Larissa Brown and Martin Brown, authors of the lovely book Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together are hosting a Barn Raising Quilt charity knitalong. During Sock Summit 2009 the finished works of art will be auctioned or raffled as a fund raiser for Doctors Without Borders.

The Barn Raising Quilt pattern is being offered free during the KAL. They are looking for volunteers to knit squares and then sew them together. This is a really fun, quick to knit pattern, and what better thing to do with all those bits of leftover sock yarn? Squares must be mailed in by June 9th, or local Portland knitters may drop them off at Abundant Yarn & Dyeworks.

You can find out more information on the Knitalong site, or on Ravelry in this discussion thread. (If you’re not on Ravelry yet… why not?)

Of course, the pattern is also available in Knitalong. If you have not had the chance to look at this book, I really encourage you to do so. Not only does it have 20 fun-to-knit projects, but it’s a warm, loving celebration of knitting together; how our knitting brings us closer; and how it connects us with other knitters near and far, past and present. It’s one of my very favorite knitting books.