I just wanted to remind all of our wonderful readers that Pacific Fabrics is collecting Homemade Hats and Scarves for our homeless neighbors this October. This is our third year doing this drive, and with joblessness up and foreclosures continuing, need is greater than ever!
Your kind donations are distributed locally by the volunteers for Warm for Winter, who seek to eradicate homelessness and alleviate the suffering it causes by both helping the people who stuggle on the streets without shelter as well as increasing awareness of the growing problem of homelessness in our area.
As the homeless are disproportionately male, masculine colors and large sizes are particularly needed, although there are plenty of homeless women and families out there, too. Hats and scarves may be knitted, crocheted, or sewn from fleece or wool - but the founder of Warm for Winter feels it's important that they are handmade - she explains that it's more than keeping their necks and heads warm, but also letting them know that someone spent time caring for them. I'll never forget my friend Angie, who works on homelessness fulltime here in Seattle, telling me that she came across some men who had just been given hats and scarves by Warm for Winter. She described the pride that they had in their new accessories, telling her, "Someone knitted these - just for us!"
Lovely Leah Rosen of our Northgate store donated a beautiful knitted scarf pattern that she personally designed for this drive - it's warm and wonderful. Just look for the Luxurious Curves Scarf on the Pacific Fabrics Projects Page.
Enjoy your stitching, knowing that you are making a difference for someone this winter.
- Anna-Beth
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