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Circle of Friends


Circle of Friends is a community building project sponsored by the U of W International Outreach Program. Its goal is to combine the goodwill and creative effort of many people to make 1,000 warm and colorful scarves for distribution at local shelters and organizations to help people in need.


This project welcomes all contributors: UW students, faculty, and staff, and their friends and family.


To become part of the project, make a scarf (knitted, crocheted, woven, or sewn) and fill out a message card for the recipient of your scarf.


Please join us! Make a scarf! Improve your English! Earn culture credits for Listening & Speaking class!


Schedule & Rooms
Thank you to everyone who joined us Winter Quarter! We hope you will join us again in Winter Quarter! Circle of Friends will meet on Thursdays from 11:30am to 1:10pm in the HUB. We'll post the rooms as soon as we get them from the HUB.

  • 8 April HUB 110
  • 15 April HUB 209B
  • 22 April HUB outside  the FIUTS Office, 302B
  • 29 April HUB 304D
  • 6 May HUB 304D
  • 13 May HUB 209B
  • 20 May HUB 209B
  • 27 May HUB outside the FIUTS Office, 302B


Slide Show & Photos
This slide show contains details about Circle of Friends and photographs of the scarves and scarf makers.


Useful Links

Here are some sites that will teach you to knit or to crochet.

Here are some stores that sell yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting needles.

Here are some thrift stores that often sell yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting needles. There are several reasons why shopping at thrift stores is a good idea: it's inexpensive, it's recycling, it usually benefits a charity, and it's fun.

Here's a scarf pattern to try. It's in Japanese, so you'll need to look at the picture to understand the pattern. Here's another Japanese pattern to try.




Last modified: 3/18/2010 2:46 PM