Many knitters and crocheters enjoy making projects for charity. Don't wait to get invloved with charity knitting! Whether you prefer making hats for infants or shawls for hospice, we have pattern suggestions as well as some national organizations who accept donations.
Impact Fridays with MFY
Interested in making together with others in the community? Our team is excited to announce that we dedicate Friday afternoons to community Impact events Join others on a similar mission to spread the joy of making through purpose. We'd be honored to have you!
Local Charities
If you'd like to make sure your donation helps in the local community, asking local hospitals, cancer care centers, hospices, and programs that work with the homeless are all great places to start.
Here are some of the organizations we are commited to supporting in the greater Metro Detroit region. If any of these resonates with you, we'd love for you to join us!
Supports cancer patients and their families by making, collecting, and donating comfort items to those in our community.
Make: Handmade chemo caps and lap blankets
Connects volunteer knitters and crocheters with breast cancer survivors through special handmade prosthesis for women who have undergone mastectomies or other breast procedures.
Make: Provides patterns for special handmade prosthesis for breast cancer survivors
Provides handknit mittens and gloves to children, teens, and adults in Detroit, Michigan and nearby underserved cities.
Make: Handmade and unused gloves and mittens
Provides handknit and crocheted little octopuses and jellyfish to comfort babies in neonatal intensive care units.
Make: Patterns provided by the group for handmade octopuses and jellyfish. Only accepts items made with 100% cotton yarn