Knitting From the Heart

Each year, the chilly arrival of Fall triggers  

my desire to knit hats and scarves for some of my 

most favorite charities (scroll down for links.)  

 While I've knit scarves, I admittedly have a penchant for hats. 
Afterall, they're always in need 
and let's be honest, they're fast! 

They're great canvases for handspun and hand dyed yarns -
both of which occupy a fair amount of real estate in the studio.  

Hats for kids can be playful and colorful, 

while hats for adults can show off cool patterns. 

Sometimes the two collide with decent results:

Here are 3 hat patterns most often on my needles: 

Little Scallops (above) free pattern by Maria Carlander 

Kim Hamlin's hat patterns in Last Minute Knitted Gifts

And my brand new favorite,
Barley hat pattern by Tin Can Knits (8 free patterns)

Each year, as a new stack of knitting grows beside my chair 

I feel such happiness and love sending out 

a little bit of comfort into the world,

whether to a nearby hospital or the streets of NYC, 

to a Native American Reservation or to orphans.

If you knit for a charity, please share it in Comments. 

Like so many of us, I'm always looking for another 

great reason to pick up sticks and string. :)