| We had such fun knitting during
September and October! We've learned how to cast on stitches,
do the knit stitch and purl stitch, reduce stitches and cast
off, sew up our knitting to create a little hat and decorate
with home-made bobbles! With our parents and grandparents
we made 86 hats for smoothie bottles which we sent off to
'Innocent Smoothies'. The hats will sit on the smoothie bottles
in shops across Ireland this November. For every behatted
bottle sold 'Innocent Smoothies' will give 25c to Age Action
Ireland. So we have raised €21.50 to help keep older
people warm in Winter!
Thank you so, so much to the wonderful parents and
grannies who came in every week to join our knitting sessions
and help us learn the stitches. We couldn't have managed without
you all and we really enjoyed our time together.
Last year the nation got knitting for the innocent big knit
campaign. A whopping 80,000 little hats were knit by generous
people all over Ireland, raising €20,000 and much needed
awareness for Age Action Ireland. With such a harsh winter
last year, the funds were put to great use to ensure that
older people in Ireland stayed well and warm.
It's a sad fact that every year in Ireland around 2,000 people
over the age of 65 die from cold related conditions - which
is where your knitted goods come in. All monies raised from
the innocent Big Knit this year will go towards supporting
Age Action to help keep older people in Ireland warm.
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