Mittens!
More mittens for our mitten tree, made by the lovely Ruth! Thank you so much, Ruth!
Category Archives: Charity Projects/Supplies
Mitten Tree Hats!
Two spectacular hats from the wonderful Orysia! These beauties are donations for our “Mitten Tree” initiative in partnership with CommuKNITy Cares. Thank you for your hard work and generosity, Orysia!
Hats & Mittens!
Our Friday Finished Objects this week are hats and mittens for our Mitten Tree, courtesy of the lovely Diana, Dorte, and Jane. Thank you so much for your donations everyone! We are off to a great start!
It’s Friday!
Our finished object this week is a sampling from the giant bag of hats knitted by the lovely Cheryl and brought to us for donation. Thank you so much, Cheryl!
Our Mitten Tree
Winter seems to be settling in early this year. There are lots of cold hands in our city, so we have set up our little mitten tree again. We are working with CommunKNITy Cares who will distribute them to the people in need. They have a whole bunch of patterns in different sizes and yarn weights here so there …
Eagles and Mittens
We are very pleased to announce that we are accepting donations for the Eagle’s Nest Stoney Family Shelter. Eagle’s Nest Shelter provides shelter and counselling, as well as food, clothing and childcare to women and children escaping domestic violence. Some of the items they are looking for are socks, pajamas, and toiletries. We are also …
Warm Woollen Mittens?
We’ve had a request from a teacher at a high needs elementary school. She is searching for 16 pairs of much needed, handknitted wool mittens to donate to her Grade 3 students. As part of their reading and language arts program, they will be learning about the origin of “made” items, from sheep to yarn …
Knock knock!
It’s Knitted Knockers! The Loop is pleased to announce that we are working with Knitted Knockers Alberta! Knitted Knockers are a lightweight, breatheable breast prosthesis that can be worn by women who have undergone a mastectomy. Made of high quality Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton yarn, they are lighter and cooler than a gel filled prosthesis …
Project Restore
Project Restore, The Loop assists Knitters/Crocheters in need
A Tea Party on a Global Scale
You might have seen the bin for the knitting club at the Annie Gale school in the store. You might have fed it some yarn. We’re very proud to show you this article , it’s the story of the wonderful things the kids have been doing (as well as what happened to all that yarn!) Enjoy! …