Thank you for knitting with us
We are always looking for:
3-12 month sizes of woollen vests, cardigans, beanies and booties
Burp cloths, bibs, play mats and wipes
Wool beanies for all sizes adults and children
Wool gloves and slippers for youths and adults
Scarfs for adults
Knitted Knockers of all sizes
Right now we’re especially looking for:
Baby booties and singlets will be our biggest requests over the next few months.
We are also requesting more adult beanies.
Anything warm will be used as winter is here so please keep crafting. Warm, cuddly and comforting items will be snatched up and hugely appreciated.
This pattern list has been compiled by our wonderful community of crafters as inspiration for your crafting sessions.
Please remember to attach a swing tag to your items before dropping them off to one of our drop-off points.
Knit World: Knitting for Charity
Some patterns we love:
Knitted Bunny (Foster Hope pattern)
Huggy Hope Bears
Help our babies
Baby beanie
KidsCan beanie
Family Trust knitted singlets and jerseys
Twiddlemuffs
This extensive collection of free patterns is sure to have something you love in it
This collection of patterns has been supplied by a UK charity for premature babies and their needs.
Knitted Knockers are lightweight breast forms used by those who have had a mastectomy due to breast cancer.
There are several patterns available for different knitting styles.
These small hearts are a favourite. Cute, sentimental and always appreciated they’re a relaxing project that packs a punch
Marianna has many patterns available on her site, to purchase or for free. We love her scarves, fingerless gloves, hand warmers, wrist warmers and ear warmers. She also has a huge variety of gorgeous beanies, baby cardigans, blankets and some extra fun items such as teethers.
Creative Fibre is the New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society Inc. Their members have made some patterns available for free. We especially love the Baby singlet!
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100% wool or 100% cotton blankets in excellent quality, which have been well-washed can be cut into rectangular baby blanket sizes then trimmed with a bright cotton border/binding.
Sizes: Can be flexible and depends on the condition of the blankets.
· Pram/ bassinet blanket - 70 x 90 cm up to 90 x 100 cm approximately (28”x36” or 36”x40”)
· Cot blanket - 100 x 115 cm up to 115 x 125 cm approximately (40”x46” or 46”x 50”)
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Materials:
100% wool or wool blended with natural fibres
Sizes:
· Pram/ bassinet blanket - 70 x 90 cm or 90 x 100 cm approximately (28”x36” or 36”x40”)
· Cot blanket - 100 x 115 cm or 115 x 125 cm (40”x46” or 46”x 50”)
· A multipurpose pram/bassinet/cot blanket of about 80 x 100 cm also works well. (32” x40”)