by Michelle Maynard | Nov 21, 2018 | News
This fall, Project Knitwell launched two new programs to share the therapeutic power of knitting with very different communities.In the brand-new Ronald McDonald Room at INOVA-Children’s Hospital, volunteer Shelly will visit on the first and third Mondays of...
by Donna Breslin | Aug 24, 2017 | News
Two opportunities to listen to Executive Director Michelle Maynard talk about Project Knitwell on recent episodes of Kristy Glass Knits on You Tube and the podcast Ready, Set, Knit. (after Aug...
by Michelle Maynard | Apr 26, 2017 | News
Project Knitwell’s pilot program working with those affected by homelessness at Street Sense was featured in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue of Vogue Knitting. Cynthia, a participant in our knitting group at Street Sense says: “Knitting is very...
by Michelle Maynard | Feb 14, 2017 | News
Project Knitwell is thrilled to announce two new knitting program sites this month. We are piloting another school based program, working with special education students in Fairfax County, VA. In addition, we will be piloting a program with Street Sense, knitting with...
by Michelle Maynard | Jan 9, 2017 | Fundraisers and Other Events, News
Project Knitwell is co-sponsoring a panel at Vogue Knitting Live on Saturday, January 14, 2017. “The Wellness Connection,” co-sponsored with The Craft Yarn Council and Lasch Media, will take place from 2-3pm in the Manhattan Ballroom on the 8th Floor of...
by Michelle Maynard | Dec 30, 2016 | News
Project Knitwell’s work is mentioned prominently in Leslie Petrovski’s article Stitch Happy, in the Fall/Winter 2016 issue of Noro Magazine. Leslie writes, “Research shows that knitting is good for the ol’ noggin,” referring to the...
