Donation Opportunities for Handmade Hats

There are so many great ways to give back by making hats & caps I wanted to share a post just about that! Almost all of these organizations will provide you will free patterns and instructions to work with for your donated items as well.

From their website, 

"Click for Babies is a grassroots initiative to collaborate with knitters and crocheters across North American to make PURPLE caps for babies. 

The initiative is being organized by the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) in partnership with invited organizations in an effort to prevent infant abuse, namely Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma and educate caregivers about the Period of PURPLE Crying."

You can also find CLICK on facebook and twitter. 

 From their website,

 "Calvin’s Hats is a non-profit organization that represents volunteers dedicated to bringing healing, comfort, and peace to grieving parents of babies born too early. All supplies and labor are donated and there is no charge to recipients."

 There is also a new facebook page called Healing Heart Headwear concentrating on hats and headbands made for babies born with congenital heart defects.

Another great organization using hats to make a huge difference in the lives of many is Hats for Hunger

They can also be found on facebook.

Additionally, you can check out these other caring organizations,

Hats of Comfort

Caps for a Cure

Chemo Caps

Hats 4 the Homeless

So if you get on a hat making kick, just know, they can be used in a BIG way to make a difference in the lives of others all around the world! 

Oh yea, and Tricia from Busy Mom Designs has a little bonus offering going on over at her facebook page! It's called "Crochet-it-Forward" and if you donate a crocheted hat between now and Sept. 26th for donation she's offering you one of her darling patterns FREE!!!
Get all the details on the Busy Mom facebook page here,

Good Stuff!!!

Layette - Baby Caps

To top off any layette you need Baby Caps!

I've collected a few free tutorials to share with you, so all you have to do is pick your favorite one....that may not be as easy as it sounds either....LOOK HOW CUTE!!!

 Offers the pattern & tutorial for this precious, easy-to-make Knot Hat.

Offers this sweet & simple knit cap tutorial.

 Offers this perfectly adorable Ruffle Bonnet.

 Or how about this insanely cute crochet option from Busy Mom Designs? 

Oh how she makes me wish I had already mastered the art of crochet!

And of course the ever crafty MarthaStewart.com
offers a variety of fleece hat tutorials.

Have fun!