1. How can I help?
- Make a pair of mittens, hat or scarf any size any style and donate them
- Buy a pair of handmade mittens, hat or scarf and donate them
- Donate Yarn, Needles and Hooks
- Tell a friend about the project
- Teach someone how to knit, crochet, or felt a pair of mittens, hat or scarf to donate
2. Do I have to use a special pattern ?
No. Any kind of mitten, hat or scarf, knitted, crocheted or felted, any size and any color or color
way is acceptable.
3. What kind of yarn should I use?
Items made from ANY YARNS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Tips For Choosing Yarn:
- For the warmest handmade, use 100% Natural animal fibers like wool, alpaca, mohair, llama or angora. Natural animal fibers blended with synthetics or, patterns for thrummed or wool stuffed mittens made with synthetic yarns will also be warmer than acrylic yarns
- Using "super wash" yarns, making knitted felt items recycled wool sweater items or wet felted items, means they won't shrink if put in the dryer!
3. What about needle size or yarn weight?
All sizes will be used so no need to worry about the needle or yarn size. Someone will be
happy to receive whatever size they are.
4. Can I make gloves, hooded fingerless gloves, fingerless gloves, mitts or gauntlets instead of
mittens?
Yes! Any hand covering will be appreciated.
5. Who will get the items at the end of the Project?
Maine homeless Men, Women and Children in need.
6. How will the items get to the needy after the 2013 Fiber Center Exhibit?
Fiber Center volunteers will deliver them to selected charitable groups and
organizations for distribution.
7. What groups and organizations will be distributing the mittens?
Preble St., servicing greater Portland, Portland, Maine
York County Shelter Programs, servicing York County, Alfred Maine
Shaw House, Bangor, Maine
8. Should I tag my donation?
YES! Though this is optional.
Printable Maine Mitten Project gift tags are available Here.
Please fill in your name, city and state that you are from and on the back side, you can add what you
made the item from and how to care for it.
9. Where do I send my finished work?
Mail to:
Paul @ The Maine Mitten Project
87 Harriet St, S Portland, Me 04106
Drop Off:
Locations are listed on the Home page
York County Shelter Programs, servicing York County, Alfred Maine
Shaw House, Bangor, Maine
8. Should I tag my donation?
YES! Though this is optional.
Printable Maine Mitten Project gift tags are available Here.
Please fill in your name, city and state that you are from and on the back side, you can add what you
made the item from and how to care for it.
9. Where do I send my finished work?
Mail to:
Paul @ The Maine Mitten Project
87 Harriet St, S Portland, Me 04106
Drop Off:
Locations are listed on the Home page
