Fashionable Nerd

This blog is about to celebrate its third anniversary here on tumblr!

To celebrate this, and to thank you all for being here, we will be doing a little Follower Appreciation Giveaway on February 29, 2016. We will be giving away:

1. ONE $25 gift card to Webs (yarn.com) and 2. TWO $10 gift cards to Webs.

To enter, you’ve gotta be following us (since this is a follower appreciation thingy). Both likes and reblogs count but no one blogger will be allowed more than five total entries. Winners will be selected at 10 a.m. EST on the 29th.

ART GIVEAWAY

I’ve had these sitting around for a little while now, so I figured someone else would enjoy them more !

RULES: ⋆ you DON’T have to follow me! (although that would be a-okay👌) ⋆ 1 reblog = 1 entry (multiple reblogs = multiple entries !) ⋆ likes are only for bookmarking ⋆ please only reblog if you will use these! (so please don’t enter if you are just going to sell them)

YOU WILL GET: ⋆ a 5 pack of sea & sky copic markers ⋆ one moleskine classic notebook

This blog is about to celebrate its third anniversary here on tumblr!

To celebrate this, and to thank you all for being here, we will be doing a little Follower Appreciation Giveaway on February 29, 2016. We will be giving away:

1. ONE $25 gift card to Webs (yarn.com) and 2. TWO $10 gift cards to Webs.

To enter, you’ve gotta be following us (since this is a follower appreciation thingy). Both likes and reblogs count but no one blogger will be allowed more than five total entries. Winners will be selected at 10 a.m. EST on the 29th.

This blog is about to celebrate its third anniversary here on tumblr!

To celebrate this, and to thank you all for being here, we will be doing a little Follower Appreciation Giveaway on February 29, 2016. We will be giving away:

1. ONE $25 gift card to Webs (yarn.com) and 2. TWO $10 gift cards to Webs.

To enter, you’ve gotta be following us (since this is a follower appreciation thingy). Both likes and reblogs count but no one blogger will be allowed more than five total entries. Winners will be selected at 10 a.m. EST on the 29th.

Hey tumblr knitters and crocheters! Awhile ago I made a post saying that charity donations tend to drop off after Christmas (and when the tax year ends), and that cold-weather items are still needed in January, February, etc. I said I was going to spend all of January knitting only for charity, and asked if anyone wanted to join. I got A LOT of positive responses, so I’m putting together this masterpost of information! I will update it occasionally, so make sure to check back for more info. [You can also message me if there’s something you want to add to the masterpost]

Basic Information

After spending all of November/December knitting Christmas gifts for our loved ones, lets spend January knitting for those in need! I have dubbed January 2016 ‘Unofficial Charity Knitting Month.’ 

All knitters and crocheters are invited to participate (actually, all crafters are invited to participate!)! Even if you don’t knit or crochet, you should check out your local charities to see what kinds of items they might need during winter.

What Charities Can I Knit/Crochet For?

National and International Charities (Please check to see if the charity is active in your country):

Afghans for Afghans - an American-based charity sending knitted hats, mittens, and blankets to Afghanistan.

Knit-a-Square - Charity based in South Africa that accepts world-wide donations of knitted squares for blankets.

Project Linus - Knit blankets for children in need (you can drop off with a local volunteer coordinator). Also includes links for knitted and crochet blanket patterns.

Warm Up America - Knit/crochet blankets OR individual 7″x9″ squares.

Lion Brand Charity Finder - Find charities that are located close to you!

25,000 Toques - A Quebec-based charity knitting hats for Syrian refugees in Canada (website in French and English).

Go Local:

Try the following places in your town or city:

Homeless shelters

Women’s shelters (you could even ask if they’d like someone to come in and teach knitting!)

Youth organizations (same comment as above!) (also, my local youth organization has a teen parent program that I often knit baby hats and blankets for)

Crisis programs

Hospitals (most hospitals have some kind of baby/preemie hat program…they may also accept hats for chemo patients)

Nursing homes

What Should I Knit/Crochet?

If you’re knitting for a specific charity, remember to check out their website. They probably have links to different patterns that you can use for that organization. Below are some generic patterns for charity knitting (if you have any favorite crochet patterns, please message them to me and I’ll add them!):

Babies/Children

Garter Earflap Hat

Basic Baby Hat

Luuk

Preemie Hats for Charity

Basic Children’s Mittens

Baby Mitts

Adults

Classic Cuffed Hat

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone

Ribbed Watchman’s Hat

Skyping Beanie

Seaman’s Cap

Maize Fingerless Gloves and Mittens (for adults and children)

Classic Mittens

Scrunchable Scarf

Nola’s Slipper Pattern

Hiking Socks

Etc

Mother Bear Project Teddy Bear

Beans the Cat

Hedgehogs

Chevron Baby Blanket

Leafy Baby Blanket

Granny Square Blanket - I don’t have a specific pattern, but get some friends together, choose a granny square pattern, and crochet up a bunch! Join them together for granny square blankets.

Easiest Baby Blanket EVER - Choose any yarn and appropriate size needle. Cast on 5. Every row (RS and WS) is the same: knit 3, yarn over, knit until end of the row. You’ll end up with a triangle that makes half a blanket. When you’ve reached the width you like, start decreasing. Again, every row is the same: knit 2, k2tog, yarn over, k2tog, knit until end of the row. Do this until you have 5 stitches left, and cast off.

How Can I Check Out Other People’s Projects?

You can use the tag ‘charity knitting’ on Tumblr and #charityknitting on Instagram or Twitter. Make friends with the other charity knitters! :]

(Also, if you’re following my blog, I will be reblogging charity knitting posts).

Do I Get Anything for Participating?

The satisfaction of helping someone in need! ALSO…I’m throwing around the idea of giving out a prize at the end of the month. I think the winner will be drawn from everyone who posts in the ‘charity knitting’ tag on Tumblr ;)

Thank you for the follower count thing! I’m not very good at giveaways and frankly don’t have the time at the moment to do something more typical of a giveaway but I CAN give you charms that I made! Fastened up any way you like, be that keychain or phone charm. So that said, here’s the rules of said giveaway:

You must be following my blog. This is for you guys.

You get one reblog and one like. You have two chances to win!

Charms ship to anywhere with a postal address. Please note I will only pay for one postage, so if there’s any customs/etc. to be aware of I need to know.

If you win you can give them to a friend! But again I am only paying for ONE shipment so choose wisely. :V

Patreon contributors get MORE entries. Donators of $9.99 and under get 2 additional entries, $10 and above get 4 additional entries. That’s 4-6 chances to win if you also do the Tumblr part.

Check out the charm listings on Etsy for more information!

Pete Lattimer (via incorrectwarehouse13quotes)