Knit The Rainbow Inc.

Knit The Rainbow Inc. We are a nonprofit whose mission is to provide knit/crochet winter garments to homeless LGBTQ+ youth

It’s that time of year! We are launching our Spring into Pride FUNdraiser! We have just finished our busiest winter seas...
06/06/2026

It’s that time of year! We are launching our Spring into Pride FUNdraiser!

We have just finished our busiest winter season yet, and can’t wait to get into our summer activities! Summer is our busiest time for tabling events!

We need your help to raise $5,000 to help cover costs for events, campaigns, and much more! If you can donate, the link is in our bio!

Happy Pride everyone!

Happy Pride! 🌈🧶🤍🩷🩵This month (and every month), we show up with our hooks, our needles, and our whole hearts. At Knit th...
06/01/2026

Happy Pride! 🌈🧶🤍🩷🩵

This month (and every month), we show up with our hooks, our needles, and our whole hearts. At Knit the Rainbow, pride is not just a celebration, it is a practice. We knit warmth into the hands of LGBTQIA+ neighbors experiencing housing insecurity. We crochet community in our workshops for q***r youth. We resist systems that leave our people out in the cold, literally and figuratively.

So whether you are casting on your first stitch or you have been in the fiber arts game for decades, know that there is a seat at this table for you.

Knit. Crochet. Resist. Repeat. 🏳️‍🌈🧵

WOW! We are so proud to share that we distributed 11,300 handmade winter garments for unhoused and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth ...
05/07/2026

WOW! We are so proud to share that we distributed 11,300 handmade winter garments for unhoused and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth during the Winter 2025/2026 season.

We would like to give a big thank you to all
of our volunteers, yarn shops/small business drop off locations, and donors! NONE of this would be possible without your continued dedication and support!

Together, we helped keep the youth of NYC, New Jersey, Chicago, and Detroit warm during a particularly harsh winter, with over a week of sub-freezing temps in January. This year, your garments really made a difference.

We are thankful for each and every donation, whether it’s one garment donation or 100, your contribution matters! We hope everyone has a lovely summer, and keep an eye out to see when we will start taking donations again in the Fall.

Chicago Friends! We are looking for volunteers for our booth at  Fiber+Fabric Festival at the Donald E. Stephens Convent...
04/22/2026

Chicago Friends! We are looking for volunteers for our booth at Fiber+Fabric Festival at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center from May 1-3rd.

Volunteers will greet onlookers, tell them all about Knit the Rainbow, invite them to sign up for our newsletter, and hand out KtR freebies!

If you’re interested or want to learn more, sign up at the link in our bio.

KtR friends and family, it has come to that time of year where we have to announce the closing of our garment collection...
02/12/2026

KtR friends and family, it has come to that time of year where we have to announce the closing of our garment collection period for this winter season! Thank you so much for the amazing work you all have done to send us thousands of handmade knit and crochet winter wear. We have already had three distribution days and will schedule one more before Spring!

If you have any donations you were waiting to send us, please do so by February 15th. Otherwise, we ask that you hold onto your donations, continue crafting more, and send us a box in the Fall!

This is a hard deadline as KtR will be moving locations in early March so please do not continue shipping after February 15th.

We are looking for volunteers to help staff our table at Vogue Knitting Live this weekend, January 30th-February 1st!As ...
01/27/2026

We are looking for volunteers to help staff our table at Vogue Knitting Live this weekend, January 30th-February 1st!

As a KtR volunteer, you will work in pairs/trios to staff our booth at VKL in New York City. You will greet onlookers, tell them about Knit the Rainbow, invite them to sign up to volunteer, and hand out KtR giveaways!

To learn more and/or sign up to volunteer, visit the link in our bio!

Did you know that the Trump Administration has cut over $800 in funding for LGBTQ+ organizations in the last year? KtR n...
12/02/2025

Did you know that the Trump Administration has cut over $800 in funding for LGBTQ+ organizations in the last year? KtR needs your help today so that we can continue providing life-saving warmth to LGBTQ+ youth in need!

Donate at the link in our bio or by texting GIVE to 844-741-1569

It’s Giving Tuesday and LGBTQ+ youth need your support this winter more than ever before. Today, there are at least 550,...
12/02/2025

It’s Giving Tuesday and LGBTQ+ youth need your support this winter more than ever before.

Today, there are at least 550,000 homeless LGBTQ+ youth and young adults as young as 12 years old living in the United States. Our mission at KtR is to provide them with life-saving warmth, love, and compassion. We cannot do that without your help.

Can we count on your support today? Visit the link in our bio or text GIVE to 844-741-1569 to donate now.

We are thrilled to announce that we received a grant from  and  which allowed us to teach beginner crochet workshops for...
11/24/2025

We are thrilled to announce that we received a grant from and which allowed us to teach beginner crochet workshops for 30 unhoused and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth this Fall at two of our partner organizations: and

It has been so exciting to be able to positively impact the youth while teaching a valuable skill that we all love. We are so thankful to our skilled NYC teachers who stepped up to provide engaging, fun, and thoughtful workshops for youth at two of our partner organizations.

Also, a HUGE shoutout to who provided us with free yarn for the classes. We are so thankful for their continued support each year for our Pride booth and yarn needs!

We hope to continue offering introductory knit and crochet classes for the youth we serve with your support!

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To celebrate our 5th Anniversary, we’ve created a special 5th Anniversary Enamel Pin, and it’s now available for purchas...
11/19/2025

To celebrate our 5th Anniversary, we’ve created a special 5th Anniversary Enamel Pin, and it’s now available for purchase at the KtR Shop on our website or at the link in our bio!

Additionally, you may recall that we always said if you purchased all four of our previous logo pins (Mitten, Sock, Glove, and Scarf) you’d receive a special gift…IT IS FINALLY TIME! If you’ve collected all four logo pins, fill out the form at the link in our bio by December 15th, 2025 and we will send you this 5th anniversary pin for FREE!

This is our largest and most colorful pin yet, and it may be our last pin for a while. You are not going to want to miss out on this one. Purchase yours or fill out the form for a free pin if at the links in our bio!

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