▁a ▁char ity ▁challenge ▁issued ▁by ▁kn itting ▁person ality ▁Steph anie ▁Pear l - Mc P he e ▁that ▁encourag es ▁kn it ters ▁to ▁don ate ▁to ▁Mé dec ins ▁Sans ▁Front ières ▁( Do ctors ▁Without ▁B orders ). ▁Instead ▁of ▁kn itting ▁for ▁char ity , ▁kn it ters ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁don ate ▁a ▁week ’ s ▁worth ▁of ▁dispos able ▁income , ▁including ▁money ▁that ▁otherwise ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁spent ▁on ▁y arn . ▁Kn itted ▁items ▁are ▁occas ional ▁offered ▁as ▁pri zes ▁to ▁don ors . ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Kn it ters ▁Without ▁B orders ▁don ors ▁have ▁contributed ▁C AD $ 1 , 0 6 2 , 2 1 7 . ▁ ▁Security ▁blank ets ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁made ▁through ▁the ▁Project ▁Lin us ▁organization ▁which ▁helps ▁need y ▁children . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁organizations ▁that ▁help ▁reach ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁need ▁such ▁as ▁af gh ans ▁for ▁Af gh ans . ▁ ▁This ▁out re ach ▁is ▁described ▁as , ▁" af gh ans ▁for ▁Af gh ans ▁is ▁a ▁human itar ian ▁and ▁educational ▁people - to - people ▁project ▁that ▁sends ▁hand - kn it ▁and ▁cro ch et ed ▁blank ets ▁and ▁swe aters , ▁v ests , ▁h ats , ▁mitt ens , ▁and ▁so cks ▁to ▁the ▁be le ag uer ed ▁people ▁of ▁Afghan istan ." ▁ ▁P engu in ▁swe aters ▁were ▁kn itted ▁by ▁volunte ers ▁for ▁the