Knitting at Craft Village

HELP!

              There are a lot of people and pets that really need your help. Here are just a few ways you can spark some good works in your neighborhood.

Nursing Homes –

            Ask the staff at one of your local nursing homes if you can teach a couple of classes in knitting to those interested in learning. Some of the people in the nursing home will already know how to knit and they can be your helpers. Meet with your helpers first and talk to them about your ideas. Listen closely to their suggestions. Next start your classes. Take a few simple patterns and let your students progress at their own rate. Encourage them to form a knitting club and to knit items they can sell themselves at a craft fair they can hold in the group room at the nursing home or they can donate their knitted goods to a local charity.

The Animal Shelter -

            Get your knitting club together and talk about the things that you can make to help raise funds for your local animal shelter. Next talk to the animal shelter to see if they would like to partner with your club. One idea might be to make Christmas stockings for pets. Your group can make the Christmas stockings and donate them to the shelter. The shelter can sell the stockings at holiday time and it will generate much needed funds for the animals. Another idea might be to make coats for pets and let the shelter sell them as a fund raiser.

Scouts –

            If you are a scout leader, or know one, encourage them to get the scouts to participate in a knitting makeover. This is a fun idea and it will benefit so many others.
            First you need to have a knitted clothing drive. Collect as many old knitted sweaters, scarves, blankets etc. as you can. Borrow one or two sewing machines and bring your group together. Now for the fun! Place your hand (thumb out, fingers together) in the middle of one sweater and ask a friend to cut around your hand one inch from your fingers. Now you will have the front and back of a mitten. Repeat with the same or another sweater and you will have your second mitten. An adult can sew the mittens together and stitch around the top to prevent raveling. Now you have a great pair of mittens! Make hats, ponchos, etc. in the same way. You can donate the things you have made to a local charity or sell them yourself and donate the proceeds!

            There are hundreds of ways you can make a difference in your community. Be part of the solution!