As a result , yarn was delivered to hundreds of Warming Family volunteers as well as Lands ' End employees and local community members . � � Vickie Howell , best-selling craft author , knitting personality and host of TV 's Knitty Gritty also worked with Lands ' End to help instruct novice knitters , create hat patterns for the campaign and to host " knit out " events to keep the momentum going . � � Additionally New York Times best-selling author Kate Jacobs supported the initiative by joining knit outs across the country and reading from The Friday Night Knitting Club and Knit the Season .