WWW: Warmth & Generosity

Love this! Designer Anniken Allis brings to our attention that the McDonald’s tray liners in Norway have a knitting pattern on them.

Magee-Women’s Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sends babies born at Christmas home in hand-knit Christmas stockings.

87-year-old Bob Rutherford using a knitting machine to make socks for the homeless. The former teacher, who lives in Saskatoon, Canada, has made more than 6400 pairs of socks since he started in 2010.

Volunteers at the Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, California, knit and crochet caps so that all babies born at the hospital can go home with one. In 2014, 675 babies were sent home cozy and comfortable in hand-knits.

98-year-old Lois Hanneman of New Mexico, makes hats to donate to children who are undergoing cancer treatment. She’s made 50 this year, breaking her previous record.

Third-grade students at Grey Cloud Elementary School in Minneapolis are using knitting “looms” to make hats for local charities. Their first batch went to their local Ronald McDonald House, the current batch will go to the homeless.