CHEMO WAS NEEDED. THANK GOODNESS. WINNING THIS MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH PUSH TO GET ME STARTED TO MAKE MORE BLANKETS FOR CHEMO PTS.
Our local ursing home has been the recipient of many lapghan from my yarn stash. Also sewed some walker bags for them. They wer really pleased.
Years ago, I did little granny squares sized for a typical shelter kennel, to keep pets a little more comfy. Can’t remember the name of the project though!
I’m new to crocheting from a pattern. I have been drooling over the pictures you post & hoping & hoping you would pick me to win a book! In the mean time i just download & download & drool over stuff! I’m going to start a scarf for myself, which is a first, Saturday when i go to my monthly “yarn club” with the girls! Everything I make is for someone else. Please pick me, then I won’t be able to say “I never win” which is true!
wow what a wonderful wrap and the wool is so beautiful would love to work with it. I am currently making premmie hats for the local hospital so that the wee babies can have a nice warm hat instead of some tensor wrap just knotted at the end. thank you for this opportunity and good luck everyone fingers crossed
I love to crochet stocking hats for the area homeless shelter!
Yes I make Chemo caps.
No, I crochet things for my own enjoyment and to show off 🙂
Yes. Scarves for a dog rescue to sell, and now I’m crocheting caps for chemo patients.
No, not unless you count family…:)
Not yet, but it’s in the cards!
Yes! Baby blankets, hats, mittens, scarves, socks. I try to make at least a couple of things every month.
No, but I have crocheted many things for gifts!
I love making baby hats for the NICU babies… Always looking for softy yarns to make them!
Yes hats and blankets for my local hospitals, and hats and scarfs for the woman shelter.
Yes. I have donated Crocheted Hats and booties to the local Hospitals for Preemies/Newborns.
I have crochet a few things for charity in my area such as baby dresses, hats and as of now I have a snowman and a snowlady done. I really enjoy crocheting.
No, I haven’t yet… Those crocheted gifts get in the way.
I haven’t but it’s a great idea!! A great way to spread some love… Plus a great new outlet OCR my friends and family start getting sick of yarn-made gifts
I just made my 1st charity item-a scarf, before Christmas!
That is beautiful. Would be an awesome gift for anyone!
Yes. I make preemie hats for the little ones.
Not yet
Sure have — used my stash to crochet scarves to donate to a local women’s shelter.
Beautiful!
No, not yet. I give away almost everything I make, but not to charities. Sounds like a great idea!
Usually twice a year I donate blankets and hats to the local hospital for the newborn unit for the babies
yes the baby ward at local hosp
yes. most of my crocheting is for charity. I donate blankets and hats to NICU units and also lapghans/shawls to local nursing homes. I love the variety of items I can make, try new patterns and know there is always a home where my items are loved and used. This year, I am planning on adding hats/scarves/shawls to a local cancer center
Yes, I make lapgans for the sick / elderly at church. They are made with lots of prayers and love.
Yes. Lots of baby hats for our local hospital.
No not yet but i would love to do something for nicu babies since both of my babies were born early
I have made some premie hats and some comfort/memory blankets.
I have often thought of doing that, but since my kids are young time doesn’t allow for it! When they are older I hope to!:)
I have donated many crocheted afghans and baby hats. Charity crocheting is great for stashbusting.
I have made and donated a couple of hats at my local oncology center. I also made reader’s wraps for my mother’s oncology nurses. I made scarves for 6 of my parents’ doctors and nurses.
Yes – I made a red scarf for donation, I’m working on a blanket, and I’ve made two chemo caps for two special individual ladies I know.
I have always thought of doing this, but since my kids are young time doesn’t allow! When they get older I am hoping to!!!:)
I am new to crochet and loving it every min…..im am on my very first project of a baby blanket with single stitch snd triple stich its lookin fantastic so far……love crochet xx
I have done hats, lap throws, and baby items several times
wow love the motifs i can think of so many other ways of using it besides a warp.
About eleven years ago, I was part of a large group of knitters who met at a country club in Pottstown PA for a luncheon. We all made knitted squares that later would be sewn together to make blankets. These blankets went to a battered women’s group.
My credit union is collecting winter items this month for charity and I’m crocheting a few hats to give, along with some jackets and coats I have.
Yes. It’s a great way to feel good about doing something that might otherwise just be “entertainment.”
Yes, I have crocheted chemo hats, and have quite a yarn stash waiting to be made into more.
I have! I made some shawls for ladies in my parent’s church who get esp. cold in A/C and in the winter.
Yes..little memorial blankies for women in a post-abortion support group.
I have made afghans for Warm Up America and other charities.
I used to crochet blankets for the Humane Society with a group before I moved. I miss it!
I haven’t crocheted for charity, but have thought about it although I need to make sure I have the time to do the projects so I don’t fall short of meeting the obligation.
For a charity organization? No. But I knit a couple of hats for a friend who started chemo recently. She started losing her hair just after her second treatment so I got 2 done for her just before it happened.
many hats for our local migrant and farm children!!
love the color
I haven’t but I’d always be willing to in the future.
Have I ever crocheted anything for charity? Yes. I have crocheted squares for ‘Warm up America’ afghans. This is not an organization except my own. But I crochet hats/ beanies for the homeless in my city and leave them so they are available to them or I hand them out when I can, my goal was to make 100 hats last year, yes I made my goal but have yet to distribute them all. This year I hope to match that goal. I also have made chemo hats for friends in needs. I plan on joining a knit/ crochet group this month that also does charity work.
I crochet chemo hats for charity, and premie beenies for my local hospital neonatal unit. I have also started making booties for hospice and the VA. Making things for charity was the main reason I taught myself to crochet!!! I love knowing that what I make is being used by individuals who need and appreciate them.
Not yet, but it is a good idea!
Yes, just recently I sent a crocheted scarf to Unending Hugs – rape victim support in Birmingham, AL.
I have crocheted baby things for charity as well as dish clothes.
haven’t in a while, need to get back to it
Yes. I & several other ladies from our local American Legion Auxiliary Unit crocheted over 100 scarves for the Special Olympics. Unfortunately the program was stopped as they had an abundance of scarves from all the states. Hopefully they will continue this program as the scarves went to every contestant & every volunteer.
Yes, I knit and crochet hats and mittelns for kids who have none here in Wisconsin. Our local library sponsors the collection and gives them to the schools. Never enough yarn.
Yes I am crocheting blankets, scarves and hats for the homeless in Tent City.
Not yet, since I am new to crocheting, but I DO plan on making a bunch of hats, beanies and character hats for the local Shriner’s Hospital…possibly some blankets and lovies too. I am really excited on getting started 🙂
I love to make scarves and hats just to donate.
I haven’t yet, not enough time!
I’ve crocheted many caps for a local homeless shelter.
No, I haven’t, but I would like to do some charity knitting at some point.
Not yet. But I plan to crochet granny squares and beanies for various charities and hospitals.
I am a new crocheter and I love your site. Thank you for the opportunity to win something.
I’ve knit helmet liners for the troops in Afghanistan.
Yes I’ve made preemie hats and booties. I want to start making hats and shawls for cancer patients in honor of my mom.
I knit and crochet hats for cancer patients. I have cancer, so it is something that is very close to my heart. So cool to read all of the different charities people crochet for!
I make mats for cats in shelters
Pet shelter blankets
Yes, I crocheted some baby hats for our local pregnancy center.
Not yet! I do everything else for charity!
i have never donated any to charity, but I have always given my crocheted items away and never keep any of them. I enjoy seeing the smiles from giving a gift for no reason other than I want to.
No, I am not really a crocheter.
When I was regularly making custom items, I would give 1/3 of the gross proceeds to charity. That’s as close as I’ve come to crocheting for charity. 🙂
I normally knit men’s chemo caps, but I have crocheted baby hats for charity.
I knitted a hat once but was told items added to the mitten tree were supposed to be new and unused with the tags still on them and my hat didn’t have a tag…
No, though it is something I would do.
I’ve considered making some baby hats, but I really need to research if there is even a NEED for them in Arizona 😉
Hats for Halos of Hope.
I have not done any crochet for charity, but I do make jewelry and the profit from certain pieces support many different groups, both human and animal. I’m getting back into crochet because I want to make beautiful chemo hats, beanies, head bands.
I havent crocheted anything for charity yet
Yes, I’ve made blankets for the kids korner ( a local courthouse program for kids) and I’ve made hats that my crochet chapter donates every winter to local shelters. Not nearly as much as my guild mages but I try to help out.
Beautiful
I have crocheted several afghans for coworkers cancer benefits to be raffled off… not sure if that counts as charity….
I have crocheted squares for Warm Up America
No, not yet. I’ve been crocheting for about a year now, and have been making afghans for my extended family.
I haven’t had the time to crochet for charity yet. School takes up most of my time.
I gift alot of what I make to family and friends. I like making blankets for the children in my family. I’ve made hats and shawls for my friends. That’s how I like to festress.
Yes, I’ve given hats to the local Gilda’s Club.
No I have not crocheted for charity. Years ago I made mittens for an elderly gentleman in a wheelchair. He sure enjoyed them.
Yes! Doilies for silent auctions, dish cloths for raffles, scarfs and hair accessories for homes in my area for the residents who have no family …
No but am serious looking into it
No, I usually don’t get beyond gifts!
Love red!!!!!!!! that simple.
I’ve donated handwarrmers to local shelters. I’m hoping to do more throughout the year.
love your website!
would love to win! Im running low on yarn what with this weather keeping me house bound! 🙂 I have made 3 afghans in the past 30 days!
No I have not made anything for charity yet, but since I recently retired I plan on doing so soon.
Yes, I have crocheted items for charity.I belong to the stitching group at my church. We make prayer shawls, chemo/crani caps, baby hats, and bereavement blankets for the local hospital. We’ve also made scarves that were donated to homeless shelters.
Yes, I have crocheted newborn hats for babies born at the local hospitals.
I crochet and knit scarves and hats for a church project.
Not yet – I’m going to do some ‘prayer shawls’ at church, but I’ve not gotten to that point yet. I’m learning stitches on small little things right now.
I have crocheted a little. I’m proficient and single, double and triples, but that crocodile has me baffled! I would love to win this yarn because I’ve never actually used “good” yarn before.
no
Yes, snuggles for cats in shelters.
Not yet. I am a newbie to the world of crochet!
Working on a project now, a diaper bag with burp cloth and baby sweater for a charity whose name is completely escaping me at the moment
no, i am just getting started crocheting. i am hoping to donate as soon as i get good.
Yes, I have a few lapghans made waiting for the veterans home in our town to open (it’s under construction now).
Always, afghans, hats and toys, which I give to a outreach center near me.
I’m a NICU nurse working on my first few hats and blankets for my preemies!
I have not-I would love to though, especially when I can help those in need
I have done hats and baby blankets Allways wish there was more time to do more
Yes, crocheted hats for premmies and scarves for Sandy Hook after the shooting.
Not yet but thinking of knitting for our chemo unit at the hospital. Im new to knitting and crochet. I just made my new baby nephew a sweater and touque to help me quit smoking. I tried to quit many times before but couldnt take the anxiety. I am now smoke free for 29 days and having little to now anxiety because I am knitting on my lunch and breaks at work and give mysef breaks at home to knit for half hour. Knitting as totally helped me quit smoking!
Not yet, but I want to start making preemie hats, thanks!
Yes all the time.
I started late in life (62) looking at YouTube videos….and I am now absolutely addicted and each day it gets better and better….had a fear of crocheting in the round, but found a wonderful video on YouTube with a wonderful instructor and now I can make beanies without any effort……next I am going to tackle granny squares…..
Yes I knit, crochet & sew for adult & children homes
No but since I have retired I will have time to crochet.
Yep. Prayer Shawls. My aunt pays for the yarn and I crochet them. She makes the rounds of the hospitals and gives them to patients. (why is this form waaayy at the bottom of the page?) 🙂
I crochet blankets for families that have lost their homes in earthquakes, or hurricanes. They usually have nothing left of their belongings so a little touch of something hand made brings them a lot of comfort. Surprisingly, with all those holes in them they still stay warm! (Hehehe)
I need that yarn!!
My first charity project was a “Drop in the Pond” throw for the Linus Project. I had so much fun doing it and imagining the child that would be kept warm with it that I have crocheted for charity ever since. I carry scarves and hats with me in case I see someone that is cold. I have given blankets to the church and local charities. My family says it’s an addiction and I’m happy with that.
I make preemie blankets and hats for local hospital
lovely pattern, I just need the yarn to go with it. Thanks…I have made the little square motifs with hearts for babies in the nic unit, before my granddaughter was actually in the nicu. who knew?
Me and a few other crochets made and donated hats, scarves, slippers and some lapafghans to my local womans battered shelter 🙂
Yes! I regularly knitt and crochet for charity! Love it!
Yes, I make scarves for the Special Olympics – made 28 this year. I also make prayer shawls for my church.
I wouldn’t know where to start when it comes to this but love to try it.
Every year I make new born hats for the hospital.
My Dad just passed away in a Sr Care Center. I watched those sweet Srs sit in their wheelchairs so cold and want to make some shawls and lapghans to take up there.
I am in the process of making crochet hats for an Indian Mission School.
This is a fun project and sorely needed.
hats for babies and cancer patients
Yes, I crochet prayer shawls. 🙂
I have not crocheted with the purpose of giving to a charity, but have given things i’ve made to families I know that need items that I make.
i have thought of it several times
No, I have not directly made anything for charity. I am thinking that all the hats I have made for others,and the ones I have made for my kids that have ended up in the lost and found and then the school drops all unclaimed items to the good will.
I have not crocheted in years. I want to start again to help combat the stress of my job and I saw this on facebook and want to start doing scarves and hats to donate. I have not picked a charity yet, but I am sure my local social services would not turn down donations:)
Thanks for putting this great idea in my head and kudos to all of you who already do crochet for charity!
I am ashamed to say that I haven’t- yet!
I did thanks you
Yes I have and love giving to others.
Have made hats for Hospice and planning to make hats and wraps for local cancer patients.
Yes I crochet squares for Warm Up America and hold joining parties for WUA and donate the finished afgans to a charity in Natick, MA. So far I’ve donated 3 afgans to them.
Yes I have but quite a while ago. A few weeks ago sewed together the squares for afghans at Michaels for I think it was called Warm Up American. It feels so good to do something for others. Out of town visiting family, but will look into where I can be of service when I get home.
i crochet prayer shawls and baby blankies for project linus and blanket boosters.
I crochet blankets for earthquake and hurricane victims. They usually have nothing left, so a little something hand made means a lot to them. They seem to be able to stay warm, even with all those holes in them!(hehehe)
Yes. I love to crochet shawls and wraps to give away.