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Surrey Life: "Knitted Farnham: Unravelling A Woolley Tale Of Yarnbombing" (22.02.12)

Click here to read about yarnbombing in Farnham

Wiltshire: "Bradford on Avon Pub Seeks More Knitters To Join Hospice Fundraiser" (21.02.12)

Click here for article and to find out how you can help

London 24: "Yarn Bombing’ Gives Trees In Hackney’s Mare Street A Woolly Make-Over" (20.02.12)

Click here to read about the event and view photos

Sunday Express: "Knitting's New-Found Popularity Boosts Firms" (19.02.12)

Click here for new statistics about knitting and read quote from Chris Kingdom of the UK Hand Knitting Association Press Office

Surrey: "Don't Miss 'unravel' At Farnham Maltings 25-26 February"

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Farnham Maltings’ annual festival of knitting, unravel, will return for its fourth year on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012. An unrivalled success since it began in 2009, the festival has fast become one of the leading events for knitting and crochet enthusiasts across the country. 

As with previous years visitors will be able to hear a range of talks, see demonstrations, take part in workshops, purchase yarn, buttons and other accessories, join in the sock circle, and even enter their favourite item into the ‘Best in Show’ competition. unravel has this year commissioned three yarn installations which will be on display both inside and outside the building. As before real sheep will welcome visitors at the entrance to the festival. Always popular with the children, the sheep will visit unravel from their local home at Well Manor Farm. The Maltings will once again be transformed into a woollen wonderland with a thriving marketplace of exhibitors from the local area and across the country. Following the success of last year’s first ever unravel fashion show, the catwalk will return for one day to enable emerging and established designers to present their creations.

A “Stuffing Station”, part of the Cultural Olympiad’s Woolsack Project, will be at unravel 2012. Knitters around the country have been knitting cushions from British wool to give to the athletes attending the 2012 games.

Click here for all further details of exhibitors, workshops and how to book a ticket

Farnborough, Hampshire: "Loving Hands Group Knit For Charity at 'Make It' 24-26 February"

“The Make It Craft Show is taking place 24-26 February at FIVE in Farnborough including a wide range of crafts such as knitting, stitching, paper craft, card making, candle making and many more! As part of the show, we are secluding an area for charity knitting to take place. This will allow our visitors to practice some new techniques they have learnt and make some small knitted items to go to charity or be sold for charity. In order to do this, we need donations of wool/yarn, patterns and knitting needles. These can be anything ranging from brand new to scraps – everything will be of great help!

Click here if you can help/wish to donate

Spalding Guardian: "Spalding Knitters In-Spire-d To Recreate Parish Church" (17.02.12)

Click here to read how Unique Knitting have knitted church buildings using local Lincoln Longwool sheep

Halifax Courier: "Yarn Bombs Away, All For Age UK!" (13.02.12)

Click here for news of the second Age UK Bobble Day

Isle Of Wight News: "UK's First Ever Yarnstorming Bootcamp Takes Place In Ventnor" (09.02.12)

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South Wales: "Charity Efforts Leave Knitting Pals In Stitches" (08.02.12)

Click here for news of a 24 hour knitting for charity, great images of our younger knitters

Daily Mirror: "Art Project Creates Giant Knitted Walk-Through Aquarium" (04.02.12)

Click here for review of several knitted installations including Above and Below The Waves at Bluewater ICHF Show this weekend

Flock Update: "Join The Flock" (02.02.12)

Several thousand people have so far participated in the Flock public art project, co-ordinated by arts development agency Eden Arts, in Penrith. Schools, groups, organisations and individuals from throughout the UK (and beyond!) have taken part in the project and now Eden Arts is looking for many more people to get involved to help reach the project target of 5000 sheep!

Not only does FLOCK encourage creativity and collaboration, it also aims to help raise awareness of the wool and sheep farming industry. Wool now accounts for only two per cent of the world’s fibre production despite being a remarkable, sustainable fibre and many people are unaware of the difference between real wool and its synthetic counterparts.

The first large scale FLOCK installation will go on display at Rheged Centre from 10th-19th April and participants have until 6th April to hand in their creations for them to be included.

Click here to read full Press Release on our Community Projects page

Click here to find out how you can take part

Age UK Bobble Day: Friday 10th February

Launched last year in response to the needless deaths of more than 200 older people per day in the cold weather, Bobble day is back.

Bobble day is Friday 10th February the time to get your woollies out, make a donation and wear something warm and wonderful. As part of our campaign it would be a great help if you could promote bobble day in anyway you can.

There is a number of ways to get involved in Bobble day you can dig out your favourite or silliest woolly and donate £2 to wear it. Be a knit wit or you can pop into your local Age UK shop to brighten up your outfit with a colourful bobble.

The Independent: "Rising Textile Star: Deryn Relph" (27.01.12)

Click here for latest from UKHKA Knitted Textile Award Winner 2010

MailOnline: "Passing On Your Purls Of Wisdom? Katherine Heigl Stocks Up On Yarn At A Knitting Shop" (27.01.12)

Click here for news of a new celebrity knitter (Grey’s Anatomy)

The Metro: "Zoo Cleaner Knits Woollen Dolls Based On Colleagues" (26.01.12)

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Bradford Telegraph & Argus: "Eastburn School To Launch Knitting Club" (24.01.12)

Click here for news of a new Primary School Knitting Club in Keighley, Yorkshire

BBC Sport: "Rachel Cawthorn Prepares For Olympics With Knitting And Harry Potter" (20.01.12)

Click here to watch video of Rachel in action with her crochet hook

Matlock Mercury: "Charity Stitch-Up" (19.01.12)

Click here to find out how you can knit and help raise funds for Crohns and Colitis UK in Derbyshire

The Irish Times: " KNITTING: Stitching Has Found Its Time" (14.01.12)

Click here to read more about knitting in Ireland and famous Irish Knitwear designers

Internet Press Release: "KnitSpeaker Iphone App Combines the Ancient Craft of Knitting with New Mobile Technology" (14.01.12)

Click here to learn how a new app can help you with a stricky knitting pattern

Cambridge News: "Don't Be Woolly About Being Part Of The Games" (13.01.12)

Click here for news of a Wooksack 'stuffing event' in Cambridge on Sunday 12th February

Get Surrey: "Woman Casts Off For War Horse Knitting Role" (12.01.12)

Click here if you'd like to know how you get to knit for films

Gateshead: "Woolsack Take Sheep to School" (12.01.12)

Click here to read how South Street Primary School learned about wool, sheep, felting and how to make a Woolsack cushion

BBC: "'Guerrilla knitters' Head To New York With Their Art" (09.01.12)

Click here to read how Yarn Bombers from Cornwall have been invited to exhibit at Vogue Knitting Live

This Is Lancashire: "Knitting Project To Cover Clitheroe Castle" (07.01.12)

Click here to learn how you could be involved in 'yarn bombing' a historical building

Cumbria: "Guerilla Knit in: Yarnstorm Rheged! Saturday 14th January" (05.01.12)

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As part of the celebrations for the opening of WOW: 'Wonder Of Wool And The Art Of Knit And Stitch' the Rheged Centre is throwing open its doors to guerilla knitters from every corner.

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Fife Today: "Close-Knit Pals’ Woolly Thinking..." (05.01.12)

Click here for news of new wool shop just opened called 'Woolly Brew', in Pittenweem

Northumberland News: "Exhibition: Once Upon a Time at The Customs House, South Shields" (04.01.12)

Click here for news of exciting knitted exhibition based on children's stories

The Oxford Times: "Pledge To Knit Items" (03.01.12)

Click here to read how knitters in Oxford are knitting items for premature babies at The John Ratcliffe Hospital

Edinburgh: "The Yarn Event Calendar Update" (01.01.12)

Click here to visit organiser Shadowstitch's blog to see photos of items knitted