He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work
as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple
and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers--all
of them master craftsmen and designers.
~ Exodus 35:35
Resolution # 2 ~
To donate a dozen hand-knitted items to charity in 2008.
One of my earliest blog posts was about knitting, which is linked here. I have researched some local groups that would appreciate hand-knitted things, as well as an international charity I plan to knit for in 2008.
Orphans of the Storm, our local animal shelter, would appreciate hand-knitted "snuggles," or mats for pets to lie on in their pens. Beth Ann Galbraith says that the only requirement is that they be washable, so I will use acrylic yarn, and maybe felt a wool mat (yes, wool will shrink--with felting, that's the goal). If you don't knit, you can crochet or even sew towels or polar fleece into nice pet beds. Knit & crochet patterns are available here at The Snuggles Project.
Karen Fair at our local American Red Cross said that they appreciate having handmade quilts and afghans to distribute to disaster victims. She says, "There is nothing like a blanket of some sort to comfort a human." Donations may be delivered to the chapter office in Ford City.
I also plan to knit for Afghans for Afghans, a charity that distributes hand-knitted (and crocheted) items "to bring comfort and warmth to Afghan women, men, and children who continue to suffer from oppression, war, hunger, poverty, and sickness." Items must be wool or wool/animal fiber blends for warmth; requirements and patterns are available on the website.
I have begun a wool hat for Afghanistan (pictured here with my new knitting bag from Harvest Community Church!--a Christmas present from my husband). This part will be the band, which I will sew together and then pick up stitches and knit up the top.
Anyone interested in joining me? I would love to have some knitting friends . . . .
Happy & Blessed New Year!
2 comments:
I think resolutions are stupid. They aren't very Biblical either. Why do people make them? Show me in the Bible where someone made a resolution? Isn't it just a way of saying you are going to resolve to do something instead of relying on God? My two cents
You are correct, JC--I don't know of any resolutions in the Bible. I did, however, try to make resolutions that I felt fulfilled Biblical principles. Providing for others' needs is certainly Biblical, and if you read my Resolution #1, I clearly say that I need God's grace and the Holy Spirit to fulfill it.
Thanks for commenting, and I pray you have a blessed new year.
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