Causes
Knitting for Cuddles – a sweet charity
I knit little garments and blankets for Cuddles - a charity organisation for babies that 'are born asleep'. Cuddles was started in 1999 as a local charity in Yorkshire. It expanded via the internet and after five years two ladies ...
Knitting
How to make a knitted doorstop
This is the first knitted project that I have designed myself. After seeing a felt doorstop of a generic house, I decided to try and make a knitted version of my own house. I wanted to remember my childhood home whilst living away at ...
Knitting
Knitting as a therapy for depression
Our resident psychologist investigates...knitting your way out of depression! If you thought knitting was for grannies think again. Knitting is now so popular that an estimated four million people in the UK cast on every day, and there ...
Knitting
Knit a square to help a child
A link to the Knit a Square website, explaining how by just knitting an 8" sqaure you can help an african AIDS orphan.
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