Crazy about knitting
Welcome to our January meeting.
We hope you all had a good Christmas and wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year.
Thank you to everyone who donated tennis balls leading up to Christmas. We have a lovely
amount to pass onto Operation Orphan; they will be used as ‘ice breakers’ with the families
and children they work with.
Your amazing Christmas knitting for Cancer Services at the Dyson Cancer Centre has raised
a fantastic £2,285 at various events during December. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
We have a new coffee rota starting today; please if I you feel it’s something you can help with
then please pop your name down. Thank you. �
Projects for January
1) We are really pleased to have been asked by Melksham Town Council to be part of
their knitting campaign for Poppies. Their plan is to use them for their VE Day 2025
Art Installation. There is a poppy pattern in our NEW Pattern Booklet. If you haven’t
received your new booklet yet just let us know and we will give you one.
2) We have been contacted by a local Parent and Toddler group who would really like
some of our puppets for when they are singing nursery rhymes with the children. The
puppets would be great at helping the children to engage while they are singing.
3) Operation Orphan would still like our 6ft x 4ft blankets. Strips 6 ft long would also be
good.
4) Southmead Hospital would like Lap Blankets (at least 38 inches x 48 inches),
Twiddlemuffs and Teddies.
5) The RUH, Bath would like Teddies, stuffed hearts in pairs, Lap Blankets, also 38”x48”
and Bed Jackets.
6) CHICKS, can we mention chicks yet? If you’re happy to start doing us some chicks
then please do. �
7) Spurgeons would like baby cardigans going up to 12 months and baby blankets
8) AgeUK little Innocent bottle hats – our mission this year is to get to well over 1,000!
Just think how tidy our odds and ends of wool bag could be for 2025.
Next meetings Wednesday 5 th February 2025 10.00am –12.00noon
and Thursday 6th February 2025 6.45pm – 8.45pm
at Melksham Baptist Church
Cost £2.00.
Please bring any knitting you have already done and want to donate
to our charities.
It will be lovely to see you and Happy Knitting
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