Handmade for the Holidays!
This holiday season, Melissa Averinos and Beth Dunn invite you to create hand-knit items for donation to local women and children in need. Handmade for the Holidays, in partnership with Harwichport-based nonprofit We Can, will collect hand-knit hats, scarves, mittens, blankets, and quilts for delivery to Cape Cod residents who are going through difficult economic and emotional times. Handmade for the Holidays is also accepting donations of yarn, needles, and other knitting and crafting supplies to be used by local volunteer crafters.
The staff of WE CAN will ensure that the items go directly to needy women and families in time for the holiday season. All participants - and the general public - are invited to celebrate the conclusion of the project at a public open house at Yummy Goods on Friday, December 4, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Handmade for the Holidays especially requests the following items in adult AND child sizes:
Scarves
Hats
Gloves
Mittens
Socks
Blankets
Quilts
Softies (handmade stuffed animals)
Get together with other participants and create your items in a relaxed group setting at one of two gatherings at Yummy Goods in November:
Wednesday, November 11, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday, November 20, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
At the event tomorrow, The Sampler will be handing out some Samplers & tote bags to participants who come to create. We might not have enough for everyone, but we hope you'll still come down!