Project Knitwell
Helps people facing challenges by providing knitting instruction and
shared community opportunities that promote wellness and resilience.

Project Knitwell helps people facing challenges by providing knitting instruction and shared community opportunities that promote wellness and resilience.
All of Project Knitwell’s programming is provided by volunteers, and services and supplies are provided free of charge to the people we serve.
Operating in the metro Washington, DC area, Project Knitwell is a 501(c)(3) with ongoing programs for patients, family members, and staff at area hospitals including MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH), Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC), and Inova Schar Cancer Institute.
We also conduct programs for adults and children at community and school sites. These have included: Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Friends of Guest House, the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (JLG-RICA), N Street Village, and the Correctional Treatment Facility, DC Dept. of Corrections, among others.
Project Knitwell volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness, comfort, and community among those we serve.

Carol Caparosa founded Project Knitwell in 2010 to share the benefits of knitting as a tool for achieving wellness, comfort, and community.

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Giving Tuesday 2022
Giving Tuesday is an initiative designed to kick off a season of giving and gratitude. Giving Tuesday this year is November 29 and serves as an opportunity to celebrate generosity as nonprofits and businesses partner with each other. We very much appreciate...
Knitting as a Metaphor (Part 2)
The comfort of knitting can nourish our personal wellness and nurture community. At Project Knitwell, we create a tight knit community through the rhythmic craft of knitting. Knitting can serve as a metaphorical doorbell to open doors to new friendships and...
Project Knitwell’s 12th Birthday Auction
The work of Project Knitwell helps people facing challenges learn to knit for wellness, comfort, and community. Your support will help Project Knitwell work towards our common goal: to help create healthier communities. Our primary mission is to help people facing...