I don't know if you've ever spotted Innocent smoothie bottles in the shops with tiny, knitted hats on? I first noticed these a couple of years ago whilst my husband & I were on a trip in Birmingham; the campaign worked - we must have bought at least four bottles (those tiny hats are now on some of my teddy bears) and we were introduced to the Age UK campaign that those sales contributed to (25p of each sale goes to their campaign to help keep elderly people warm this winter).
Now, for the first time, I actually appear to be in time to take part in the Big Knit by knitting my own tiny hats and I'd encourage anyone with even basic knitting skills, a little time and some spare yarn to join in, too. Make sure you send any hats off to the address on this page (along with your name, address and the number of hats that you've knitted) before this Friday (14th October)!
You can find patterns on their website, or make your own. Personally, I'm tempted to humour my inner geek and make a few hats inspired by Firefly's Jayne Cobb, using this pattern.
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