The Big Knit – do your bit.
One of our regulars at The Life Craft – Karina – mentioned that the Perthshire Amber – Dougie McLean festival was repeating it’s “Big Knit” drive for knitted squares this year in aid of Shelter Scotland (for those interested, the history of the Big Knit is available here). When I discovered that the request was for the squares to be made from Artesano DK I got in touch with Shelter Scotland to offer any participating knitters a 10% discount from us and I’m now thrilled to be able to say that if you order the approved colours from us and use the code BIGKNIT at the checkout you will receive a 10% discount on these yarns and your postage costs. This offer is also available instore and again, only on the relevant colours.
The approved colours are:
Fern
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Chile
Venezuela
Cocoa
Demerera
For any knitters who’d like to participate but can’t attend the festival in person, each square must measure 6″ square. Dolly McLean says that for her, this equates to 30 stitches across 58 rows but this would obviously be dependant on your tension!
For those of you who aren’t sure what Shelter Scotland do, I have a quote from them for you (and a link to their site too.)
We live in one of the richest countries in the world, yet millions of people in Britain are struggling to meet their housing costs. Tens of thousands more wake up every day in housing that is run-down, overcrowded or dangerous. Many others have lost their home altogether. The desperate lack of decent, affordable housing is robbing us of security, health, and a fair chance in life. Shelter believes everyone should have a home. We help more than 170,000 people a year fight for their rights, get back on their feet, and find and keep a home. We also tackle the root causes of bad housing by campaigning for new laws, policies, and solutions. Visit http://www.shelter.org.uk to join our campaign, find housing advice, or make a donation.
Great to see knitters making a difference! I’ve taken part in charity knitting before its good fun : )
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