The Generosity of Knitters

  I follow a knitting page on Facebook. A few days ago they posed an interesting question. If you had all the yarn in the world what would you knit and why?
  I looked at some of the comments. There were over 200 0f them. Some of them were variations on "you mean I don't have all the yarn in the world?" and "I will have to get more" or "My husband thinks I already have all the yarn in the world." Some of them said that lack of yarn isn't a problem, lack of time is.
  The vast majority of them were knitters who would knit things for others One woman said she would continue to make prayer shawls for the hospital that took care of her while she had cancer. Another would knit prayer shawls for those who take care of quadriplegics. Several knitters would make baby clothes for infants in neonatal intensive care units and memory blankets for the families of the children who have passed away.
  Veterans would be recipients of many knitted objects. Blankets, afghans,lap robes, socks and mittens would be knitted for those who have served our country. The vast majority of knitters would make items for the poor and homeless. People living in shelters would have a warm blanket to cover them. Women undergoing treatment for cancer would have chemo caps to cover their heads. Children in need would have a supply of knitted toys, scarves, mittens and blankets to keep them warm and maybe even make them smile.
  A few of them mentioned specific charities that would be given their items. One is Christmas at Sea, a group that takes donated knitted items and distributes them to those who work sailing on rivers and in the sea. Another would knit items for Mercy Ships. This is a charity that provides needed surgeries at no charge to those in places with next to no medical care. One person mentioned Project Linus. This is a group that provides blankets for children in need. An organization called Knit Your Bit was mentioned too. This organization provides knitted winter clothing items to veterans in need. The name comes from a project during World War II that encouraged people of all ages to knit garments to be used by troops. A couple of people mentioned that they would knits mats for animals in shelters so they would have a warm place to lay down.
  Several people said that they would start knitting groups in churches and schools to teach others to knit. One woman said that would wouldn't knit anything because she crochets. She did say that she would be busy working her crochet hook.
  If all these knitters could do what the say they would like to do hospitals and nursing homes would have plenty of items to keep cold patients warm. Everyone would have a something to cover their hands, feet or head. There would be a profusion of blankets and lap robes. Charities would have plenty of items for fund raisers and to give to those in need.
  The one that touched me the most was a comment from a person who said, "A blanket to cover the world to warm the hearts of the people of this world. A blanket to cover them in compassion and love so they may be more open, understanding and tolerant of all."
  I would love to help out with that project.




All information about the charies mentioned were taken from their websites. Any error is mine.