Hat Challenge Anyone?
Lands End is sponsoring the Warming Families project this year, with a special fall knitting and crocheting campaign to help the homeless. We will be having a hat challenge!!! With your help we are going to try to create between 15,000 & 25,000 hats, from newborns to seniors. You can start now, by making items for this challenge but our sponsor challenge will be from September 1st to December 2009, .
If you knit or crochet, or know someone who does, we need your help. The hats will go to various shelters and hospitals who care for the many homeless in the United States & Canada
If you would like to donate hats in your area, that would be great, and you wish to have you hats counted towards our hat project counts, Email us with your counts, for the hats
To Learn how to become a Chapter Area Volunteer, click here
Lands End will be creating and sharing hat patterns on August 5th, but here are some to get you started, if you can't wait until September or use your own favorite pattern(s).
I'd like to thank Bev Q. for giving me permission to post these patterns.
Thank you Bev!!!
** Please Note: I will be making up tags, for anyone, to put on the hats that will be donated. You can send a self addressed stamped envelope to the address below or send an email to me.
And if you will be donating hats in your community, please email me to let me know how many hats you donated.
To become a Chapter Area Volunteer, click here
**Please Note: By signing the forum on this site, DOES NOT qualify you to become a Chapter Area Volunteers. Also understand that asking Chapter Area Volunteers for yarn will not be allowed.
If there isn't an Area Volunteer near you, you can send hats to address below & they will be distributed to where they need to go.Kaye Rogers
Attn. Warming Families
P.O. Box 1093
Hollister, Florida 32147
Frequently asked Questions
Q. When is the deadline to send in completed hats?
A. Our goal is to knit as many hats as possible by December 31, 2009.
Q. Where can I send my completed hats?
A. You can either find a local Warming Families group, a homeless shelter or a domestic violence shelter.
USA Chapter Area Volunteers can be found here
Canadian Chapter Area Volunteers can be found here
Q: I can't knit, but I can crochet, is that OK?
A. Knitted, crocheted and loom knitted hats are all fine. Use your own favorite, warm patterns or dozens of free hat patterns are posted here:
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/hats.html
Q: Do hats need to be machine washable?
A: Most homeless people don't have access to washing machines, but hats should be at least hand-washable. If you use 100% wool, please be sure hats are felted before sending.
Q: What sizes are needed?
A: Depending on the shelter, all sizes from 6 months through adult will be needed. Most shelters need men's hats the most though.
Q: Can I use my own yarn?
A: Yes you can
Need More Information, Contact Kaye
Please Note: The yarn has already been distributed, and it is asked that you PLEASE don't ask our volunteers or webmaster for yarn
Updated on September 4, 2009
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