Charity Guide For Crocheters Book Review
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Title: Charity Guide For Crocheters
Compiled by: Leisure Arts, Inc.
Publisher: 2016, Leisure Arts, Inc., Maumelle, AR
ISBN: 978-1-4647-44453-2
Photography Technical Manager: Stephanie Johnson
Pages: 66
Charity Guide for Crocheters ~ Book Review
Charity Guide for Crocheters includes 66-pages of patterns which are perfect for anyone who crochets for Charity. Along with these charity ready patterns you also receive information about 8 National Organizations which accept charitable donations of crocheted items. Tips and guidelines for submitting projects to your chosen charities have also been included.
Here are the 20 projects you can make with the patterns in this book:
- Warm Up America! Blocks
- Hooded Scarf ~ Lois J. Long (6 inches by 74 inches)
- Man’s Cap ~ Barbara Shaffer (22 inches circumference – one size fits most)
- Man’s Muffler (6.75 inches by 45 inches)
- Kid’s Hat ~ Kay Meadors (16 inches circumference)
- Preemie Cap ~ Kay Meadors (11 inches circumference)
- Baby Blanket ~ Kay Meadors (35 inches by 41.5 inches)
- Women’s Cap & Mittens ~ Carol L. Jensen (19 to 20 inches circumference for the cap; 7 to 8 inches for the mittens)
- Kid’s Scarf (5 inches by 32 inches)
- Baby Booties ~ Carol Holding (3 to 6 months)
- Kid’s Slippers [Sole Length: Small (6.5 inches), Medium (7 inches), Large (7.5 inches)]
- Puppet Mittens {Dog and Doll} [Hand Circumference: Small (5 inches), Medium (5.5 inches) and Large 6 inches)], also includes templates for felt (or fabric) embellishments
- Pocket Lap Robe ~ Joyce Winfield Vanderslice (33 inches by 40 inches), includes placement diagram
- Cuddle Bunny ~ Terry Kimbrough (17 inches tall)
- Woman’s Slippers ~ Jan Hatfield [Women’s Shoe Sizes: Small (5/6), Medium (7/8), Large (9/10)]
- Scrap Afghan ~ Sandy Rideout (38 inches by 57 inches)
- Pet Blanket & Toy ~Carolyn Christmas (Small: 21.5 inches by 28.5 inches, Large: 35 inches by 42 inches; Toy: 3.74 inches long not including tail)
- Football ~ Becky Stevens (7 inches long)
Like many of Leisure Art’s publications, the Camera Icon is included throughout the book to let you know when there are technique videos available to assist you with the completion of your chosen pattern.
Charity Guide for Crocheters begins with the section How You Can Help and walks you through General Information about submitting crocheted items to charities. Important information to assist you with crocheting a project suitable for your chosen charity has been included here. Examples included here are: types of yarns to use and health and safety matters.
Next we are introduced to the types of organizations which might be looking for donations of crocheted items. Specifically – Local Outreach vs. Nationwide Outreach Programs.
Tips for making lap robes for the sick and elderly and caps for those with hair loss are shared in the Local Outreach section.
8 of Leisure Arts, Inc. favorite Nationwide Organizations are shared (including Warm Up America!). Mailing addresses, email address, telephone numbers (when available) and website information are included along with an introduction to the Organization and a summary of their Goals and Needs.
The projects are then shared, one by one, in an organized manner. Each design is provided in U.S. Crochet Terminology, with important notes in different colored fonts. Whenever there is a technique video available you will find a yellow camera icon and text explaining which technique is shared. The font is very clear and easy to read and displayed on a white background.
When multiple sizes are included in the instructions, each the instructions which vary are shown in separate font colors. For example for Small, Medium and Large the stitch counts and instructions which differ for each size are shown in: Small = blue, Medium = pink and Green = Large.
Each pattern follows the same format – except the Warm Up America! blocks – which do not include the difficulty levels and the type of yarn used is written within the first paragraph of the Instructions; instead of in its own designated section.
The difficulty levels are all listed as Easy+.
A variety of yarns are used to make these projects, from Light Weight to Bulky Weight Yarn; however, the majority of the patterns use Medium Weight Yarn. You can find out more about the Yarns on pages 63-64 and a handy “Handmade with love!” Fiber and Care Label is included (with permission to photocopy) on page 64.
You can see the projects here:
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I would like to crochet different items for charity, this book gives great ideas about what people would like, such as blankets, rugs, stuffed animals for little ones and more. It does your heart good to give to others, hopefully whoever gets these gifts will know that these handmade items are made with a giving heart. This book shows many great things that you can crochet for donation, it also has many charitable organizations that you can donate to.
I had no idea that charity organizations would accept all these varieties of items. What great information to have! Leisure Arts has such great books and you do wonderful with all the reviews!
I liked your review. it is nice to see some new patterns. Also, I like to see what other organizations are accepting. I am sure my organization will be able to use many patterns from this book in our service to the homeless, to people in nursing homes and to premature babies. We especially loved the hooded scarf, the pocket lap robe and premeeie hat.