Two students from Lincoln University are wanting to set up a project for making hats and gloves for the homeless. We need as much wool as we can to make this happen, does anyone have any suggestions of where we can get donations?
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I did a fundraiser for Marion and Polk Food Share in Salem OR. I crocheted 14 1000' balls of chain to represent the 14,000 kids they feed each month from food boxes.
When done, I donated the balls to the Sassy Stitchers who used them to unravel and make hats for the homeless. We made 195 total and I advertised on Craigslist, and actually went to the thrift stores and they helped a lot.
NOTE: However, I caution you to not use wool. It has to be dry cleaned and your recipients can barely get their clothes clean much less afford that. If your stitch is close enough your acrylic hats will be warm enough to rival any wool hat.
Thank you for your help! Your project sounds really good, what a great idea! Would you at all be interested in getting involved?
Thank you!!
Sandi, you are an inspiration:) What a lovely project to use your crochet skills for, and what an excellent, thoughtful suggestion re using acrylic yarns instead of wool!
@Adeleandmolly - Lincoln University in the UK, or somewhere in the US? If in the UK, many local yarn stores keep bin ends to donate to worthy projects.
To add to Sandi's thoughts on using wool - many people are allergic or sensitive to wool. So far no-one has ever come up with an acrylic allergy or sensitivity:)
Thank you for your advice, we are in the UK are will defiantly take it all on board,
Thank you!
Thanks Sunni: It was a labor of love to be sure. Not to get too high up on my soap box but that year people spent 1 "BILLION" dollars on two movies but we can't feed our kids.
Hi adelaandmolly,
Are you still looking for yarn donations? (a year later 4/1/17)
I live in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Erin D
I need washable wool mix 4-ply yarn for charity hats for sailors. They requested the mix. Any colors. I am 81, physically disabled and deaf.
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