Welcome and Details

Welcome to the No More Cold Hands 2014 charity website!
More importantly, thank you for your interest in helping the people in your area!
Let me tell you a little about the project:

It was my goal for the month of December to knit and crochet a bunch of things to donate to my local hospital. Then I got to thinking: Why should I restrict it to just December? And what if I can get other people involved?
So I decided to set up a year long charity event to help people who need it -- and to get other people in on it, too!
How can you participate? Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign up for the event following the link in the header. This is your commitment to the project!
2. Call your local hospitals, cancer treatment centers, churches, etc to find out what they accept for handmade donations and where you can bring them.
3. Set up a list of items you want to make based on what places in your area will accept. Example:

• "Chemo" hats: 10-20
• Baby booties (0-3 months: 10; 3-6 months: 10; 6-9 months: 10; 9-12 months; 10)
• Baby blankets: 5-10

Your list doesn't have to include so many items -- I just made up these numbers!

4. Get crafting!

5. At the end of the year, take photographs of the items you made and send them to me, and tell me where you're donating them! I will compile a list of what was made and where it went, so all participants can see what an impact we've made!

I'm going to be keeping track of my own progress on this website by posting photos of the items I make, along with some of the patterns I use to make them. If you want to do this as well, send me your Gmail address, and I will include you as an author!

Don't know how to knit or crochet? There are plenty of helpful sites all over the internet! One of my favourite sites to visit for help is Fiber Flux -- the author, Jennifer, has some great photos to accompany her tutorials, and she goes over so much for both knitting and crocheting. If you want to jump in and learn, I recommend you check out her site!

Also, please make sure you add tags to everything you make! Your tag should include:

• Composition
• Care
• Size (if applicable)

I've included an example below:

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at ferricfoxide@gmail.com. I look forward to a fantastic year of working with all of you! And let me thank you again for your interest in the project!

~Andrea