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Knit, Crochet & Craft: Past Projects

Knitting and crafting for charity has become an enormous success in Inspire libraries. 

We support a different charity annually and 'call out' to groups and individuals that want to take part. The theme is announced in the spring and the resulting work is collected, exhibited and celebrated before it is donated.

Every year an army of you are prepared to give your time, skills, wool and lots of creativity to a charitable cause. 

  • In 2017 over 6000 knitted squares were donated to KasCare and Child Africa
  • In 2018 you created 1300 puppets for Operation Christmas Child
  • 550 Worry Monsters made their way to Knit for Nowt in 2019
  • In 2020 Knit for Peace received 806 woolly hats
  • In 2021 over 2000 tiny green Robin Hood hats were sent to The Innocent Big Knit
  • In 2022 you made a staggering 764 Twiddlers
  • In 2023 Mansfield Central Library was taken over by 890 beautifully made Brave Bears for Nottinghamshire Police
  • In 2024 275 stunning Care Squares blankets made their way to memory groups, care homes and hospitals across the county

Thank you to everyone who has taken part since 2017. We think you should all be crowned the kings and queens of 'Knittinghamshire' for sure! 

Logo for the Inspire Charity Knitting Challenge
Care Sqaures knitted patchwork blanket
A knitted teddy bear
A knitted Twiddler
Two miniature Knitted Robin Hood hats
Four rows of five woolly hats
A row of knitted Worry Monsters
Rows of knitted finger puppets
Bundles of knitted squares

Our Past Project Timeline