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Charity Knitting – May 2025

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Our group has been asked to help GSK’s Oncology team, which develops medicines for the nation’s cancer patients, in a unique give back to the community. The team will create knitted items for patients that will be distributed nationally by nonprofit Knots of Love. This will take place during a team event on May 12th in The Woodlands, TX. 

They’re looking for 20-25 enthusiastic and experienced knitters to provide support during the event. You will assist participants in using Addi circular knitting machines to create unique items for cancer patients.

Your role will be to guide and assist table teams of 5 people to cast on their yarn, change colors and finish their item. If you’re experienced with circular knitting machines, that’s a bonus.

Preliminary Agenda:

2:00 PM Arrival at The Woodlands Resort Hilton; Introduction and Set-up 

5:00 PM Giveback Round One

5:45 PM Giveback Round Two

6:45 PM Pack-up

7:15 PM Dinner

As a thank you for your time and expertise, you will receive $200 and dinner with the knitters. We’ll also be distributing some of the Addi machines to those helping us who want to continue to create hats for Knots for Love.

Available, experienced and interested? Please send an email to Kristine Jones at [email protected] by Tuesday, May 6. We’re excited to work together and make this a memorable event for a great cause!

Charity Knitting – Apr 2025

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In March, we delivered handknits to:

Texas Women’s Hospital:

  • 5 wraps 
  • 1 knitted knocker
  • 10 hats

LBJ geriatric unit:

  • 3 fidget sleeves

The Linus Project:

  • 1 blanket

Our next charity event is Saturday, April 12 from 11-3 at Spring Creek Barbeque, 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy. This event is hosted by KNOW!

A guest speaker from The Landing will talk about their clients’ needs that crafters can support such as soap sacks or pouches. 

We recommend the Anything Knit Pouch pattern by Mama in a Stitch, which is made with super bulky yarn on size US 13 needles.

Yarn, thread and buttons will be provided April 12.

Charity Knitting – Feb 2025

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KIK will be hosting the first charity knit along of 2025 on Saturday, February 8, 12:30 – 4 pm at Kingwood Country Club, 1700 Lake Kingwood Trail, Kingwood, TX 77339.

Gloria Trowbridge of Texas Women’s Hospital will join via zoom at 1:00 to talk about patient needs and KANG’s assistance. There will be LOTS of soft and pretty yarn on hand. Bring circulars for working with DK and worsted weight yarn. 

KNIT will also be talking about charity needs and creating chemo hats on February 11. Charity will bring lots of soft yarn and members should bring circulars to work with DK and worsted weight yarn.  

Star of Hope received 1 sweater, 7 warm hats and 2 cowls a couple days before the snowstorm on January 20.  

Texas Women’s Hospital received 8 new hats this month.

Charity Knit-In & Zoom Event

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KIK will be hosting the first charity knit along of 2025 on February 8, 12:30 – 4PM at the Kingwood Country Club.
 
It will take place in the boardroom at 1700 Lake Kingwood Trail, Kingwood, TX 77339.
Parking is open, the boardroom is closest to the right side of the building as you are coming down the street.
 
We will be having Gloria Trowbridge as our speaker.  She is a Nurse Navigator from Texas Women’s Hospital and works with breast cancer patients.  This is via zoom at 1:00PM.
 
The Zoom details:

Topic: KANG Charity Knit Along
Time: Feb 8, 2025 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81229344938?pwd=sO7um0WOHVqetzLgatpisjnJHz7WlE.1

Meeting ID: 812 2934 4938
Passcode: 4ud0eE

 
If there are questions about getting to the club, my phone number is (916)802-9246 and folks can text (or call). We will have water and unsweet tea available.
 
Maggie Mentakis
KIK President

Charity Knitting – Jan 2025 Update

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In November & December Charity distributed a total of 207 items to: 

  • The Landing
  • Foster to Success
  • Women’s Hospital of Texas
  • LBJ Hospital
  • Robin Hood Project
  • Head Start HISD
  • Cross community Church
  • Star of Hope

The recipients are always so thankful for the items this group has beautifully created. 

We look forward to KIK (hopefully) hosting an early February knit-in Charity event where we will hear from one or more of our charity recipient groups. Stay tuned for the details.

Charity Knitting – Dec 2024 Update

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Our next Charity Knit-In will be in January! Check back in the next newsletter for more information about what, when, and where!

In the meantime, please keep working on projects for our charity partners, including:

  • hats for Houston ISD Head Start (we have tons of kits available)
  • Knitted Knockers (kits available for these as well)
  • chemo caps / hats for Knots of Love (must use yarn from their approved yarn list)
  • blankets 24″ x 36″ or larger for Project Linus
  • 7″ x 9″ rectangles or whole blankets for Warm Up America
  • large, neutral-colored hats for men for the Robin Hood Project
  • shawls, wraps, and lap blankets for the cancer infusion center

We have kits available for Head Start hats and for Knitted Knockers; please email [email protected] to see about getting those into your hands (or those of your chapter). There is also a ton of new yarn in the charity stash!

Our work and skill do not go unnoticed, and your donations help to bring warmth and comfort to people all over Houston and beyond. In 2024, we collectively donated:

  • 17 chemo hats and 12 shawls to cancer patients at Houston Medical Center
  • 17 infant hats to LBJ hospital
  • 12 dishcloths to Cross Community Church’s food pantry
  • 46 dog sweaters to Special Pets
  • 8 pieces to Warm Up America
  • leftover stash yarn and tools to Pearland High School
  • additional stash yarn and tools to med students who knit for the Women’s Hospital of TX
  • 74 hats to Houston ISD Head Start
  • 11 shawls and 8 hats to Women’s Hospital of Texas
  • several dark/neutral-color hats to the Robin Hood Project
  • and much, much more to come!

Charity Knitting – Nov 2024 Update

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Keep the HeadStart hats coming. Seventy-four on hand so let’s get the goal to 100 so more little learners can have a warm, colorful hat. Kits with pattern are available through [email protected]. Use whatever pattern you like with your yarn on hand if that’s your preference. 

Many thanks to the shawl creators for the 11 we delivered with 8 hats to Women’s Hospital of Texas on October 24. They are getting more young patients with aggressive forms of cancer so all support is appreciated. 

The Robin Hood Project will be receiving several dark/neutral colored hats and scarves on November 10 at their Thanksgiving Feast. This group regularly serves meals for about 100 unsheltered Houstonians. Winter apparel is appreciated. 

There is a lot of donated acrylic yarn available. The next charity knit-in will be in January. Stay tuned for updates.

Charity Knitting – Oct 2024 Update

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Due to an extremely generous donation of new yarn, we are able to give much of our picked-over stash to a fiber arts club at Pearland HS. They have added 25 new members just this year. Yay for the next generation of KNIT!

In other good news, a group of medical students in the south loop has grown from 2 who contacted Charity in December to 25 crafters to date. They received a bag of new yarn to keep their juices flowing. They will provide chemo hats and shawls to the nearby Women’s Hospital of Texas. 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! We have several kits for Knitted Knockers ready to go. These are always in demand and there are several variations of the pattern (both in knit and crochet) for how you prefer to work them. Please contact knitatnightguildcharity@gmail.com if you’d like to pick one up!

Don’t forget about our upcoming Charity Event!

Sunday, October 13, 12:30-3:00 pm
Senate Avenue Brewing Co
16000 Dillard Dr Unit F
in Jersey Village

*REMINDER*
When making contributions to our charity partners, please adhere to their size requirements and date/deadlines:

Project Linus: minimum 26″ x 36″ (if you have smaller blankets, the KIK chapter has a recipient for preemie blankets who would love them)

Warm Up America: 7″x9″ required

Foster Care to Success: scarves about 60″ long and 5-8″ wide, must be turned in to Julie by December 1st so they can be mailed to Ohio.

Charity Knitting – Sep 2024 Update

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We have 15 Head Start hats on hand and 8 kits with pattern and pre-cut yarn are ready to go. Contact [email protected] for more info. The goal is to have 50 hats ready by October 1 for distribution to HISD schools. 

We also have several kits for Knitted Knockers ready to go. These are always in demand and we’d love to collect as many as we can for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October!

Our charity yarn stash is running low, please consider donating or asking friends to search their stash for acrylic yarns of various weights. 

Speaking of stash, Ravelry has several patterns including the Snippet Scarf and Stashbuster Scarf that create fringe instead of ends to weave in. The Fidget Sleeve is also a good stash eater.  

We have many infant hats. Please consider making an infant blanket 24″x36″ or larger that will go to Project Linus or LBJ pediatric unit.

We have two upcoming Charity Events!

Sunday, September 15, 1:30-4:30 pm
Windwood Presbyterian Church
10555 Spring Cypress Rd
in Houston

Sunday, October 13, 12:30-3:00 pm
Senate Avenue Brewing Co
16000 Dillard Dr Unit F
in Jersey Village

Charity Knitting – Aug 2024 Update

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We have 15 Head Start hats on hand and 8 kits with pattern and pre-cut yarn are ready to go. Contact [email protected] for more info. The goal is to have 50 hats ready by October 1 for distribution to HISD schools. 

We also have several kits for Knitted Knockers ready to go. These are always in demand and we’d love to collect as many as we can for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October! You’re also welcome to make them from your own stash, but please keep in mind they need to be made from certain yarns. See their website for patterns and more information, and reach out to Julie if you’d like to pick up a kit!

If you are knitting Peyton Hearts, please follow the instructions on the KANG charity page for distribution. Do not send hearts to the charity co-chairs to distribute. 

Our charity yarn stash is running low, please consider donating or asking friends to search their stash for acrylic yarns of various weights. 

Speaking of stash, Ravelry has several patterns including the Snippet Scarf and Stashbuster Scarf that create fringe instead of ends to weave in. The Fidget Sleeve is also a good stash eater.  

We have many infant hats. Please consider making an infant blanket 24″x36″ or larger that will go to Project Linus or LBJ pediatric unit.