Week Four : Charity Knitting…. Feel the holiday spirit…: mazzio10@yahoo.com

 

my other blog: mazziofamily.blogspot.com

Ravelry: cmazzio 

 

Charity knitting:

 

What I do:

 

 

Knitting 4Children

 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Knitting4children/?yguid=184207225

 

Charitable Knitters

Charitable Crafters
Contact: Tina Shaddox

email: tshaddox@ivillage.com
World Wide Web: http://pages.ivillage.com/tshaddox/charitablecrafters
Charitable Crafters accepts knitted, crocheted, or sewed clothing, outerwear, or toys for donation to local charities. We give to our crisis nursery, homeless shelters, battered women's shelter, Kid's Closet, and other social service organizations that do not charge a fee for the donations.

http://www.charitablecrafters.org/index.html

 

A list of Charitable Knitting across the Us that I found

 

http://www.woolworks.org/charity.html

 

 

My favorite Charitable Patterns that I have knit:

 

 

Felted Mittens: http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/bl/blfeltedmitts.htm

 

Five Hour Baby Sweater: http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/kp3.html

 

Waffle Knit blanket http://knitting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=knitting&cdn=hobbies&tm=18&gps=73_1020_1276_791&f=21&su=p445.92.150.ip_&tt=14&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.needlebeetle.com/fionasfriends/free/wb.html

 

Dish cloth blanket….

 

 

Patterns I would like to try or that look fun:

 

Preemie Hats from Carissa http://carissaknits.blogspot.com/2007/07/preemie-hats-for-charity.html

 

 

Warm up America Squares Pattern by lion brand can be found here: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/kwetq-warmUpAmericaSquares.html This site also has other projects like caps.

 

 

Projects:

 

Mother Bear Project:

http://www.motherbearproject.org/

The Mother Bear Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children, primarily those affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations, by giving them a gift of love in the form of hand-knit and crocheted bears. 

The response has been overwhelming, with people wanting to help from all over the world.  Thousands of patterns have been distributed, and wonderful bears have been received from people of all ages, backgrounds and knitting abilities.  It has brought people together to do something kind in the face of a horrible problem

Warm Up America

 

http://www.warmupamerica.com/home.html

 

Warm Up America! (WUA!) is an organization made up of volunteers who create handmade afghan blankets, clothing and accessories to help those in need. These items provide warmth and comfort to people who have lost their homes, fled abusive relations, or are being cared for in hospices, shelters, hospitals, and nursing home.

Project Linus

http://www.projectlinus.org/index.shtml

 

Project Linus National Headquarters is a 100% volunteer non-profit organization with a two-fold mission:

First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."

Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children

Socks for soldiers

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOCKFORSOLDIERS/?yguid=184207225

knitpicks: http://www.knitpicks.com/Palette%20Fair%20Isle%20Cardigan_PD50455220.html

Week Three

 

 

Magazines

 

 

What do you read?

 

I love them all:

 

Here is a link to the magazines: http://amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_seeall_4?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=knitting%20magazines&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aknitting%20magazines%2Ci%3Amagazines

Here is what I get in the mail:

 

Knitters : I go to Stitches Midwest in Chicago with Monica

 

Interweaver Knits

 

Vogue

 

Creative knitting which I wont be renewing I don’t think

 

Knit N style

 

Cause I love Melissa leapman

 

CASt on which is the Knitters guild of America mag 4 issues a year

 

Wool gathering Meg’s and EZ news letter

 

 

 

GO to store to Buy

 

Simply Knitting

 

Knitting

 

 

One I don’t buy

 

Knit 1 Very youngish

 

 

 

What is on my needles:

 

Bowling Bag by She knits renamed  Melly Bag

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=34352

Dad’s Guernsey Based on EZ percentage system and Meg Swansen’s woolgathering on the subject from this summer it can be found here. http://www.schoolhousepress.com/

Eli’s Stocking: It can be found here… I am making it for my children so it is MJ’s and DL’s stocking since I refuse to graph out their names. I will post a pic when I am done. http://www.schoolhousepress.com/knittinginprogress.htm

Lady Eleanor in Noro for a friend who’s father passed…it is my version of a prayer shawl… I will post a pic of this too when I am done but here are some others. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lady%20eleanor&w=all&s=int

Newly off my needles:

My proudest moment as a knitter can be seen here: mazziofamily.blogspot.com

It is the Swedish Dubbelmossa….It is completely jog-less and knit in Icelandic that is unspun.

My love of Elizabeth Zimmerman

 

How I found her...

 

Why I love her

 

School-housepress.com

 

Meg Swansen a genius in her own right

 

http://www.schoolhousepress.com/gen_books.htm

 

Which videos I  love

 

EZ projects I have done

 

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cmazzio/dubbelmossa

 

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cmazzio/a-norwegian-sweater

 

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cmazzio/pi-shawl-july

 

 

What I want to do

 

The books

 

Websites

 

http://zimmermaniacs.blogspot.com/

 

knitpicks.com

 

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