Charity Knitting
We have charity knitting opportunities for you...
We support charity knitting and will add points to your account when you drop off your items. Some of the causes that we support are:
Helmet liners for soldiers (click here for the knit pattern)
Hats and scarves for breast cancer patients
Knitted items for the Arkansas Valley Mission
We carry yarn and supplies that you can use for your charity knitting. Drop off your knitted and crocheted goods at Serendipity. Thank you for caring.
 Knitted Helmet Liner for Troops |
Important Information to remember before knitting……
IT MUST BE 100% wool or it will not be sent. Acrylic and acrylic blends pose a fire/melting hazard and do not have the same insulating properties as wool. Please include the yarn label to your finished item before sending on to us.
Select yarn that is dark. Black, dark brown, dark gray... BLACK IS PREFERRED. Tan is acceptable as long as it is dark.
Please remember we are going for function not style. I love knitting and know it is more fun to make a project unique but, what the troops need is warmth and protection from the elements. To help explain, this means no sayings or words, no designs, no fringe or tassels etc.
The troops have given us feedback and they much prefer the knit liners. They fit more snuggly and have more “give” to them. With the crochet liners, there has been some feedback regarding obstruction of vision, they are not able to wear the crochet liners.
"HELMETLINER" KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS Materials: Only 100% soft wool yarn will be accepted, because our ground forces are not allowed to wear synthetic fibers. Wool is inherently non-flammable and won’t melt against the skin in the event of an accident and is warm even when wet. Colors: Size 8 – 16” circular needle, or size to get gauge Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch Be sure to check your gauge to ensure the helmetliner will fit properly when worn. Neck Ribbing: With smaller circular needle, cast on 84 stitches loosely. Place marker. Join in round and knit in 2x2 (meaning knit 2, purl 2) ribbing for 6 inches. Cap: With larger circular needle, knit 32 stitches off smaller needle onto the larger size 8 circular needle. Leave smaller circular needle in the rest of the stitches. The smaller circular needle will just act as a stitch holder while you complete the cap portion with the size 8 circular and double-point needles. Cast on 59 additional stitches, place marker to mark beginning of round, join in round, knit even for 4”. ("Knit even" means to knit every stitch). Be sure to check your gauge. Even being off 1/2 stitch per inch will make the helmetliner useless, as it will not fit properly. 1st decrease row: *Knit 11, Knit 2 together,* repeat to end of round. Continue decreases as established until knit 2, knit 2 together. After this, decrease every row until a total of 7 stitches remain on the double point needles. Cut yarn 8-9” long, feed through remaining stitches and weave in. Face Ribbing: With size 6 circular needle that is still in neck portion, pick up the 59 stitches that you cast on when starting the cap portion. Increase 1 stitch, so you now have a total of 60 stitches. Join in circle and Knit 2, Purl 2 ribbing for 1 inch. On last row of ribbing, decrease about 4 stitches by purl 2 together in 4 locations around the face. You may need to increase or decrease the number of times you decrease (purl 2 together) so that it isn't too tight or too loose in the face ribbing. This keeps the wind from whipping underneath it. Cast off. Weave in ends. |