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The Big Knit

Get knitting and raise money for Age UK

Now's a great time to dust off those knitting needles, pull up a pattern and give the purl a whirl for Age UK!

We want to see a world where no one has no one to turn to. By knitting little hats for the Big Knit you’ll be helping us to do this.

Throughout 2018/19, knitters sent in an incredible 1.5 million hats for the Big Knit. Each one of these not only kept an innocent smoothie's head warm in winter, it raised 25p for Age UK.

This year, let’s see if we can do even better!

Sending your hats back

If you've bought a hat on a smoothie and would like to send it back to be used again, you can pop it in the post addressed to 'Freepost BIG KNIT'. We'll keep it safe and innocent will put it on another smoothie, to raise even more money for Age UK.

Patterns for inspiration

How does knitting hats help?

The money we raise from the Big Knit helps us be there for older people who have no one else to turn to.

Watch our video to see just how much this means to people like Jean and John.

Can't get your hands on a smoothie?

Donate online instead and help us support older people when they need it most.

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Any questions?

Drop us a line at big.knit@ageuk.org.uk. We'd love to chat and are happy to answer any of your Big Knit questions!

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