Welcome to Revived Yarn's KAL 2019 for the St James' Hospital Foundation!
Info
The KAL will take place between September and October 2019 with the goal to knit two fabulous hat designs to be donated to people affected by homelessness in Dublin who are assisted by the Foundation.
Participants to the KAL will be entered into a prize draw sponsored by The Constant Knitter.
Patterns
To participate to the KAL you can choose at least one of the following designs.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chunky-rib-hat-for-straight-needles
Fair Isle Aran Hat by Yarn with Joanne
Yarn required for these designs will be offered for free at the events listed in the schedule below upon request.
FOs Prize
Finished Objects (FOs) will have to be either posted or hand delivered to our collection points in Dublin not later than October 31st. Write to revivedyarn@gmail for the address detail.
Packages will have to be accompanied with a description reporting:
* name of the KAL
* name of the author
* email address
The prize is a gorgeous set including:
* two skeins of West Yorkshire Spinners, 225 m fleece DK, in dye Amber and Granite
* three Loqi zip projects bags, Klimt theme
* cat and howl stitch markers
Schedule
* 30 August 2019: Knit Together @MVP pub
Dublin 7-9pm
* 15 September 2019: Knit Together @The Constant Knitter Dublin 2-4pm
* 28 September 2019: Knit Together @Simon’s Place, George’s Street Gallery Arcade 2-4pm
* 12-13 October 2019: Dublin 8 Craft Market, The Constant Knitter Dublin. Special drop off point for your donations.
*19 October 2019: Knit Together @The Constant Knitter Dublin 2-4pm
* 31 October 2019: last date for collection of the items.
* 9 November 2019: prize winner announcement.
Donation to the Foundation
100 hats were knitted as part of this initiative and delivered to the St James’s Hospital Foundation in November 2019.