Richmond Libraries Knitting Group

(k)not just knitting

Richmond Libraries knitting group meet every Tuesday from 10:00 - 12:00 at the following venues:

3rd Tuesday of the month - Kew

4th Tuesday of the month - Kew

All welcome.

Library Knitting Group – Projects

Linus project:- We knitted squares and made them into blankets for babies in hospital. (Picture here)
 We also made ‘Twiddle Muffs’ for people with dementia.

Missions to Seafarers:-  We made hats and gloves for merchant seamen who find themselves unemployed in a foreign country with a cold climate. (see picture)

Trauma Teddies:- The idea was to give the teddies to the fire station for distressed children that they might meet in their line of duty, and Richmond fire station was very enthusiastic.  Unfortunately, due to the Health and Safety considerations of the Head Office, they were unable to take them. Some were sold at in aid of Macmillan Cancer. See picture.

Knit-for-Nowt:- Hand puppets for therapy sessions with sad face and happy face on opposite sides. Also a smiling lion and a green frog by Sally. See pictures here. 

Age UK.  Innocent fruit juices donate 25p per hat knitted for their bottles to the charity. We managed 109 hats made in different colours and patterns.  Pictures 

Jan 2019

Battersea dogs and cats home.  Following the happy rehoming of Frederica, the cat for Sally Hunkin we have been knitting blankets with our spare stash of wool as each cat that is rehomed comes with two blankets.

Holly Lodge Centre. Holly Lodge is a small charity in Richmond Park which provides education. Knitting bats has been a different kind of sculptural knitting for us.

pictures

Since 2015 we have been meeting Kew library on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of the month. There are about 15 members, but not all the time.  It is very friendly and we all help and inspire each other with our knitting, crochet or tapestry. I have an endless supply of needles and wool as people give me their oddments. The projects are not compulsory so you can get on with your own project or join in as you like. We have a cup of tea or coffee and sometimes a biscuit.