Special appeal for Twiddlemuffs Thank you to everyone who sent Twiddlemuffs last month. Please do keep them coming! We have been contacted by other Ambulance Services asking for Twiddlemuffs to be given to dementia and anxious and confused patients. Thank you! As well as the Twiddlemuffs sent to the Ambulance Services and hospitals, lots of knitted items went to homeless shelters, community centres and women’s refuges. Here are some heartwarming thanks…
The Colourful Cotton Raffle! This month we have a colourful treat for you: 63 small balls of cotton in a brilliant array of hues. Suitable for small projects, toys or larger rainbow items where the choice of shades will brighten any day! To add a little bit more variety we’ve added some bonus balls of Debbie Bliss cotton and some marbled yarn from Louisa Harding. Perfect for summery knitting and…
Knit for Peace Newsletter Didn’t we have a lovely time at Gladstone’s Library, here is a blogpost from one of the guests who joined us on our wool hunt! Watch out for Knit for Peace holidays, wool hunts, knitting retreats and, new idea -short breaks of special interest. Book here for our knitting holiday in India next January with Jane Crowfoot. We now have a limited number of places left. May raffle Lovely…
Knit for Peace April Newsletter Busy at Knit for Peace. Last month we sent out knitting to women’s refuges in London and Darlington; homeless projects in Barnsley, Cornwall, London and Nottingham, a community centre in Reading; hospitals in Solihull, London and Leeds and a care home in Wales, and 50 sacks to Syria (it is very cold at night). Thank you for your knitting, it makes such a difference to people in need. People…
Orange Hats Appeal Thank you to all the knitters who responded to our orange hats appeal, here are the amazing results so far! It is not too late if you would like to get involved and knit bright orange hats for babies needing extra care. It can be from any pattern you like knitting and with any type of wool (it just needs to be bright orange!). March Raffle Enter…