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STITCHED TOGETHER

Knitting for Good Dates for your diary

Creative knitter Frankie Brown has raised 6TH FEBRUARY
an incredible £20,000 for the Children’s
How to Knit Socks, Aberdeen
Liver Disease Foundation. Frankie’s
Learning the anatomy of a sock and
herculean effort began when a friend’s
all aspects of sock knitting are on the
son, Alex, was diagnosed with the rare
liver disease biliary atresia. Putting her cards at Wool for Ewe in Aberdeen.
knitting skills into action, Frankie began For £50 you can become a sock
to put her wonderful patterns on Ravelry, expert. This class runs 6pm-8.30pm
making them available in exchange for a over three dates and is open to
donation. Her patterns proved so popular anyone who can knit and purl
that the donations began rolling in! This with conidence.
milestone also coincides with a major www.woolforewe.com
milestone for Alex, who received a liver
transplant in July 2019 and is planning 11TH FEBRAURY
on returning to university next year.
You can ind out more about Frankie’s Knit and Natter, Reddish
fundraising at www.justgiving.com/ Get together for a Knit and Natter
fundraising/frankiesknittedstuff every Tuesday 7pm-9pm in a
welcoming, supportive and
fun environment at Knit 2 Tog
That’s in Reddish.
Search Knit 2 Tog on Facebook for
more information.
Handy!
20TH FEBRUARY
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21ST FEBRUARY
Knit and Natter, Morpeth
For just £4.50 you can Knit and Natter
the day away at Amble Pin Cushion in
Morpeth. Price includes refreshments,
a rafle and a 10% discount in store!
www.amblepincushion.co.uk

24TH FEBRUARY
Fixing Mistakes, Skipton
Knitting mistakes happen. If you want
to be able to ix your slip ups, then
there is the perfect workshop for you
happening in Purl and Jane in Skipton.
For £60 you will learn myriad ixing
techniques and included in this price
is yarn, patterns, refreshments and a
delicious lunch.
www.purlandjane.co.uk

7TH MARCH
Knitting in Cotton, Pontyclun
At this special half-day workshop
at Ammonite Yarns from 9.30am-
1.30pm you could learn all you need
to know about knitting with cotton.
UK Hand Knitting has released some new cosy winter patterns that will be available to buy
This workshop is £35 including
in yarn shops throughout the UK. The lealets are being released as a way of supporting the refreshments and will explore using
work of the organisation as well as promoting and teaching knitting across the country and
feature hats, scarves, cowls, gloves and even a poncho! Designed in aran and chunky-weight cotton so you can knit seasonal
yarn, there are four lealets available and you can ind your nearest stockist by visiting garments throughout the year.
www.ukhandknitting.com www.ammoniteyarns.co.uk

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