Swindon Stitch and Bitch Knit Winter Warmers for Swindon Circles

By Anon - 9 November 2018

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Back at the start of the summer, Swindon Stitch and Bitch were contacted by Dressability who had lots of yarn donated to them from John Lewis. John Lewis had given the yarn to be used for a charitable cause.

Dressability is a fantastic charity that makes and alters clothes for disabled people to make off the peg clothes a better fit to wear and more manageable for people with disabilities , but they don’t really knit for charity which is why they contacted Swindon Stitch and Bitch.

The knitting group were thrilled to be given yarn to knit for charity and soon knew that they wanted to knit winter warmers for the elderly. There was so much yarn that the Cirencester Library Knitters were also recruited in to help.

Tracey Major said “we really felt like the elderly are under catered for in local charities and with so many elderly people having to choose between eating and heating we knew we could put the yarn to good use and wrap up the Swindon elderly in fabulous knitwear.”  

The ladies at Stitch and Bitch set to work knitting hats, gloves, socks, scarves and lap blankets with the luxury branded yarns that had been passed along from John Lewis.

Tracey explained “We stumbled upon Swindon Circles which is a community friending group. In fact one of the Stitch and Bitch ladies has volunteered in the past, she visited a couple of elderly people to read to them or chat and a cuppa. We thought this would be the perfect way to bring the lovely knitted items and the elderly together.”

With the knitted gifts beautifully packaged, the knitting group are formally handing over the items to Swindon Circles in room CR5 (in the main Civic Offices) from 11 - 11.30 on Tuesday 13th November. Jenny Midwinter from Circles and Joy Bells their volunteer co-ordinator will be there to take delivery. They have expressed that they are really looking forward to receiving the gifts and that they will be so well used and appreciated.

Tracey said “We have knitted and crocheted over 30 lap blankets and 60 hats, gloves, scarves, shawls etc.

The items will be donated to Swindon Circles, gifting to the lonely and vulnerable people of Swindon, to keep them warm this winter.”

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