Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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obCartwright,

DeputyChair

CharityWestmorlandRed

quirrels

stablished 2011

Whatdoyoudo?We

averedsquirrelsfrom

extinctioninSouth

LakelandinCumbriaand

providespaceforthem

o surviveandthrive.Wealsoraise

awarenessofthisiconicnativespecies,andthe

opportunitiesavailabletosupportit,among

localsandthevisitingpublic.

Whatcanwedotohelp?Buyourknitting

patterns!Wehavetwoonlineshopsselling

Fuzzytuftpatternsforredsquirrels,designed

byourmemberandLakeDistrictknitwear

designerWendyPhillips.Readersmightliketo

knitsquirrelstosellatcraftmarketsandcoee

morningstoraisefundsforus.Butsimply

buyinga patterntoknita squirreltogiveasa

gifttoa littleonewouldraisemoneyforour

charity’sgreatcause.

LatestfundraisingnewsWe’recurrently

raisingincomefrompatternandproductsales

tobuyfeedhoppersandsupplementaryfeed

tohelpourredsquirrelsduringtimeswhen

naturalfoodisscarce.Wealsoneedtobuy

wildlifecamerastomonitortheiractivity.By

protectingandhighlightingthesewonderful

creatures,whocontinuetosurviveintheLake

District,wecansecuretheirsurvivalforfuture

generationstoenjoy.

Where can we buy the pattern from? The

pattern can be purchased through either of

our online outlets: http://www.loveknitting.com/

search/?q=fuzzytuft and http://www.etsy.com/uk/

shop/fuzzytuft

Contact details:

Website http://www.westmorlandredsquirrels.org.uk

Email secretary@westmorlandredsquirrels.

org.uk

Phone 01524701316

Eachissue,wefindoutmoreaboutone

ofthegoodcausesyoucouldhelpout

withyourknitting...

Charity

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month

Your charity knits

It’s always great seeing what you’ve been knitting for those in need.

We love to see your charity knits, so please keep sending them in!

MAKES FOR THE SEA

I knit balaclavas, hats, socks and cowls

for The Mission to Seafarers, the charity

that supports people who work at sea.

My husband worked at sea for more than

40 years – those guys work in the most

challenging weather conditions and really

welcome some hand-knitted garments.

I’ve supported the charity since the 1970s

when I took my husband back to his ship

in Liverpool docks. It was the day before

Christmas Eve and he was going to be

away for five months. The chaplain gave

him a hand-knitted hat, which I thought

was a lovely gesture, and something I’ve

never forgotten. The charity supplies free

post labels and you can use any pattern

you like. I always receive a thank you

letter for my work and enjoy wondering

where in the world my knits end up! It’s

nice to know they will make a dierence

and be appreciated. I’ve included a very

unflattering picture of me in the last

balaclava I sent o. Here I am today, still

knitting away for this cause!

Erica Norman, via email

FROM THE CAPITAL

Here are some mini hats for Innocent’s

The Big Knit for Age UK that have been

knitted by the Ktog knitting group of

WI Finchley in London. We also make

bonding squares, blankets for Bliss

boxes and blankets for the local leisure

centre for the elderly, and we’re fans

of knitting quirky marine creatures to

decorate our market stall with

to help raise awareness of the negative

eect of microfibres in washing

machines. May Ktog continue to cast on

and on!

Elizabeth Alcock, via Facebook

ACROSS THE AGES

This is June, a devoted knitter who

will turn 90 next month! We have a

fabulous knitting group here in Honiton,

East Devon, where we support a range

of charities. The projects we work on

include twiddle mus for dementia

patients and items for babies in our local

neonatal unit. The ages of the members

in the group range from 14 to 90 years

of age, with up to 22 members meeting

at the café in The Little Shop of Seasons

4:30-6:30pm on Thursdays.

Carla Jane Salisbury, via Facebook

PHOTOGRAPHY © WENDY PHILLIPS June (who turns 90

soon) is a long-standing

member of the Honiton

knitting group!

Ktog knitted mini hats

for Innocent’s The Big

Knit for Age UK

Buying the patterns

for these squirrel toys

supports this charity