Spinning Alpaca Yarns

Recently, I found out a good friend and neighbor has breast cancer. In this situation, there isn’t much I can do except be supportive and offer to help if I can. Since she was soon having chemotherapy, I decided to knit her a chemo hat or two to cheer her up. Here are some of the wonderful patterns you can find free on the Internet for knitting chemo hat. Even if you don’t personally know someone going through chemo, these hats make great donations to your local cancer society.

Listing of charities to knit for. If you’d like to see your group on the list, just drop me an email or add to the comments section.

If you’d like to knit for charity, here is a partial listing of Indian schools, along with contact information. These are very worthy causes and the kids could really use any knitted items you or your knitting group would like to donate.

Join a knitting group or club to learn new patterns and stitches, make new friends and get motivated. Here is how to find a knitting group in your area and why you might like to join one.

Knitted baby hat pattern with ribbed edging. This baby hat, made of Sugar ‘n Cream striped yarn, Can be sized to fit any age baby, or even an older child. Use the ribbing only on this pattern to create a knitted headband.

Would you like to try knitting for charity but don’t know where to start? Here’s some tips. Use the extra yarn in your stash for a good cause.