Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

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s everyhooksterknows,handmade
itemscomeinbuedwitha special
senseofcareandaffection,making
handcrochetedgiftsa perfectpresentfor
friendsandfamily.Butwhataboutthose
whoaren’tluckyenoughtohavea big
communityaroundthem?If youhavea little
moretogivewithintheseasonofgoodwill,
tryspendingit workingonprojectsforthose
inneedandletthemexperiencethesame
joyasthoseclosesttoyou.Fromwarming
blanketstopenguin-sizedjumpers,hereare
some causes you can get involved with.

SANDS
Sandshasanarmyofknittersandcrocheters
aroundthecountry,whocreatebeautiful
whitebabyblanketstohelpfamiliesatan
extremelydifficulttime,whentheirbabyhas
diedbefore,duringorshortlyafterbirth.It
givesbereavedparentsa treasuredkeepsake
fromtheirtimewiththeirbabyora blanket
fortheirbabytobewrappedin.“Blanketsare
placedinSandsMemoryBoxes,alongside
otheritemswhichhelpparentsmake
memoriesoftheirprecioustimewiththeir
babies,”explainsJenCoates,Directorof
BereavementSupportandVolunteering.“We
send out around 2,000 blankets every year.”

Getinvolved:Downloadthepatternonthe

Sand’swebsite.Createa blanketandsendit

toSands(MemoryBlankets),POBox 243,

Boston,Lincolnshire.PE211EU

http://www.sands.org.uk/get-involved/

fundraising/fundraising-resources/

crochet-pattern

CROCHET

FORCANCER

CrochetforCancer

waslaunchedbackin

2017,andaimsto

raiseawareness

aroundlymphoma,

thefifthmost

commoncancerin

theUK.Thecharity

callsonbudding

crafterstograbtheirfavouriteyarnand

crocheta purpleperiwinklebrooch(the

Madagascarperiwinkleis usedinsome

lymphomatreatments),beforeasking

friends,familyandcolleaguestobuytheitem

inreturnfora smalldonationtoLymphoma

Action,theonlycharityintheUKdedicated

tosupportingpeopleaffectedbylymphoma.

“Wehavea freeandeasy-to-follow

periwinkle brooch pattern available to

downloadfromourwebsite,whichwas

createdbyoneofoursupportersknownas

‘LymphomaLass’,”explainsCommunityand

PartnershipsManager,SarahThorn.“She

startedcreatingcrochetbroochesduringher

treatment and recoveryfromHodgkin

lymphomaandsays

it helpedher‘find

somecalm’.”

Inbuyinga purple

periwinklebrooch,

anddonatingto

LymphomaAction,

peoplearehelpingto

raisefundstosupport

ourworkinmaking

sureeveryone

affectedbythe

conditionreceives

thebestpossibleinformation, support,

treatmentandcare.

Getinvolved:Crocheterscandownloadthe

freeandeasy-to-followperiwinklebrooch

patternfromthewebsiteandgetcrafting.

http://www.lymphoma-action.org.uk

KNITFORPEACE

KnitforPeacehasthousandsofvolunteers

who crochet warm clothes and blankets for

“ v o l u n t e e r s

c r o c h e t w a r m

c l o t h e s a n d

blankets for

those in need”

...whichhasa

freepatternavailable

todownloadon

their website

Sandsusescrafttosupport

grievingparentsduringan

incredibly difficult time

OneofCrochet

forCancer’s‘crochet

periwinkles’...