Get Involved - Big Knit 2020

11th November 2020
Our Big Knit Fundraiser 2020 is now finished! We are thrilled to have raised £2,249 for the wonderful charity Cyrenians ...thanks to all who have helped with Knitting and made donations. 

During this year of the global pandemic Covid 19,  our music festival has been cancelled but we still want to raise funds for Cyrenians by asking for a donation (with or without one of the special knitted items) from everyone who has enjoyed our Perthshire Amber Festival in the past or our streamed Live Concerts during 2020. 

We’re so pleased to be helping The Cyrenians again in 2020. The Cyrenians, through their many really 'hands on' initiatives, are supporting people excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey. Find out more about the great work they do www.cyrenians.scot 
A sincere and huge 'Thank You' to everyone who has knitted items for sale  and to those who year after year buy hats and other things. We couldn’t do it without you!

All the hand knitted items available will be numbered and listed beliow (with suggested minimum donation). 
Each item will go to the first person who contacts Jenny via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  quoting the name and number of the item and confirming that they can (on confirmation from Jenny of the availability of the item) immediately donate the requested amount (or more) via the Just Giving site https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/PERTHSHIREAMBER2020BIGKNIT
Remember we will need your full name and postal address to send your package to ... so please include that in the email as well.

List of the Big Knit 2020 items still available (the SOLD items have been moved to the bottom):

16. Kiddies Fingertip-less Mits - [Hand Knitted with love] A - Approx. 6 inches top to cuff; B - Approx. 6.5 inches top to cuff. C - Approx. 7 inches top to cuff SOLD. Suggested donation at least £8 per pair.

18. Kiddies' Turn-up Hats - [Hand Knitted with love] A - Sand; B - Rust SOLD; C - Green. Suggested donation at least £8 each

20. Adult Turn-up Hats - [Hand Knitted with love] A - Small Blue; B - Medium Two-toned Green SOLD. Suggested donation at least £10 each

22. Baby's Matinee Jacket and Bonnet [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 11 inches shoulder to hem x 10 inches wide under arms. Suggested donation at least £18.

23. Four Cosy Varied Headbands  [Hand Knitted with love] A- Autumnal colours, small £7; B - Pink, grey white, medium £8; C - Charcoal speckle,medium £7;
D - Rust, amber, medium-large £8. SOLD

 24. Hand-knitted Teapot Cosies [Knitted by Pat from Blairgowrie] A - Blue and white Teapot Cosy £10 SOLD: B - Pale Pink and Burgundy Teapot Cosy £10;  C- Red and White Teapot Cosy with Matching Pot Stand £12. 

25. More Teapot Cosies..this time with Tie Tops! [Knitted by Pat from Blairgowrie] A -Pink, Pale Green & Turquoise Tie-top Teapot Cosy £10; B - Pale Green & Turquoise Tie-top Teapot Cosy £10; C- Mauve and Pale Green Tie-top Teapot Cosy £10 SOLD

28. Adult Size Fine Cable Hats - [Hand Knitted with love] A - Adult Small Lime Green SOLD; B - Adult Medium Apple Green; C - Adult Large Mauve.SOLD Suggested donation at least £10 each.

29. Special Striped Hats - [Hand Knitted with love] A - Adult Small Black and Gold; B - Adult Medium Black and Lemon; C - Adult Large Apple Green and Mauve with Flower. SOLD Suggested donation at least £15 each.

32. Adult Cosy Cable Hats  [Hand Knitted with love]All medium adult size. A - Chocolate Brown medium cable SOLD; B - Chocolate Brown wide cable SOLD; C - Orange and Rust medium cable. Suggested donation at least £12 for each hat. 

35. Lovely Lilac One-off Hats  [Hand Knitted with love] Small adult size. A -Pale Mauve with Tassle SOLD; B - Lilac, Yellow, Green and Speckle SOLD. Suggested donation at least £12 for each hat. 

36. Adult Stripey Turn-up Hats  [Hand Knitted with love] All large adult size. A - Purple and pink striped SOLD; B - Cream, turquoise and charcoal striped; C - Burgundy and bluetwo tone. Suggested donation at least £12 for each hat. 

37. Special Ribbed Three-tone Hat  [Hand Knitted with love] Small adult size. Soft mohair/wool mix. Graded blue, grey, sand with tie top. Suggested donation at least £15.

39. Toddler's Pale Pink & White Striped Cardigan - [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 11 inches shoulder to hem x 11 inches wide under arms. Suggested donation at least £15.

40. Toddler Sized Turn-up Hats - [Knitted with love] All 2-3 year old A - Sky Blue plain B - Sky Blue and wite with pale aqua and lemon stripes; C - Sky blue with white top SOLD .. Suggested donation at least £8 for each hat. 

41. Pastel Three-tone Hat with Pom-pom  [Hand Knitted with love] Medium adult size. Soft mohair/wool mix. Sky blue, Cream and White. Suggested donation at least £15.

42. One-off Special Striped Hats - [Knitted with love] A - Charcoal Grey rim with White; B - Lilac with cream stripes; C - Mid blue with navy, white and mauve stripes.SOLD Suggested donation at least £12 for each hat.

43. Kiddies Baby Blue Speckled Hats - [Knitted with love] A - Toddler size; B - Size 3-5 year old; C - Size 6-9 year old. Suggested donation at least £10 for each hat.

44. Toddler's Lime Turn-up Hats - [Knitted with love] A - Plain Lime green SOLD; B - Lime Green and White. Suggested donation at least £10 for each hat.

45. Adults Plain Turn-up Wooly Hats - a must for this winter! [Knitted with love] A - Small Sand ; B - Medium Royal Blue; C - Large Mid Blue SOLD; D Extra Large Emerald Green SOLD. Suggested donation at least £12 for each hat.

 
48. Black and White Together. Granny Margaret Knits designed these 2 skinny infinity scarves to go together, but the buyer could could also choose to wear them alone! Approx length each 38". Suggested donation for the Black & White Together at least £20 

 50. Just Arrived! A bundle of lovely woolies.  [Hand Knitted with love by Flora] Varied sized hats 1 - Brown, black grey and red speckled. Adult small (£10) ; 2 - Navy, golden yellow and white striped. Adult medium (£10) SOLD; 3 - White with chocolate stripes and po-pom. Child 2-4 year. (£8) 4 - White and pink striped. Child 2-4 year. (£8) 5 - Striped Baby Hat with Pom Pom (£8). SOLD Suggested donation for each item ... at least the bracketed amount.

1. The Big Knit Blanket 2020 - Suggested donation at least £170 SOLD
[The squares were knitted by festival goers in 2019 ... joined and edged by Dougie's mum Dolly] Approx. 64 x 60 inches ...162 x 154 cm

2. The Two Bears [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 12 inches tall. Suggested donation at least £60 each £100 for the pair. SOLD!!

3. The Two Girls...Brownie and Guide! [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 11 inches tall. Suggested donation at least £60 each £100 for the pair. SOLD

4. Small Big Knit Blanket! [The squares were knitted by festival goers in 2019 ... joined and edged by Dougie's mum Dolly] Approx. 44 x 36 inches ...110 x 90cm. Suggested donation at least £100 SOLD

5. Cushion with Knitted Cover [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx 16 x 14 inches. Suggested donation at least £40 SOLD!!

6. Two Carol Singers - Karl & Carol Singer [Knitted by Judy Knit Knat for Caroline Scott's 'Utterly Bespoke' ... kindly supplied] Approx. 13 inches tall. Suggested donation at least £90 for the pair. SOLD

7. Two Owls - Master Twit and Miss Twooh [Knitted by Judy Knit Knat for Caroline Scott's 'Utterly Bespoke' ... kindly supplied] Approx 6 inches 'round'. Suggested donation at least £30 for the pair. SOLD

8. The Honeycomb Hat - amber and black [ Knitted by Margaret Seaby aka Granny Margaret Knits... kindly supplied] Adult size. Suggested donation at least £15. SOLD

  9. The Amber Small Blanket - can be used for pram or buggy blanket, knee rug, sofa back..lots of uses! [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 34 x 34 inches ...86 x 86cm. Suggested donation at least £85 SOLD

10. Hat & Mits Set  for 7-10 year old  [Knitted by Clicking Needles] Suggested donation at least £15 SOLD

11. Merrie Dancers Toorie - hat knitted from Shetland pattern  [Knitted by Carol Jones...kindly supplies] Adult size. Suggested donation at least £15 SOLD

12. Kiddie's Purple Cardigan - [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 15 inches shoulder to hem x 16 inches wide under arms. Suggested donation at least £18 SOLD

13. Toddler's Cable Cardigan - [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Approx. 11 inches shoulder to hem x 12 inches wide under arms. Suggested donation at least £18. SOLD

14. Long 'Fancy' Socks - [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] A - Approx. 10 inches heel to toe; SOLD B - Approx 9 inches heel to toe. Suggested donation at least £12 per pair. SOLD

15. 'Unpatterned' Socks - [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] A - Approx. 10 inches heel to toe;SOLD  B - Approx. 11 inches heel to toe. SOLD C - Approx. 11 inches heel to toe. Suggested donation at least £11 per pair.SOLD

17. Kiddies Cable Hat - [Hand Knitted with love] Suggested donation at least £8 SOLD

19. Adult Pom-pom Hat - [Hand Knitted with love] Small adult hat. Suggested donation at least £10. SOLD

21. Adult Patterned  Hats - [Hand Knitted with love] A - Adult Large SOLD B - Adult Extra Large. SOLDSuggested donation at least £10 each

 26. 'In the pink' Necklace - bespoke design [ Knitted by Margaret Seaby aka Granny Margaret Knits... kindly supplied] Adult size. Suggested donation at least £10. SOLD

27. 'In the clouds' Super Soft Hat - bespoke design in blue and cream wool [Knitted by Margaret Seaby aka Granny Margaret Knits... kindly supplied] Adult size. Suggested donation at least £15. SOLD

30. Black and Lime Pom-pom Hat - [Hand Knitted with love] Large adult hat....a wonderful hat!! Suggested donation at least £15 SOLD.

33. Long 'Fancy' Socks - [Knitted by Dolly Maclean] Hot off the needles!!  Approx. 9.5 inches heel to toe. Suggested donation at least £15 SOLD

  
34. Luxurious Mohair & Silk Infinity Scarf  [Knitted by Margaret Seaby aka Granny Margaret Knits... kindly supplied] Adult size. Approx 90" long. Blue mohair 76% & Silvery silk 24%. It can be worn in a variety of ways....above are photos of just two of them. Suggested donation at least £20 SOLD 

38. Stylish Speckled Turn-up Hats  [Hand Knitted with love] All adult size. A - Rust & Cream speckle - small adult SOLD ; B - Black, White, Blue & Yellow (iridescent) -  medium adult SOLD; C - Lemon with Brown, Green & Grey speckle -  large adult SOLD. Suggested donation at least £12 for each hat. 

46. The Last Hat!!...and what a Beauty! [Knitted with love] One off random Turquoise, Black, Orange and Purple pattern!  SOLD Suggested donation at least £15.

 
47. Black infinity scarf. [Knitted by Margaret Seaby aka Granny Margaret Knits... kindly supplied] Approx. length 44". A fun scarf to wear in different ways! Suggested donation £12 SOLD

49. Two Pixies. [Knitted by Jill Hinnrichs... kindly supplied] Approx. height (from top of hat to toe!) 18 inches. More a decoration/ornament than a toy (not suitable for under 5s) these would be truly great additions to any child's bedroom or any mantlepiece! Suggested donation at least £20 for two...or could be sold separately. SOLD

You can still send in good quality Hand-Knitted Animals or other Kids Toys, Hats, Scarves, Headbands, Baby Clothes...really anything goes this year! I will keep adding items to the website until November 7th 2020.

We look forward to receiving your Big Knit 2020 ontributions. Please post them to:
Perthshire Amber Big Knit
The Old Schoolhouse
Butterstone
Dunkeld
PH80HA
Scotland UK

A REMINDER
Each item will go to the first person who contacts Jenny via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  quoting the name and number of the item and confirming that they can (on confirmation from Jenny of the availability of the item) immediately donate the requested amount (or more) via the Just Giving site https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/PERTHSHIREAMBER2020BIGKNIT. Remember we will need your full name and postal address to send your package to ... so please include that in the email as well. Also remember you can make a simple donation (with no knitted) item via the same link...

Thanks in anticipation for your help and your contribution...
Cheers,
Jenny