Knit Unto Others

Everyone Wins

We spent some time yesterday tallying up this year's Knit Unto Other's numbers and we're here to tell you that we're impressed.  We had 36 knitters donate 153 knitted items to 18 different charities.  You know what that deserves?  w00t!  w00t!  w00t!

In our book that makes everyone a winner but of course we do have contest winners to announce, too.  The winner of a wonderful fiberlicious gift from Margene is Elizabeth D (no blog).  The winner of a wonderful fiberlicious gift from Carole is Sara B.  MJ (no blog) will be getting a sheep print from Gale and Lu will be getting a $25 gift certificate from Anne at Wooly Wonka Fibers.  Finally, Ina and Grace were each gifted with two patterns of their choice from Kirsten of Through the Loops.  Thank you to our generous prize donors!

And thank YOU - each and every one of you - who knit for charity this November.  You accomplished something great and we're proud of you.
Margene and Carole

Results 2007!

Now is the time to tell us how you did with your charity knitting.  Send an email to knituntoothersATgmailDOTcom or leave a comment on this post and tell us you participated.  You don't have to tell us how many things you knit or where you sent them because you only had to participate to be entered into the random drawing.  However, it might be fun to add up all the different items that went out to all the different places so if you want to include that information, go on ahead and do that. 

We'll award prizes next week so get those emails to us by Friday, December 7th, okay?  And, thanks to the generosity of Anne,Gale and Kirsten, they won't just be from Margene and I.

Let's hear it for the kindness of knitters everywhere!

Charities of Choice

Many knitters knit for charities all year long, but if you're the type of knitter who 'can't spare a square', consider this…for the last two weeks of November you can join in and knit just one little item (or more) and feel so much better about yourself.  It's a boost to the spirit to give; you can never go wrong, you'll always know one person benefited greatly from the warm hat, mittens, socks or gloves that you took the time to knit for them.  We've picked three charities for KUTO knitting this year.  Of course, you can always knit for any charity you like.

Lucy at Mind's Eye Yarn in Cambridge, is collecting mittens for the Somerville Family Network. Contact her at:  lucy at mindseyeyarns dot com

Soaring Eagles project this year is knitting mittens...you can read about it here.

Patterns:

Small Mitten

Knitting Pattern Central Mittens (and Gloves)

2 Needle Mittens

Easy Mitten (PDF)

Vintage Mitten patterns

Lovikka Mitten

Crocheted Mittens

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Birdsong has asked for completed blankets in worsted or bulky weight washable yarn with a finished size of 30 inches square to 40 inches square, or a rectangle that is similar, for the Kare Crisis Nursery in her area.  If you're on Ravelry you can check for info here or contact Birdsong directly:  burrobird at gmail dot com.

The dates for participating are November 15-30th.

Near the end of KUTO we'll ask you to send an email to knituntoothers at gmail dot com and tell us what you knit and where you donated it. We will then randomly select two participants to win something special from us.  Now, go forth and knit unto others!

Thank you!!

Spread the Love 2007

This year we're going with a theme, It's the Little Things, with the goal of knitting mittens, hats or socks for children.
If you have a favorite charity that meets this criteria please leave a link in the comments.  We'll announce this Knit Along the first week of November and knit between November 15-30.  Thank you!

Get Yer Prizes Here!

In a great trans-continental maneuver, Margene and I have selected the winners for all the wonderful Knit Unto Others booty.  We used the old faithful random number generator and came up with the following prize winners:

The face cloth and soap from Susan and Laurie is going to Amanda.

The skein of Sleeping Dragon Yarn from Blogless Karen is going to Elizabeth D

We’ve teamed up Mim & Kim so that each of these winners will receive a pattern from Mim and a stitchmarker from Kim. The winners are:

Kirsten

KnittyOtter

            gale (she shoots sheep shots)

Teyani has donated a gift of a $25 gift certificate from Crown Mountain Fibers and that’s going to Laurie

Swag from Scout will be heading to Kimberly.

Leslie Wind has generously offered one of her gorgeous shawl pins and the winner is Emily

Pippi will be letting Angelia choose a hank of sock yarn or fiber top (color of your choice).

Utah Grrl Katherine will be giving one of her cool Make One T’s to Lisa.

Lisa has 13 balls of Peruvian Highland Wool in Periwinkle to give to Nancy.

The hand dyed yarn from Lucia will be going to Carol.

Kirsten is donating a lovely sock yarn she named 'Toad Lily' and it’s going to Priscilla.

Carole will be sending something fabulous to Debi and Margene will be sending something equally fabulous to Kristie.

And one last additional prize is a skein of Sophie’s Toe’s Sock Yarn from Emily. It will be going to Ilene F.

Finally, the $75 gift certificate from kpixie goes to Val.  She doesn't have a blog but she knit loads and loads (31 to be exact) of hats.

Thank you so much to all our prize donators.  Please keep an eye on your email inboxes as we'll be in touch!  And special thanks to everyone who participated this year.  We hope you enjoyed the experience - it's been a real pleasure hosting this again.  See you next year!

Thank You!!

You have all been so generous with your knitting time and talents.  Everyone who has already left a comment will be in for the drawing.
Tracy of Woolwindings, has knit 28 items for the Preemie Project, her charity of choice.  If you have knit more items than that since November 18th, please leave a comment here.  Carole and I will start awarding prizes in the next couple of days and will email the winners.  If you do not have a blog please send a picture to knituntoothers at gmail dot com or ask a friend to post pictures for you.  Winners will also be listed here.

Thank you, thank you!  Let's do it again next year.

FYI

Please leave a comment on the post below and you'll be automatically signed up for this KAL and the prizes.  There will be a new post Sunday and we ask that you leave a link then to show your KUO pieces. Thank you!

Prizes

KPixie has generously donated a $75.00 gift voucher to their shop. Carole and I thought this should go to the person who knits the most items over the next two weeks (Nov. 18-Dec. 2, 2006).  We would like to see the items posted to your blog by December 2nd.  You are on your honor to show what you have completed in this time period. If you don't have a blog we'll show the picture here. Please contact us at knituntoothers at gmail dot com if you have any questions.

Other prizes:

• Susan and Laurie are teaming up. Susan will knit face clothes and soap socks to be filled with Laurie's fragrant soaps.
• Blogless Karen is donating a skein of her fabulous Sleeping Dragon Yarn 
• Mim will donate three of her fabulous patterns.
• Teyani has donated a gift from Crown Mountain Fibers
• Scout has some lovely swag to give from her shop Scout's Swag. 
• Leslie Wind has generously offered one of her gorgeous shawl pins. 
• Pippi will let the 'winner' choose a hank of sock yarn or fiber top (color of your choice).
• Utah Grrl Katherine will donate one of her cool Make One T’s. 
• Lisa has 13 balls of Peruvian Highland Wool in Periwinkle to give
• Hand dyed yarn by Lucia
• Kim  will make stitch markers (her jewelry is fabulous, too!)
• Kirsten is donating a lovely sock yarn she named 'Toad Lily'.
• Something from Carole and Margene, your hosts

We'll draw names on December 3rd and announce the winners on Monday the 4th.

Knit Unto Others 2006

Carole and I are once again hosting Knit Unto Others the last two weeks of this month.  At a time when we enjoying large Thanksgiving dinners with family and friends, shop until we drop for the coming Christmas season, it will be good to step back and think of others who may not have enough to keep them warm.  The basics of life are very hard for some people, right here in this country to come by. A warm hat, scarf or mittens can do more than warm fingers and ears, it can lift someone up and show that someone cares.  Do what you can from November 18-December 2 and join our Knit Unto Others campaign.

Many knitters are generous enough to knit all year round for the charity of their choice and I have knit an item from time to time through out the year.  This KAL was started as a way to stay grounded at this time of over-consumption and excessive giving.  It is sad to see children, adults, students and others around the world suffering for lack of warmth or basic needs.   

For every item you knit we'll add your name to the 'HAT' and names will be drawn for prizes.  The more you knit the more chances you have to win.  We'll be adding a list of prizes and charities to this post.  Please leave a comment here if you wish to participate. No need to 'sign up', just pull out the yarn and needles and start knitting, now or on the 18th.  Take the button for your blog, but please save it to your own server.  Spread the word and we'll get started on November 18th. 

Margene

Places to Give All Year

Check on Ryan's (click image) side bar for details and knit to keep Mongolian children warm.

CIC (Yahoo Group) for Eastern European orphans. Socks and other items are in constant need.