Simply Knitting - UK (2020-04)

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Eachissuewefindoutmoreaboutone

of thegoodcausesyoucouldhelp out

withyour knitting...

Charity

o th

month

Charity

knits

Castonthisstashbusting

mug-hug,perfectforbrightening

up your projects this spring!

YOUWILLNEED

QYarnAwhiteDKyarnfromyourstash

QAnyDKyarninvariouscolours(as

detailedintheChart)fromyour stash

QA pairof3.5mm needles

TENSION

25 stsand 26 rowstomeasure10x10cm

(4x4in)overFairIsle pattern using

3.5mmneedles

MEASUREMENTS

8.5cm(3in)tall x 10cm (4in) wide, after

sewingup

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 95

NextrowUsingYarnA,(K2,P2)totheend

oftherow.Continthe2x2 rib for 3 more

rows.[4rowsintotal]

Castoinrib.Weaveinalllooseends.

WithRSfacing,sewtheseam together.

Turn the right way out.

HOWTOUSEOURCHARTS

Startatthebottomright-handcorner.

Readrightsiderowsfromrighttoleftand

wrongsiderowsfromlefttoright.A rowof

squares represents a row of knitting.

Thisprettymug-hugisa perfect

projectforusingupsparescraps

ofcolourfulyarninyourstash.The

FairIslepatternsetsothecheerful

coloursoftheyarnbeautifully,asthey

lookperfecttogether.It’sdesignedin

a sleeveshape,withouta fastening,

soit’squickandeasy.Themug-hug

worksbestwithtrendytumbler-style

cups.It’sgreatforkeepingyour

favouritesmoothiecool, too.

MUGHUG

Caston 54 stsusing 3mm needles

andYarnA.

Row 1 (K2,P2)totheendoftherow.

Continthe2x2ribfor 3 more rows.

[4rowsintotal]

BegworkingfromRow1 oftheChart,

startingwitha knitrow. Work all 17

rows of the Chart.

EASY TO KNIT

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KEY

CHART

MariaWhite,

Fundraiser

(Community)

CharityStGemma’s

Hospice

Established 1978

Whatdoyoudo?St

Gemma’sHospiceinLeedsprovidesthebest

possiblecareandsupportforlocalpeoplewith

cancerandotherlife-threateningillnesses.We

specialiseinpainreliefandsymptomcontrol

tohelppeopleliveaswellaspossibleforas

longaspossible.StGemma’sisattheheart

ofthelocalcommunityprovidingcarefor

patientsintheHospiceorintheirownhomes.

Thehospicewouldnotbeabletoprovidecare

withoutthevaluableandongoingsupport of

thecommunityandkinddonations.

Whatcanwedotohelp?StGemma’ssell

handmadeknittedgiftsatChristmasand

Easter.Overthefestiveperiodwesellknitted

SantahatsorChristmaspuddingswhichare

filledwithchocolatetreats.Intherunupto

Easterwesellhundredsofknittedchicks,filled

withchocolateeggs.Inthelastfinancialyear

thishasraisedover£9,000forthehospice,all

themoneyraisedgoestowardspatientcare.

LatestfundraisingnewsIntheweeks

leadinguptoEaster,wearerecruitingknitters

tohelpknitcutelittlechickstosell.Eachwillbe

filledwitha chocolateegg.Wehavea pattern

forthechickthatyoucandownload(events.

st-gemma.co.uk/events/knit-a-chick/)or

contactthehospiceandwecansenda copy.

Wealwayshavea varietyofcolours,some

withbobblehats,scarvesandsomeinlocal

sportsteamcolours,eachchickisuniqueand

individual.We’dloveyourhelpaseverypenny

raisedfromsellingtheknittedchicksgoes

towardsthecareourpatientsreceiveandwe

aremostappreciativeofanysupport!Knitted

chickscanbesenttotheHospice,Knitted

ChickDepartment,StGemma’sHospice, 329

HarrogateRoad,LeedsLS17 6QD.

Contactdetails:

Phone 01132185555

[email protected]

Websitewww.st-gemma.co.uk

SocialmediaFollowonFacebook, Twitter and

Instagram @st.g.hospice.

© Photography St Gemma’s Hospice

Youcandownloadthe

adorablepatternfor

the knitted chicks

If you’rethinkingofknittingprojectsforcharity,or

to sell, please refer to our information on page 97.

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charity!