25,000 hat challenge!

[bevq]

Warming Families in partnership with LandsEnd is holding a nationwide hat challenge this fall and winter! From Sept 1- Dec 31, 2009 we are inviting everyone to make at least one warm hat for their nearest 'Warming Families' Chapter! (And by the way! We need more Chapter Area Volunteers all across America! You can click here for info on that.)

 

Vickie Howell of DIY will be created a couple of hat patterns to use, or we can use our own. Sizes will be from newborn to adult male and everything in between!

 

For more info see here:

http://www.freewebs.com/warmingfamilies/hatchallengeanyone.htm

 

There will be more info forthcoming as the time gets nearer!

 

I hope many of you will join us!

I have some info on my chapter page too:

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/warming-families.html

 

Let's get those hooks ready!!!! :cheer

[mattsmom499]

Hey Bev,

I just joined the Hat a week CAl, now I will have a place to send the hats to!

when will you start collecting? I have made some preemie hat that ai need to donate.

[crochetcrazee]

I will be glad to help.

Im new to crocheting but have just finished 3 hats to donate to another charity. I like making the hats....happy to make more!

[bevq]

Hi Mattsmom,

At this time there are no Chapters taking preemie hats, as Warming Families serves homeless people for the most part - hats needed will be mostly teens and adults for most of the chapters.

I have an unusual chapter and will be accepting newborn hats for the families who have babies at UMC, no preemie sizes though. There are so many homeless and very poor people who use the county hospital - they have 15-20 newborn born every day at UMC Vegas.

 

If you want to donate some preemie hats, there are many hospitals who accept them on this page:

 

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/peds.html

 

The hat challenge for WF does not start till Sept 1st! I am just gearing up for it though! So excited!!

[bevq]

Crochetcrazee...

I have a new crocheted hat pattern you may want to try

 

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-hidden-hat.html

 

Really warm and easy to make!

[crochetcrazee]

Bev-Thanks for the pattern. I am going to try it.

Can you tell me what size hook to use to get the sizes yuou are looking for?

Thanks

[bevq]

It depends on what pattern you use and how tightly you crochet. I usually use a size H and sometimes a G to make items.

 

This one uses an H hook and it will fit ladies and teens. You could use a size smaller (G) for younger kids and a size larger (I) for larger heads.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-hidden-hat.html

 

I am looking for newborn sized hats and there is a pattern here for that

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/hats-hats-hats.html

 

Bev

[crochetbydiana]

I'm in.

My heart has been tugging to help more, especially the homeless/in need people in NC. I can't volunteer because of my own physical limitations, but I will pass the word online and hopefully somebody in NC will be up as coordinator volunteer.

 

If not, I had planned on checking by phone with local shelters. Didn't think about hospitals, but they do see alot of folks with no insurance.

[bevq]

Thanks for being willing to make hats for this. There will be ads in magazines and in the Landend catalog coming up in August.

 

Also, you make a good point... We really need some more Chapter Area Volunteers. Anyone interested? It's not hard and really rewarding.

 

Here is the page of info

 

http://www.freewebs.com/warmingfamilies/areavolunteerinfo.htm

 

I don't know your physical limitations, but you might be able to handle being a CAV for us. It requires finding a shelter who will accept warm items for their clientelle. Having people mail things to you for your area, and then you counting them up and taking them to the shelter.

 

That's really about it.

Most of us are not inundated with millions of items! LOL!!

 

I will leave that judgment up to you though. And if you have friends who could do it in NC that would be fabulous!

 

Bev

[uswarmingfamilies]

Hi Everyone,

First I'd like to thank Bev, for letting me know that she posted this, on this forum. I am Kaye, in charge of Warming Families and asking others to help out with this hats project.

 

I am sure that local hospitals will accept hats for preemie's, but our main focus with the hat challenge is helping the homeless. Other idea's are Ronald McDonald Homes, church outreach programs to help the homeless, nursing homes, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters,

 

 

Thanks,

Kaye

 

 

[bevq]

Preemies and NICu's are not part of the hat challenge or Warming Families. That doesn't mean that you can't make help all the NICU's you want to!! They need it!

Bev

[stitchwitch39]

I'm in! Hats Hats and More Hats! I will be working on some toddler hats and some adult hats for winter. It gets cold here in Iowa.

ugs to all

 

MJ

[crochetcrazee]

Yay! 1 adult size hat done!

(Must say, went much faster then the 1st hat I did, and the joins look much better. This is great practice!!)

[Debscrafts55]

Now I know why I've been obsessed with making hats lately! I have several hat patterns posted on my blog and will be adding a new one for adult women there soon, as soon as I get it all worked out.

 

Deb In MO

[crochetbydiana]

I've been thinking about it a bit more and one thing I misunderstood is that this drive is asking for items to be mailed to *A* coordinator who will distribute in their *region*. correct?

 

My plans were to send some items to nearby Ronald McDonald (like I did for Easter) via a co-worker at dh's job; nearby nursing homes and one or two nearby homeless shelters.

Within or less than an hour driving because I have to ask family to deliver for me.

[crochetcrazee]

Another hat done for you!

[Goldiepel]

i'm already working on hats and scarfs, I just as well add a couple of more. Last year, I think (don't quote me on this) But please correct me if I'm wrong. There were collection boxes at hl an JoAnns for this.

[crochetbydiana]

From the website:

 

Hats need to be sent to an Area Volunteer near you- check link: Check out our Area Volunteer Page -- http://www.freewebs.com/warmingfamilies/usaareavolunteers.htm

[crochetcrazee]

Another done today!

[beth eathorne]

thanks for keeping this post alive. i have not seen it before.

[detroitdeb]

Just sent an email to the area volunteer in my area (lives in the city just next to mine!) hope to make some new friends locally who love to crochet!

 

deb

[nana_k]

I'll make some hats for this...living in western NY state, there is a huge need for these. I'm glad to se this challenge posted here.

[patterncollector]

Just wanted to say this thread has really inspired me. After reading it, I contacted two homeless shelters in my area and am working on hats for the one that responded to my email. I have about 35 done now and it's because of reading about this challenge. Thanks for posting it!