Cast on a copyright-free knit and sell them for good causes, and discover a passion for fundraising with our charity focus
Charityof the MONTH
We spoke to Kayleigh Yeardly, Mass Participation Events Officer from Cats Protection, about their good work…
Charity Cats Protection Established 1927 What do you do? Cats Protection helps around 157,000 cats and kittens each year through a network of volunteer-run branches and centres. We rehome unwanted cats, promote the neutering of cats, provide cat care information and work with politicians to create a better world for cats.
Current campaigns Funds are desperately needed to help us look after and rehome the number of abandoned cats in our care – there has been an 34% increase in the numbers coming into our care compared to this time last year. They include six-month-old Princess Sushi Paws who was found sheltering under a discarded mattresses in a garden along with five other cats. Most were suffering with ulcerated eyes and Princess Sushi Paws needed to have an eye removed. Happily, all of the cats are recovering well at the charity’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Sussex.
What can knitters do to help? Knitters can support us by making a donation or signing up for our next Craft for Cats event – iris folding! People can sign up from Friday 24 May and join in with a live online craft-along on Saturday 13 July. You will receive a Craft for Cats kit from us which includes everything you need to create three greetings cards. You can also join in with your friends and have craft kits delivered straight to their door! A minimum of £10 from every craft kit purchased helps cats and kittens at a local Cats Protection branch or adoption centre of your choice or wherever the need is greatest. £10 can feed two cats for 25 days or pay for a flea and worming treatment for one cat.
Contact details To make a donation please visit www.cats.org.uk/donate. For more details about Craft for Cats, please visit www.cats.org.uk/craftforcats, email events@cats.org.uk or call 01825 741 960.
COPYRIGHT-FREE KNIT Little kitty
YOU WILL NEED
■ Oddments of DK yarn in Black (Yarn A), Beige (Yarn B), White (Yarn C), & Green.
■ A pair of 3.5mm needles
■ Two 3.5mm double-pointed needles
■ A 3.5mm crochet hook for collar
■ Toy filling, 10-15g
■ 2 beads, 6mm diameter
■ Oddment of black embroidery thread
■ Split ri
