The primary aims of the Minnesota Knitters' Guild's Service Committee are to sponsor knitting projects that benefit those in need, to collect and donate supplies to organizations that put them to good use, and to volunteer knitting lessons to requesting organizations.

If you are interested in donating materials to the Guild, you can find our donation procedure here. If you'd like to request a service, please email our Service Director, Dawn Baddeley.

Current Projects:

For 2020, we are knitting for the International Institute or Minnesota, Aseracare Hospice, and Brighter Days Grief Center.

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA – 100-year-old organization that serves refugees, unaccompanied children, and survivors of human trafficking in Minnesota.
Items needed: Warm hats for infants, children, teen family members receiving services and resources in the transition to a new life leading to economic self-sufficiency. Any fiber is welcome, but machine washable preferred.

ASERACARE HOSPICE – serves hospice patients in their homes.
Items needed: Fingerless mitts for adults to keep hands warm, any soft, warm fiber.

BRIGHTER DAYS GRIEF CENTER – provides free grief support resources and programs for Minnesota children and adults who are anticipating, or who have experienced, the death of a family member.
Items needed: Shawls, scarves, wraps or softies for adult, teens and children. Any fiber is welcome, but please use calming colors (no black or neons, please). Please feel free to attach a tie-on gift tag to your donated item. For example, “Knit with thoughts of healing and love, by Sarah G."

You can find suggested patterns in our "2020 Charity Knitting" Bundle on Ravelry.

You may either send in your donations or stop by our final drop-off event on Sunday, November 23 from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Textile Center.

Send donations to:

Minnesota Knitters' Guild
c/o Textile Center
3000 University Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Upcoming Projects:

In 2021, we will be knitting hats, mittens, fingerless mitts, and lap blankets for Hats for the Homeless, HatsAndMittens.org, and The Range Center.

HATS FOR THE HOMELESS – serving homeless people in the Twin Cities.

HATSANDMITTENS.ORG – helping children in need in the 7-county metro area.

THE RANGE CENTER – serving adults and children with disabilities in Chisholm and northeastern Minnesota.

Stay tuned for an upcoming 2021 Charity Knitting Bundle on Ravelry.

Past Projects:

In past years, we've donated knitted items for babies at the Hennepin County Medical Center's Birth Center, families on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations in South Dakota, mothers and children at Jeremiah House, family members of organ donors through LifeSource, inmates at the Shakopee Women's Prison, citizens of war-torn foreign countries, and many others. 

Check back on our website for updates on the current projects.
Better yet, join the Minnesota Knitters' Guild and learn additional ways you can help.