KNIT AND NATTER GROUP
Our knit and natter group was set up following the success of knitting twiddlemuffs for Alzheimers and Dementia sufferers.
We have recently sent 23 knitted octopuses to Burton Maternity for premature babies.
We are currently knitting for the following charities:
WALK FOR DEMENTIA |
TWIDDLEMUFFS FOR ALZHEIMERS |
PROJECT LINUS |
BONDING TRIANGLES FOR DERBY NEONATAL UNIT |
BURTON MATERNITY |
KNITTED BREASTS AND HAPPY NAPPIES FOR VISUAL AIDS FOR ANTENATAL CLASSES |
FRIENDS OF DERBY BABY UNIT |
BONDING SQUARES FOR DERBY NEONATAL UNIT |
DOG RESCUES |
KNITTED BLANKETS FOR DOGS |
FOLKESTONE ROAD OF REMEMBRANCE |
KNITTED POPPIES |
PREEMIE BABIES AND ANGELS |
BLANKETS, HATS, BOOTS, ETC |
CHARITY WORK DONE DURING 2016
- 570 Twiddlemuffs for Dementia
- £76.25 from sale of knitted poppies to the British Legion
- 105 poppies sent to Rembrance Road, Folkestone
- 29 pairs of bonding triangles sent to the Linus Project
- 29 blankets sent to Thornberry Animal Sanctuary
- 8 blankets sent to Yappy Ever After Dog Rescue
- 16 hats sent to Preemies Babies & Angels
- £167 sent to Treetops Hospice from the sale of Xmas Decs and Hedgehogs
Made but still to be donated:
- 10 knitted breasts for Burton Maternity Unit
- 20 pairs of bonding triangles for Linus
- 5 dog blankets
- 5 twiddlemuffs
- 10 pairs of premmie baby booties
- 3 beautiful blankets to be raffled
I am so proud and humbled by my lovely knitting and crocheting ladies J Tracey
In 2015 we raised £660.00 for Macmillan, at our Macmillan coffee afternoon and fun dog show - thank you to everyone for your support and donations - This year we are going to support Dementia and Alzheimers, by making twiddlemuffs. http://www.whh.nhs.uk/_store/
documents/twiddlemuffsknittingpattern.pdf
If you can't knit or crochet, we need donations of wool, buttons, beads, ribbons etc