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Eachissuewefindoutmoreaboutone

of thegoodcausesyoucouldhelp out

withyour knitting...

Charity

o th

month

Knit it for charity!

Our bright chick egg cover is an absolutecracker!

EASY TO KNIT

YOUWILLNEED

QPatonsFabDK(100%acrylic,

100g/274m)OneballofLemon (2330)

QA pairof3.75mmneedles

QToystuffing,ribbon,a scrapoforange felt,

an oddment of black DK yarn

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 95

ThissweetlittleEastertreatiscleverly

designedtofitovera chocolateegg,it is

suretogodownwellatanyfundraising

raffles and stalls – what a cracking idea!

CHICKEGGCOVER

Caston 20 stsusing3.75mmneedles

andYarn.

Row 1 K10,placestitchmarker,K10.

Row 2 (RS)K1,M1,K to1 stbeforethe

stitchmarker,M1, K2, M1, K to last st, M1,

K1.[24sts]

Row 3 Purl.

Repeatthelast2 rowsuntilyouhave 36

sts,endingwitha purlrow.Continue

straightinststfor8 morerows

andremove the stitch marker.

TAIL

Nextrow(RS)K4,turn.

NextrowP2tog,P2.[3sts]

NextrowK1,k2tog.[2sts]

NextrowP2tog.Fastenoffyarn.

NextrowWithRSfacingrejoin yarn.

Castoff9 sts,K10sts.

Castoff9 sts,K4.

NextrowP2,p2tog.[3sts]

NextrowK2tog,K1.[2sts]

NextrowP2tog. Fasten off yarn.

HEAD

NextrowWithRSfacing, rejoin the yarn,

K10.

NextrowPurl.

NextrowK2,*M1, K2; rep from * to end

ofrow.[14sts]

NextrowPurl.

NextrowK2,*M1,K2;repfrom * to end

ofrow.[20sts]

Continueinststfor7 rows.

Nextrow(RS)K2tog,K3,k2tog, K3,

k2tog,K3,k2tog,K3.[16sts]

NextrowPurl.

NextrowK2tog,K2,k2tog, K2, k2tog,

K2,k2tog,K2.[12sts]

NextrowPurl.

NextrowK2tog,K1,k2tog, K1, k2tog, K1,

k2tog,K1.[8sts]

NextrowPurl.

Nextrow(K2tog)toendofrow.

Threadyarnthroughremstsandpull

together.Usethethreadtosewtheseam,

leavingthebaseopenfortheegg.Fillthe

headwithstuffing.Cuta diamondshape

outofthefeltandsewontotheface,and

sewoneyesusingthe photo as reference.

Attachribbon.

JaneDenton

Volunteer and foster

carer

CharityBlueCross

Established 1897

Whatdoyoudo?

I volunteeratBlue

Cross’srehoming

centreinBurford,Oxfordshire.I lovecrafting

andknittingandamalwaysbusymaking

something!I sellmyitemsonEtsy,withall

proceedsgoingtoBlueCross.I makelotsof

itemsthroughtheyearwhichtheteamat

Burfordsellatfairstoraisemoneyforthe

animals.I alsofosterpetswhohavecomeinto

therehomingcentreandneeda littlemore

TLC.Thisinvolvesmetakingthemintomy

homeuntiltheyarereadytogototheirnew

homes.It cansometimesbea littlebitdicult

topartwitheachanimalbutit’sgreat to see

themgootolovingnewhomes.

LatestfundraisingnewsBlueCrossis

callingonpeopletogetinvolvedintheirPaws

forTeacampaignin2020.However,peoplecan

takepartallyear-round.It’stheperfectexcuse

togatherfriends,familyandworkcolleagues

fora sliceofcakeanda cupofteawhileraising

moneytohelppetsatBlueCrossrehoming

centresandanimalhospitals.

Whatcanwedotohelp?I selllotsofitems

onmyEtsysite‘Knittingforpets’www.etsy.

com/uk/shop/KnittingforPetswhichyoucan

buyasgiftsforfamilyandfriends.Allproceeds

fromsaleswillhelpBlueCrosstohelpmore

sick,abandonedandhomelesspetsattheir

rehomingcentresandanimalhospitalsacross

thecountry.Youcanalsodonatedirectlyto

BlueCrossorSponsora Petwhichhelpsto

provideeverythingtheanimalwillneed from a

cosybedtosometasty treats.

Contactdetails:

Websitewww.bluecross.org.uk

PostalBlueCross,ShiltonRoad, Burford, Oxon

OX184PF

Phone 03007909903

SocialMediaFollowonFacebook@theblue

crossuk and Twitter @The_Blue_Cross

Janeisa dedicated
fostercarerand
volunteeratthe
PHOTOS © BLUE CROSSBlue Cross centre

If you’re thinking of knitting projects for charity, or to sell, please refer to our information on page 97.

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