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Many of my friends who work with yarn are knitters. I participate in a regular group and sometimes I\u2019m the only crocheter there. This doesn\u2019t bother me. I\u2019ve been going to meetings long enough that they just tease me about how fast I crochet. I don\u2019t think I go particularly fast, it\u2019s a medium speed. Not everyone likes to work on the same type of projects or use the same type of yarn, which makes me think of even though there are a lot of people who like to craft for charity, they don\u2019t choose the same types of recipients. A few years ago, on a trip, I met a lady who made angel blankets, and another lady who knitted knockers for ladies who had mastectomies. Once in a while my friends will send me links to groups soliciting crocheted or knitted items. I have a few groups that I actively support and after searching, I found a few organizations that I may spread some crochet love to as well. Just like there are crocheters and knitters; there are those who like big bulky yarns and those who like lace weight yarns. For charities, there are people who want to make things for animals or people and everything in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I prefer to make items for people and have made scarves for Foster Care to Success, as well as local distribution and red hats to raise awareness for congenital heart defects for several years. I have also made hats for shaken baby syndrome (purple hats) and special olympians when it was a national project.
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Those are my choices. Some crafters are more passionate about wildlife or cancer patients or special olympians. There are more than enough groups to make something for and many groups could probably still use donated items, because there is always a need and things do wear out.
If you are in a charitable mood and don’t know where to begin, here’s a list that I’ve compiled from a quick search on Google. Here are a few charities soliciting handcrafted crocheted or knitted items: <\/p>\n\n\n\n