Houston,
TX
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KNITTING CONTEST
Get your needles ready for our first Community Service Knitting Contest! Starting Oct. 1 through May 31, 2011 points will be awarded for completed community service projects (see chart below). At the end of the contest, prizes will be awarded to those who accumulate the most points. PROJECTS MUST BE HAND KNITTED. Prizes to be announced.
KNITTING NEEDLES NEEDED
A school has requested a need for knitting needles. Anyone who has needles they would like to donate, please bring to the next meeting
Community Service continues to collect facecloths and helmet liners for soldiers in Iraq & Afghanistan.
MD Anderson contacted us and requested chemo caps and lap blankets. If anyone is truly committed to making these items Chix With Sticks is willing to purchase the yarn. Contact Christine Schmitz.
Soldiers' Helmet Liners
We will be knitting helmet warmers for our soldiers in Afghanistan.
The website links for the helmet liners are as follows:
http://www.yarnheaven.com/knithelmetliner.html
http://www.citizensam.org/html/patterns/knitting_instructions_helmetliner.html
If members do not wish to do liners, face cloths and socks are also being collected. Washable wool or animal fibers are recommended and acceptable colors are posted in the instructions. Shades of Cascade 220 Superwash and Super Aussie Merino superwash are also recommended.
Free patterns on the web for service projects:
Care Wear Volunteers patterns for infants
Lion Brand Charity Knit and Crochet Patterns for blankets and hats
Touching Little Lives patterns for infants
InKnitters Charity Knitting Supplement 2004 patterns for slippers, preemie hats, bereavement blanket, and many others
Craft Yarn Council of America: Caps for Kids program patterns for children’s caps, as well as other free patterns for the family
KNITTING CONTEST
Get your needles ready for our first Community Service Knitting Contest! Starting Oct. 1 through May 31, 2011 points will be awarded for completed community service projects (see chart below). At the end of the contest, prizes will be awarded to those who accumulate the most points. PROJECTS MUST BE HAND KNITTED. Prizes to be announced.
| PROJECT | NEEDLE SIZE | MIN SIZE | POINT VALUE |
| Face cloth | 9"x 9" | 1 | |
| Baby cap | ≤6 | 1 | |
| Child's scarf | ≤8 | 4' x 5" | 3 |
| Chemo cap | 6-8 | 3 | |
| Helmet liner | 6/8 | 5 | |
| Baby blanket | ≤6 | 2' x 2' | 9 |
| Baby blanket/lap blanket | ≤6 | 3' x 3' | 12 |
| Baby blanket/lap blanket | 6-8 | 3' x 3' | 16 |
KNITTING NEEDLES NEEDED
A school has requested a need for knitting needles. Anyone who has needles they would like to donate, please bring to the next meeting
Community Service continues to collect facecloths and helmet liners for soldiers in Iraq & Afghanistan.
MD Anderson contacted us and requested chemo caps and lap blankets. If anyone is truly committed to making these items Chix With Sticks is willing to purchase the yarn. Contact Christine Schmitz.
Soldiers' Helmet Liners
We will be knitting helmet warmers for our soldiers in Afghanistan.
The website links for the helmet liners are as follows:
http://www.yarnheaven.com/knithelmetliner.html
http://www.citizensam.org/html/patterns/knitting_instructions_helmetliner.html
If members do not wish to do liners, face cloths and socks are also being collected. Washable wool or animal fibers are recommended and acceptable colors are posted in the instructions. Shades of Cascade 220 Superwash and Super Aussie Merino superwash are also recommended.
Free patterns on the web for service projects:
Care Wear Volunteers patterns for infants
Lion Brand Charity Knit and Crochet Patterns for blankets and hats
Touching Little Lives patterns for infants
InKnitters Charity Knitting Supplement 2004 patterns for slippers, preemie hats, bereavement blanket, and many others
Craft Yarn Council of America: Caps for Kids program patterns for children’s caps, as well as other free patterns for the family
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