WWW: Knitters Around the World Helping Out & Having Fun

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Olive and some of her creations.

A heartwarming round-up of knitters young and old donating their work to good causes:

schoolchildren in the UK learning to knit as part of a program about World War Two have donated their efforts to a local animal shelter
schoolboys in Australia are knitting squares to be donated to the Wrap with Love program
a group of knitters in Australia meet weekly to create items for hospitals, homes for the elderly, and children in developing countries
and halfway around the world, a group of seniors in South Carolina meets with the same goal
95-year old Olive is knitting teddy bears to sell to raise funds for a prostate cancer research fund

Age Concern in the UK has launched their 2011 Big Knit program, to raise funds to help pay heating bills for the elderly this coming winter.

So cool!

A cute little profile of Tara Wheeler, Doctor Who fan and knitter extraordinaire, who knits and maintains an online guide to the 4th Doctor's scarves. The site includes bonus links to the patterns for the TARDIS socks, and some notes and photos of the 7th Doctor's sweater vest.

An art student in New Zealand is showing her "finger-knitted" woolly interpretations of jewellery at a local gallery, and will be teaching workshops on the technique. Neat video on the page.

And add another name to the list of celebrities who knit: Pink.

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