Our 'Knit for Community' project began as a result of lockdown following the outbreak of Covid.  Since April over four hundred volunteers from across the UK have taken part, either through knitting, donating wool or sewing up, and we are enormously grateful to all involved.  Many of our knitters have enjoyed having a positive focus during these difficult months, and we are delighted to have produced over 130 blankets and over 50 lap blankets, with more 'on the way'.  We are raising funds for the five charities listed above through this auction, as well as presenting each charity with either blankets or lap blankets.

Each blanket takes over 100 hours to complete, and each one is unique.  The blanket design is created by the volunteer who is sewing the squares together.  There may be the odd ‘dropped stitch’ along the way but the blankets are incredibly special, as shown by the photos.

Our sincere thanks to all our volunteers including the League of Remembrance and Loving Hands charities, viewers/readers of East Midlands Today, the Leicester Mercury and Let's Knit Magazine, members/friends of 32 Livery Companies, our local communities and many more.  A special mention to residents of our Cottage Homes in Oadby - in addition to knitting over 1,000 squares and donating blankets they have produced our Leicester City Football Club and Leicester Tigers blankets. 

To close - a quote from one of our knitters that struck home when we received it - "It just reminds me that each of us can't do much but TOGETHER we can".  Thank you.