Weekly iKnit Meetings at MSJHS!

We are having weekly club meetings now! We have less than two months until Winter Break begins on December 21, and since we aim to finish our winter project by then, we need to move ahead at full speed!

Our third meeting is this Friday, November 9, in B21!
In case you missed our first two meetings, here's a brief recap:

• October 23: First official meeting! :) Welcome to our new members!
• November 2: Member introductions, Scarves for St. Anthony's requirements, and yarn discounts!

We mainly notify members of meetings & events through email, so if you haven't been getting emails from us, please email us at iknitmsj@gmail.com so we can add you to our list! We're also be posting updates on Facebook and the MSJ ASB website.

iKnit is Now Official at MSJHS!

Last Wednesday, the Council approved iKnit as an official club at Mission San Jose High School! Yay! :) As an official club, iKnit can place fliers and posters around school to publicize the club and attract new members, as well as hold fundraisers at school and participate in Multicultural Week. And it just feels awesome to be an "official" club! Thanks to everyone for their support!

This year, we have decided to dedicate our fall/winter charity project to the St. Anthony Foundation in San Francisco again! This may become an annual project. In addition to Scarves for St. Anthony's, we may be hosting various smaller projects throughout the year, especially near holidays. Check back soon for more updates!

Hearts in Unity: Photos

Last week, iKnitter L.Z. returned from her trip to Tanzania, where she visited a village in the Mwika/Kondiki area and met the Hearts in Unity Tanzanian co-director, Mr. R. Maanga. L.Z. personally delivered the gifts, which included over 20 caps and scarves hand-knit by iKnit members, to the village children. Check out the wonderful pictures below! :)

  

 

 

Upcoming: Knitting for Tanzanian Children

Recently, we found out about Hearts in Unity (http://www.heartsinunity.org/), a charity that feeds, clothes, and educates children in Tanzania, Africa. One of our knitters will be visiting Tanzania this August and can deliver any items that we craft/collect for the children. What a fantastic opportunity to help children in a different country and continent, half a world away! (And no need to pay expensive shipping fees or risk our packages being lost in the mail!)

There's a wide variety of ways that we can help, such as donating school supplies (e.g. pencils and rulers) and health care items (e.g. toothbrushes). iKnit will be focusing mostly on clothing the children in Tanzania by knitting & crocheting items such as hats and sweaters (a new challenge for most of us!), as well as donating sewing and knitting supplies (such as fabric, yarn and buttons).

We welcome  you to join us in our new project! Since schools are off for summer break, most of us will have a lot more free time to learn new patterns and knit & crochet to our hearts' content! (:

We'll be posting up more information and updates soon. If you have any questions or concerns, though, don't hesitate to leave a comment or email us at iknitmsj@gmail.com!

A Heartwarming Thanks

About a month ago, we donated quite a few scarves and other handmade items to Abode Services' Sunrise Shelter program. Soon after, studying for various standardized tests began to overwhelm us, and with the end of school nearing, we - unfortunately - have not had as much time as usual to knit and crochet.

Thank you to the Children's Program at Abode Services for making us this beautiful card!

Today, we were reminded of why we spend our time to craft things for charity. Thank you for this heartwarming card! We are so happy to know that our efforts benefit others in our community.

Visit to Sunrise

On April 11, we paid a visit to Sunrise Shelter and donated the 27 or so items - including caps, scarves, handwarmers, and even a sweater - that we have crafted so far.


Thank you to everyone who has helped knit and crochet so far! It's been quite rainy and chilly for the past few days, so the handmade items will definitely help those at Sunrise Shelter.

At the moment, we are continuing with Stitches for Sunrise - but there's a possibly that we may begin a new project for Knit-A-Square. We'll keep you updated!



March Updates!

Greetings! We have almost reached our first goal marker! Currently we have 25 completed items for donation. Keep up the great work everyone! Here are some of our recently completed hats, scarves, cowls, handwarmers, and more:

Exciting News! iKnit will hold Quad Connection at MSJH's Bell Tower Quad! We're calling all MSJ knitters and crocheters to gather around and just sit and knit/crochet during lunch time on Tuesday, 4/3. Our goal is to raise awareness of our group's efforts and encourage more students to join in. This event will be followed up by a club meeting later in the week prior to Spring Break. 

Please join us! :)