March Newsletter 2021

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Sponsor a sack for Mother’s Day With Mother’s Day only two weeks away (March 14), why not honour your mother or grandmother who taught you to knit by sponsoring a sack in their name? Your money will help us ship knitted goods to those in need and we will attach a message of your choice to one of the sacks of knitting we send out. Click here to sponsor your…

February Newsletter 2021

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February Update We are continuing to operate despite the national lockdown, as the need for warm clothes and blankets remains. There are now just two staff working from the office, Ria and Sofia. We’re enormously grateful to them for their hard work. Feedback Thanks to your support we’ve been sending out yarn kits to care homes, prisons, women’s refuges and isolated individuals so people can continue to knit. One prison…

January Newsletter 2021

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Happy New Year!We would like to thank all our knitters for their continued support throughout 2020, a year that proved to be challenging for everyone. Despite the difficulties we faced, we were able to provide more than 100 charities, community hubs, refuges, homeless shelters and care homes with your wonderful knitted creations. None of this would have been possible without our dedicated knitters. The Knit for Peace team wish you…

December Newsletter 2020

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“How amazing and cosy does everyone look in these hats and scarves from Knit for Peace, thank you!” – A community trust in Glasgow, 17/11/20 Rainbow Yarn RaffleWe’re looking forward to a brighter future in 2021 with our Rainbow Yarn Raffle. The prize consists of a lovely selection of Cascade Yarns. The raffle will be drawn on December 31st.Rainbow Yarn Raffle £14 to enter Prize consists of:Six balls 220 Cascade 100%…

September Newsletter 2020

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Hello Knitters,Hope you are all keeping well. Remember, knitting is good for your health. Feedback from some of those who receive our knitting and yarn“The refugee families love the donations, especially the blankets. We’ve done wonderful craft activities during lockdown using the donated yarn, including a coronaquilt.”Centre for asylum seekers and refugees, NE England SurveyWe want to learn how knitting during the Covid-19 crisis has affected our knitters. We did…