The Big Barmouth Knit 2013 in aid of Wales Air Ambulance & the RNLI.
To raise money for two very valuable resources
which are used daily throughout Wales, with your help, we are going to knit an
epic, super-length scarf for our friend on the beach, Bermo Moai.
Doesn't he look cold and lonely just stood there.... naked?
So how do we join in?
Grab your knitting needles and crochet hooks
and get knitting or crocheting!
Please ensure the knitted or crocheted
squares are 6” square (or as close as you can get!) so we can make the scarf as
beautiful and seamless as possible! Any
colour and type of yarn is fine!
Then, please send your completed square(s)
to:
THE BIG BARMOUTH KNIT
c/o Crystal House Hotel
19 Marine Parade
Barmouth
LL42 1NA
You can donate just one square if you like,
but the more squares the merrier! The
aim is to make a super-long scarf to help keep Bermo Moai warm(er!) than he
is! The grand dressing ceremony will
take place on Easter Monday (1st April) 2013 at 2pm... please be
assured this is not an April Fool!
All squares must be received at the address above
by Monday 18th March 2013 to be included and to enable the final stitching to take
place.
Please pop a note in the envelope with your email address on if you wish to receive an email acknowledgement of your contribution.
Great, so how are you
raising money for the Wales Air Ambulance and the RNLI?
Once all the squares have been received and
stitched together, we will measure the total length of the scarf (to the
nearest inch) and the person who has
guessed the correct length will win 1/3 of the total amount raised with the
remaining 2/3 being split equally between the Wales Air Ambulance and the RNLI.
Anyone can buy a “guess” at the (laid out not
stretched) length of the scarf for £1... more than 1 person can guess the same
number of inches – the prize in this case will be split equally between the
winners. There will be a PayPal account available for anyone outside of the area to donate and have a go!
The competition will go live via the Katie
Cupcake Cymru Facebook page once all of the squares have been received and
stitched together – we will give you ONE clue as to what the length is... the
total weight of the scarf!
The official measuring will be verified by an
independent adjudicator and the winner announced at the dressing ceremony. In the event of more than one person
correctly guessing the total length of the scarf, the winner’s prize fund will
be split between the number of correct guessers.
Following the official photographs, the scarf
will be donated to a local animal rescue centre to provide snuggly blankets for
the animals they care for.
Please share this post to help us raise lots of funds for charities essential for the safety of everyone out there. Following the recent floods, the RNLI and the Wales Air Ambulance have been involved in many rescue situations - and not just for families living by the sea.
Anyone all over the UK (and worldwide!) can get involved so let's get this on everyone's news feed! Ready, steady, GO!
EDIT 29th Jan 3pm:
We've had a suggestion to offer a prize for the winner(s) so that the charities can recieve all of the money raised. So if anyone can offer a prize to this great cause, it would be gladly welcomed. Please comment below and and I will be in touch, or alternatively email me at katiebeech71@hotmail.com. Many thanks x
EDIT 29th Jan 3pm:
We've had a suggestion to offer a prize for the winner(s) so that the charities can recieve all of the money raised. So if anyone can offer a prize to this great cause, it would be gladly welcomed. Please comment below and and I will be in touch, or alternatively email me at katiebeech71@hotmail.com. Many thanks x
Excellent idea well done hope you raise loads of money. I will get the needles out.
ReplyDeleteCool, thanks Tina x
DeleteGreat idea!!! I love the charities you've chosen as well as both are essential! I can't knit or crochet but will definitely share and have a go at guessing!
ReplyDeleteGreat, thanks Rachel! It was difficult to choose a charity as all are very important in their own right, but for me, these two are important at the moment! :)
DeleteWhat a well thought out idea great bit of publicity for Barmouth as well. You must tell the local papers and bbc wales news I'm sure will be interested Katie. Well done again, two great causes :) Also the animals receiving the scarf afterwards. Owena (Luvit)
ReplyDeleteThanks Owena... up there for thinking, down there for dancing! .. sometimes! x
Deletefab idea will knit and crochet my squares asap ...................
ReplyDeletesue slater
Great Sue... hopefully got the local Youth Club involved too! x
DeleteGreat idea, my grandson will be pleased ...he wanted me to knit Barmouth moai one myself (we call him zingzilla!) Will get my needles out and mention it to the girls in work too :-)
ReplyDeletePerfect, thanks so much! Be sure to pop your email address in with the squares so I can let you know they have arrived safely! PS... tell your Grandson that "Zingzilla" is a cool name! x
DeleteSo is the money being raised only by guessing the length? Because it strikes me that some people might just forget to do that. when they did a similar in Porthmadog a couple of years ago we got people to sponsor us (the knitters) per metre. Are you doing that too? Maybe i missed that in the printout? I guess if you used the sponsor system the sponsor sheets could be downloadable from your web site?.Just and idea!!
ReplyDeleteAnn
Hi Ann, thanks for the feedback - yes, people will be able to guess the length once all the squares have been received and stitched. That way I can give people a clue as to the length by weighing it. It will then be held in a "secret location"(!) whilst the guessing takes place over a two week period. I did think about the "sponsoring per metre" idea but decided on the "guessing game" instead! There will be another publicity drive to remind people to have a guess. Thanks again x
Deletehi Katie..OK that's fine...I understand now! I'll certainly join in. I hold a small Craft Group at my house here in Trawsfynydd and it happens to be today so I'll tell them all about it!
DeleteThanks agian
Ann
Fantastic - thanks! x
DeleteHi, Katie, I will get crocheting right away (it grows faster than knitting!).
ReplyDeleteI'll also pass on the info about this fund raising event to some of my friends to knit.
Margaret
Fantastic, thank you Margaret! I wish I could crochet... I'll learn one day! Thanks for passing the message around! x
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