Charity Crochet: 2019 Review and 2020 Goals

Charity Crochet

As many of you may know, or have found out based on the other blog posts, crocheting donation items is a very important part of what I do. I started crocheting for charity when I ran out of people I knew who needed/wanted things I could make. I had yarn and could not stand to not be doing something with my hands so I turned to making things for those in need.

This endeavor has turned into so much more than just needing to stay busy. I feel like it is something I am supposed to be doing with my time and talent. I am warm. I have multiple blankets (ones I have made and ones that have been bought). I have plenty of hats and scarves of my own. Everyone isn't so lucky. There are people out there that are cold. There are people that can greatly benefit from the comfort that a handmade item can provide. I can help these people, and I feel like I have to do what I can towards that purpose.

I wanted to take some time today to look back at what I did in 2019 and write down my goals for 2020.

2019 Review

In 2019, I found Warm Up America, and they received the bulk of my crocheted donations last year. I also donated to a local coat drive and sent in bet blankets to the Pink Slipper Project. I tallied up all the numbers and this is what I did in 2019:

Totals:

Sections: 148
Hats: 30
Scarves: 2
Mittens: 3
Blankets: 1
Pet Blankets: 3

This gives an overall total of 187 items! I am so happy with this number. It is a pretty small dent in the 100,000+ items that Warm Up America received in 2019, but that is the incredible part. There are so many of us across the country making what we can and together we can make such an impact in our communities and country.

2020 Goals

Now for the fun part. I get to decide what goals I want to set for myself for the coming year. I definitely want to get more scarves made this year than last. I will also be making several sections through the section-a-long that I am hosting, so if charity crochet is something you are interested in be sure to check that out! I am also hoping to get a couple blankets done. One for a benefit auction and one for WUA. Let's get to the numbers:

Goals:

Sections: 100
Hats: 30
Scarves:10
Blankets: 2
Other: 8+

I want to at least make 150 items this year. Of course blankets take a lot more work to make than sections or baby hats, so I may not make as many items as I did in 2019. Hopefully I can still have a big impact with what I do make.

Wish me luck on hitting these goals! I will be sure to keep you all updating on how I am progressing towards these numbers too.

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