Posts Tagged ‘Charity Knitting’
Spare swatches?
Posted by: Vicky on: 24 April, 2008
Simply Knitting magazine gave all their spare swatches to The Alzheimer’s Society in Doncaster, who used them to make blankets for Alzheimer’s patients.
If you’ve got any spare swatches, then it sounds like the Alzheimer’s Society would gladly receive them. They can be sent to: Jill, Alzheimer’s Society, 1st Floor, 58 Balby Road, Balby, [...]
Knitting with friends
Posted by: Vicky on: 30 October, 2007
I forgot to write about my knitting night last week when I went to a friend’s house and helped her to knit her first scarf. She’d knitted years and years ago, so there was a degree of familiarity as I showed her how to cast-on, knit and purl. By and large she picked [...]
Knitting for others less fortunate
Posted by: Vicky on: 13 August, 2007
I recently mentioned how my friend wants me to teach her to knit, so that she can make some hats and scarves for Christmas boxes for underpriviledged children. I’m certainly going to help her with this, both teaching her and knitting a scarf or two myself. But it got me thinking about [...]
