Spread the Warmth

Our Mission Statement

KOGO enhances social inclusion through volunteering and providing hand knitted items of warmth and comfort to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our community.

Our 20 year journey

The need for warm winter woollies is greater than ever. 2026 was our biggest year ever with KOGO distributing over 120,000 donated items to vulnerable people experiencing hardship in our Australian community. From our small beginnings in 2004, we now work closely with so many wonderful community partner organisations.

KOGO would not exist without our amazing volunteers. Those who knit, crochet, unpack the donations or work behind the scenes, all are a vital part of the organisation. We are proud that after 22 years we are still 100% volunteer run.

The Social Knitwork 2026 Come join us at our annual event ‘The Social Knitwork’ for a fun morning of knitting, chatting and morning tea. Spend the morning with our wonderful KOGO Crew! 📅 Sunday 17th May ⏰ 10am - 12pm 📍 Armadale, Me
Are you a driving enthusiast? Maybe consider yourself a “Sunday Driver” who enjoys the journey as much as the destination? Then we need you!! We are seeking volunteer drivers to assist with collection and delivery of hand made knitted
Spotted @priceline our ‘KOGO Donation Stations’. Not just eye-catching they neatly store donations prior to delivery to KOGO Hub. We only have 8 left! If you are a KOGO drop off point and would like one of these fabulous donation storage
We love a stack! Especially when they arrive at KOGO Hub in our most requested colours. Our community partners continue to source donated items in black, yellow & red. These requests arrive daily. Currently we cannot meet the demand. If you are a
On Friday 20th March Andrea our Community Liaison Officer was invited to share all things KOGO with the students at Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School. This invitation was extended by one of the student’s parents, Mayerling. She has been teac
🤔 thinking about knitting or crocheting for KOGO but not sure how to get your donations to KOGO Hub? We are grateful to have over 100 drop off points around Australia including @lincraft stores. Use this link to find your closest drop off: https://w
We are bursting with joy to share that @lincraft has raised $15,931.45 for our KOGO Christmas Angel Appeal. We are hugely grateful to @lincraft and their generous community for their continued support of this project. The money raised throughout the
Why we request handmade? As it hints to a KOGO recipient that someone has taken the time to care. Our volunteers craft KOGO donations by hand one loop at a time. Each loop provides warmth. Every row shows someone in need that a KOGO volunteer chooses
We’ve really knotted ourselves into a problem here, can you help? We are receiving a large volume of requests for blankets, garments and toys in indigenous colours black, yellow & red. In today’s post we are sharing the types of ite
Shout-out to the amazing Purl Jam Knitting Circle @geelonglibraries for the many boxes filled with warm woollies delivered earlier this week. This wonderful group comes together for a relaxing yarn and to work on their KOGO Projects at Corio Library.

Woolly Drop-offs

You can drop your knitted and crochet goods to locations throughout Australia.

Knitting & Crochet Groups

Find your local knitting and crochet groups around Australia.

  • Thank you so glad I can help you in some small way with your amazing work. I am so happy that a sweet little one and their family feel special when things are so hard for them. Thank you for what you and your KOGO angels do. - Best wishes

    Lynne

  • All of us at Winter Warmer Hampers would like to send Kogo our heartfelt thanks for all the wonderful scarves, beanies and rugs that you provided for our hampers this year. Our Hampers have been delivered to 107 families (400 people) and your wonderful donations have made it possible to keep a lot of people warm in this cold Winter. We are constantly amazed at how you are able to fill our orders in so well and often with such short notice. Many, many thanks

    Anita Allen - Winter Warmer Hampers

  • On behalf of the clients of Melbourne City Mission, thank you so much for the beautiful knitted goods received from KOGO recently. These have been distributed throughout our services to young disadvantaged women with young babies and children.

    Suzanne McGraw
    Bequests and Major Gifts Manager,
    Melbourne City Mission

  • Sommerville wishes to thank you for the generous donation of 38 blankets, 50 children’s beanies, 15 baby beanies and 20 cot blankets to our Youth and Family Services Program in Katherine. Not only will these items support youths and families experiencing homelessness but will also give us the opportunity to build stronger relationships with existing and new clients as we strive to make a difference in their day to day life challenges.

    Vicki O’Halloran (AM)
    Chief Operating Officer,
    Sommerville Community Services

  • On behalf of Connections I would like to thank KOGO and your dedicated team of volunteers for your support of our clients through your generous donation of hand knitted items. We truly value the time and effort you have all put in to helping marginalised and disadvantaged people in our community.

    - Kirrilee Torney
    Acting Manager, Community Relations,
    Uniting Care Connections