I spent New Year's Eve celebrating not only the beginning of 2012, but also the launch of a new web site, CharitySub.org. It's a new philanthropy site that my husband and I, along with our friends Jim and Amy, have been building for the last 6 months. Though this is a knitting blog, it behooves me to tell you all about this new project. Besides just being super cool, we need all the help we can get to spread the word!

CharitySub is basically a subscription for giving. Every month, we pick a new cause and three great charities working for that cause. As a subscriber, you donate $5 every month to one of these charities, that you choose. We're making it super easy to decide who gets you donation by breaking down the facts in videos, graphs, and interesting write-ups.

Here's a stop motion video we made to explain the site with my good buddy Jake Armstrong. Jake is incredibly talented, and we thank him so much!

Those are my hands on the bottom!

Here's a video we made for our featured cause in January, childhood obesity, with our buddies at Plywood Pictures.

We've been pouring our hearts into this project, and now that it's live, I couldn't be prouder! Please go check it out, and for goodness sake, sign-up!

You can also help us out by liking CharitySub on Facebook, tweeting, or blogging about us. Many thanks to all our supporters!

Also, I'd love to hear what you think! Please leave a comment below.