A project in Minneapolis, Minnesota to share handknit hats with our homeless neighbors.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
Think BIG, WARM and WOOLY
Think....BIG, WARM AND WOOLY
LOOKING FOR FOLKS WHO LIKE TO KNIT AND WOULD BE WILLING TO KNIT SOME HATS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE NEED ADULT HATS FOR.... for men and women preferably knit with wool or washable wool.
Hats will be distributed throughout the winter.
Size: Large and Extra Large
There are several knitting events on the calendar for knitters to get together with other “charity knitters.”
The big push is on to knit hats to donate for this upcoming winter.
November 11, 2016
An all day “Knitting for Charity” event at Steven Be Fiber Studio at
3448 Chicago Ave So, Minneapolis
We’ll gather from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm
Bring your knitting and a snack to share.
November 13, 2016
We will have a table at the final farmer’s market of the season at Bachman’s at 60th and Lyndale Ave So
Doors open 9:00 and the market closes around 1:00
Bring your knitting.
November 19,2016
We will be at Butter Bakery over on 37th and Nicollet from 11:00 to 1:00.
Check out the pattern tab in a few days as updated patterns will be added and more details about this community service project.
Hats can be mailed if you don’t live in the area.
Barbara Melom
5314 Penn Ave So
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Friday, September 2, 2016
Midtown Farmers Market
Pleae join us at the Midtown Farmers Market
Saturday, September 10th
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
2225 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN
Corner of East Lake and Hiawatha Avenue
Near the YWCA
Hat patterns will be available. Bring your knitting! Also bring a chair.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Halos of Hope - Charity Knitting
Join us on
Tuesday, July 12th
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
StevenBe
35th and Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
We will knit hats for Halos of Hope. Halos of Hope is a not for profit organization committed to
providing volunteer-crafted hats to cancer centers across the country.
We will
be knitting all day,so join us anytime. Yarn will be available for a minimal
fee, lots of patterns to choose from and experienced knitters on hand to
answer questions. Bring along your basic knitting supplies, a snack to share and spend the day with kindred spirits. Bring along a friend. Beverages will
be provided.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Review of 2015
Hawaiian Care Package to the Frozen North
80
degrees in Honolulu
-10
degrees in Minneapolis
Maybe it was a coincidence,
but a bag full of hats arrived today from Honolulu where the natives are
basking in the sunshine while the Minneapolis folks are wearing layers of
clothing to fight off the bitter cold.
It’s our seventh year of collecting hats, scarves and mittens to donate to the schools, shelters, and
community centers that serve the homeless and the needy. On November 11,
60 charity knitters came together to knit and crochet items for the project. 100’s
of hats were turned in that day from knitters who had been knitting all year. Over
the course of the year, 2600 hats were made, plus scarves and mittens. We were
able to deliver donations to over 30 drop-off sites who serve people in need. Hats
make up the largest number of our donations.
Monica Nilsson, an advocate
for the homeless who works at St. Stephen’s Shelter spoke to the group about
what it’s like to be a homeless person living in Minneapolis and surviving our
frigid winters. She spoke about how our community is serving people in need of
housing…very informative speech. Although, Monica herself is not a knitter, she
had one piece of good advice for all of us…” KNIT YOUR HATS ON SMALLER NEEDLES SO THE STITCHES ARE TIGHTER….MAKES FOR A WARMER HAT.”
Hats for the Homeless has completed seven years and we have distributed over 11,000 hats in our
community thanks to the warm hearts of the generous people in our community,
not just Minneapolis, but all across the country.
Looking ahead to 2016, keep
the items coming; we collect all year round, starting deliveries in November
and wrapping things up in February. Read the blog, there are quite a few good
patterns to follow.
Once again, thanks for your gift
of warmth…everyone needs a hat to survive our bitter cold winters.
Barbara Melom
bjm@visi.com
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