Large quantities of knitted items went to Syria as well as to Syrian refugees in camps in Turkey.Lap blankets, dressing gowns and twiddlemuffs went to various care homes, particularly for those caring for dementia patients.Children and adult jumpers, hats and scarves went to women’s refuges; baby clothes to new-born babies whose mothers have nothing; and wool and needles to a refugee drop-in centre in London, a hospital in Bristol, and…
September Raffle Make September a colourful month with this beautiful array of Cascade yarn. We have been fortunate to receive an extraordinarily generous donation of beautiful wool and we have put together a wonderful raffle prize of one ball of each colour. It’s 36 x 100g balls of 100% wool, Cascade 220 Superwash. Click here to find out more & enter the raffle – Only £5 a go! Twiddlemuffs Thank…
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…