Make slippers for women and children living in shelters:

http://www.pinkslipperproject.org/

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/sanjuans/jsj/opinion/letters/97986694.html

A Knit Along is being started for fingerless gloves for the troops in Afghanistan.  There is a Ravelry as well as facebook group, and it can also be followed on twitter.

Here is the website with more information:

http://creaturesofprometheus.blogspot.com/2010/06/memorial-day-and-epic-knitting-project.html

Announced Memorial Day

Begin 4th of July

Gloves due for shipment to Marines - Labor Day

Bumping this post up for Nov 2009 update:

Join us for a Knitting/Crocheting Celebration!

Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 2 p.m.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Cress Board Room

Knitting author, Susan B. Anderson, will give knitting tips and talk about her new book, Itty-Bitty Toys.

Update at end of this post on Oct 14, 2007 

Knit or Crochet hats for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 
Further info at Hospital Web site:
http://www.archildrens.org/volunteer/Knitting_for_Noggins.asp

Patterns (pdf) available:
http://www.archildrens.org/pdf/volunteer/K4N/k4n_patterns.pdf

Susan B. Anderson, author of Itty Bitty Nursery and Itty Bitty Hats will be at Arkansas Children’s Hospital on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, 2-4-PM for their 2nd annual Knit-A-Thon.http://www.archildrens.org/volunteer/knitathon.asp

UPDATE:  Oct. 14, 2007

ArkansasMatters.com reports that Knitting for Noggins was a success today!
http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/?cid=60735The hat count is at 19,794! Their goal is reach 30,000 hats.

Here’s a video clip about the day:

http://www.todaysthv.com/video/news/player.aspx?aid=53598&bw==

Knit (or crochet) a  80″/20cm Square

…and make an AIDS orphan warm…

http://www.knit-a-square.com/index.html 

http://www.freewebs.com/warmingfamilies/hatchallengeanyone.htm

The World War II Museum, Knitting for Veterans Campaign is a hugh success and still going strongly!  They have new 2009 - 2010 Scarf Patterns for both knitting and crochet.  Both are in pdf format:

September 8, 2009 - Update - 2009 - 2010 Scarf Patterns:

2009 - Chevron Scarf Knitting Pattern:

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/calendar/2009-scarf-pattern-knit.pdf

2009 - Chevron Scarf Crochet Pattern:

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/calendar/2009-pattern-crochet.pdf

September 2, 2008 - Update - 2008 Scarf patterns 

2008 Lengthwise Striped Scarf Knitting Pattern:

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/assets/pdfs/2008-scarf-pattern-knit.pdf

2008 Lengthwise Striped Scarf Crochet Pattern:

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/assets/pdfs/2008-scarf-pattern-crochet.pdf

They have 2007 Scarf Patterns for both knitting and crochet, featuring a ”V” for victory on them.  Both are in pdf format: 

2007 Patterns:

2007 V Scarf Knitting Pattern (designed by Lauren Handley)

2007 V Scarf Crochet Pattern (designed by Rachel Vives)

(Original post about WWII Museum Knit Your Bit Campaign is here.)

Lion Brand Yarn also has a touching story by a woman who knitted a scarf for this cause.  Her story is here.

Update - August, 2009 - New site URL  

Helmetliners and Neck Coolers are needed for our troops.

The following site gives knitting, crochet, and machine knitted patterns for the helmetliner.  

It gives directions for Sewing a Neck Cooler or Neck Gator.  

http://www.citizensam.org/html/patterns.html

Also check site for information on where to send the finished items.

http://www.citizensam.org/html/helmetliners.html

Guideposts volunteers have been knitting and crocheting sweaters for kids “across the country and around the world” since 1996.

For further information visit their website:

http://www.knitforkids.org/

For Sweater Pattern:

Classic T-Top Sweater Knitting Pattern (pdf format)

Crocheted T-Top Sweater (word doc)

Advanced Aran Knit Sweater Pattern (word doc)

10th Anniversary Knitted Sweater Pattern (pdf)

Patterns have the address as to where to send the completed sweater.