Tombola Here’s what you’ve been waiting for: a new tombola. Everyone’s a winner.Great value, and a way to try out some new and hard to find yarns as well as the old favourites. It makes a great present for a knitting friend or a treat for yourself! All proceeds go towards Knit for Peace’s Abused Women Campaign. £24 to enter the tombola and £4 for P&P. August raffle This time…
Hello Knitters, Hope everyone is enjoying their extra knitting time! Here at Knit for Peace the redoubtable Ria, is managing to respond to requests for knitting. She has sent knitting out to hospitals, community hubs and mental health charities. She is really doing a wonderful job. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we have had to restrict entry into our building, and this means fewer volunteers, but those who can travel…
Hello Knitters, We hope you are all keeping well, and enjoying knitting! We are determined to continue to respond to urgent requests for both knitting and yarn and needles. You can see some of the feedback below. We have sent out to care homes, women’s refuges, community groups, mental health projects, particularly yarn but also urgently needed clothes and blankets. We even managed to supply plastic darning needles to a…
We’re keeping calm and carrying on! Greetings Knitters. We hope you are all knitting, with its proven benefits ofreducing anxiety. We have been very busy, responding to urgent requests from care homes for lap blankets, shawls, twiddle muffs, dolls and bed socks. We have requests for yarn and needles from community groups, homeless hostels and care homes. We are running low on yarn because our deliveries have been stuck at…
We have been sending out lots of items to care homes in the UK. Here is some nice feedback. “We are so grateful for the two sacks of blankets, toys and twiddlemuffs that you have sent our residents they are absolutely delighted with them and we can see that a lot of hard work and love has gone into making them. Thank you again” – Care home in the West Midlands…