Community Service Project: Knit & Crochet Soap Sack Patterns
What is S.A.C.K.
Did you know that toiletry items, including soap, aren’t covered by SNAP (U.S. subsidies program), forcing people to have to choose between being clean and having food to eat? I didn’t until learning about an organization called S.A.C.K.
During years of volunteering, S.A.C.K. founder Stacy Wiener discovered the disparity and decided to help. Nearly 20 years and 1 million soap sack donations later, her crusade for dignity through cleanliness perseveres.
S.A.C.K. (an acronym for Supporting A Community with Kindness) is a 501(c)(3) charity encouraging volunteers around the country to crochet, knit, or sew cotton carrying sacks, collect or purchase bar soap, then donate the soap sacks to their local food pantries, homeless shelters, relief efforts, social service agencies, and veterans clinics. June is Crafting with Care month on Stitchwell Social Club, so what better time to launch what will hopefully be a Summer of service, including knitting, crocheting, and donating sacks and soap through S.A.C.K.? As a club, members will have the option to attend a live session with Stacy, stitch soap sacks together during meet-ups, post photos, earn badges, join co-working sessions, and more as part of our commitment to this community service project and support system around it.
You don’t have to be a SWSC member (although I’d love you to join us) to participate in our SoapSack Summer initiative, though! I was honored to design both knit and crochet sacks to add to the S.A.C.K. patterns library, and include here for you to download. Make one (or many) to encourage a neighborhood soap drive, so non-stitchers can also participate, and donate your soap-filled finished sacks to a local shelter, food pantry, or to anyone who may benefit from receiving it.
Here’s to stitching for good!
xx,
Vickie
Download the Soapy crochet sack → HERE
Download the Sudsy knit sack → HERE
Don’t forget to personalize your donations by letting the future recipient know that a real person who cares made their soap sack. You can download a printable tag → HERE
Thank you, Vickie for the two free soap sack patterns! You are the best! 🙂
My pleasure, Kathy!
Dear Miss Vickie,
I watched a video you made where you had a blue yarn and then you had a blue dyed to match fabric that you cut into strips and tied on th the yarn that created this amazing texture. I have looked for that video all over the internet and cant seem to find it. Do you know which video I am referring to? Is it still available or was it just a dream??