Put Tuesday December 29th on your calendar – we (along with lots of other LYSs) are designating that as National Helmet Liner Day. As you may know, some 30,000 service men and women will be deploying to Afghanistan and they need hand-made helmet liners because the ones they are issued with are not close fitting and warm enough.
Our goal is to get 100 liners knit or crocheted by the end of January, and I know we can do it. We will be here with patterns, yarn at a discount, and hopefully some donated yarn that will work, and lots of encouragement.
I know many of you have made these in the past, so if you have any good tips or advice let us know. We have a wonderful new pattern that seems to be just right, and is available in knitted and crochet versions. They must be made out of 100% wool, worsted weight (Cascade 220, Patons, etc) and need to be in black, brown, tan, olive, dark gray or brown/tan variegated. For the knit version, you will need to have size 8 16″ Circulars and DP’S and size 6 16″ Circulars for the ribbing.
If you can’t come in please make a few and send them to us, and we will send you a little thank you surprise! Here’s a copy of the helmet liner knitting pattern and the helmet liner crochet pattern. You can send your completed helmet liners to the address on the pattern, and we’ll make sure that they get delivered.
The spirit of knitting has never been stronger than it is right now, and there is nothing more worthwhile than letting our service men and women know they are cared for, so let’s get it done.

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