Knit Bits for a Great Cause
October 18th, 2007 by Jen Love
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to pass along some opportunities to use your crafty skills to support those who are battling or have survived breast cancer.
I found this pattern on knitty.com for knitted breast prothesis. I contacted our local yarn shop owner and she directed me toward this pattern. I know for our area she collects them and takes them to a treatment clinic to be given to breast cancer patients and hope that you can find a similar opportunity in your area. See what you can find if you want to get involved! (She suggested a soft, breathable wool yarn for this. Check out her shop if you are in VA!)
I have also heard of knitting or crocheting scarves that they give women whenever they find out the devastating news, but have been unable to find a direct link or pattern online. If you do know of a reliable pattern or contact please share in the comments for I am sure that there are many that would be interested in helping in this way.
The third way that you can help is through the purchase of a product that I could write a whole post on by itself- Denise Interchangeable Knitting Needles in pink! These will be the last needles you will ever need to buy and money from each purchase goes toward breast cancer research. So get those needles and start knitting!
October 25th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Hello Crafty Daisies,
I want to thank you for your wonderful comments regarding our new Pink Denise. We began this project at the end of October last year. With the help of LOTS of knitters, and of folks like you getting the word out, as of today, October 25, 2007, the donations stand at $59,096. Since we have yet a few days of October left, I’m really hopeful that number will go over $60,000 by the end of the month. I’m about to attend the annual Breast Cancer Conference, along with Cat Bordhi who will be a featured speaker at the conference. The idea for the Pink Denise arose in one of her workshops and she has been a champion of it since, now donating the proceeds from two moebius workshops and copies of her books while she’s there in Burlington, VT. (Nov. 3 – 5) Details are on her website CatBordhi.com, and a link is on our website if any of your readers would like to attend. Her talk is free and open to the public.
Again, thank you soooo much for your support for this project. Linda Krag