The Knit With Yarn Shop

The Knit With is sponsoring Knits 4 Vets ™ – a program to present, on Veteran’s Day, each of the 375 in-patient and rehabilitation veterans housed at the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital a hand-knit scarf. The program seeks to provide a tangible “thank you” to our own who have served in the military.

Sick and rehabilitating veterans are often forgotten. That’s why The Knit With is spearheading charitable knitting for Vets. The goal: 375 scarves for presentation to each Vet hospitalized at Philadelphia Veteran’s Hospital on Veteran’s Day November 11 – each scarf tagged with a personal message from the knitter.

The goal of 375 scarves is achievable with help from you – the community of knitters.

The requirements are simple: each scarf is knitted 10 inches wide by 60 inches long of worsted-weight ( US size needle 9 ) machine-wash wool in the knitter’s chosen color; no fringe needed. Be as creative as you want, and garter stitch is fine!

Knitters participating in the program purchase the yarn for the scarf they will knit and receive a Knits 4 Vets ™ pattern. The Knit With stocks a large selection of machine washable wool in a wide variety of shades in the Cascade 220, Extra and Extra Stampato and Knitaly ranges. Upon completion of the scarf, participating knitters receive a discount card for 20% off their next purchase!