Age UK Isle of Wight Celebrates Record Breaking Year for Big Knit

Age UK Isle of Wight would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who participated in this year’s Big Knit campaign. Aiming to knit 12,500 hats, we surpassed expectations with an amazing total of 18,794 hats by the campaign's end, exceeding our original target by more than half.

The campaign engaged the local community and grew our army of knitters. We are amazed by the support received this year. Special thanks were given to our volunteers for their hard work in counting each hat.

How the little hats make a BIG difference

The Big Knit is a fundraising campaign in collaboration with innocent smoothies, donating 30p for each knitted hat received. Local independent Age UKs like Age UK Isle of Wight benefit directly from funds raised, allowing contributions to stay on the Island. Expect to see the hats on innocent smoothie bottles in stores this October.

So what will we do with all the extra hats?

Local business Gordy's Wood has generously committed to ensuring that all the extra hats won't go to waste. Already, over 3,000 hats have found their way to Gordy’s Wood, where they are being sold alongside handmade wooden snowies. The rest will be arriving there soon. For every snowy sold with a knitted hat, £1 will be donated back to Age UK Isle of Wight.

Gordy's Wood can be found at Arreton Barns with snowies on sale all year around. Each snowy costs £5 and can be personalised with a name in store. £1 for every sale is donated to local Isle of Wight chairities. Each charity supported by Gordy will have it's own selection of hats to choose from, so you can choose where you would like your contibution to support.