Blog: The Big Knit is back!
We are delighted to announce that our Big Knit campaign is back! We’re inviting knitters across the country to get involved and knit little hats to adorn Innocent smoothie bottles - every hat knitted helps raise vital funds for Age Scotland and our member groups.
You can knit or crochet hats while you coorie up at home over the winter, or come together over a knit and natter session. However you choose to get involved, you can be sure your creations will make a big difference to older people across Scotland.
Run in partnership with Age UK and Innocent Smoothies, Age Scotland receives a donation for every hat knitted. And if we reach out target of 60,000 hats, we could raise a whopping £18,000! This will contribute to running our services that support older people across Scotland. We also give a proportion of the money raised to our member groups who take part, to support their great work and thank them for their efforts.
Campaign Dates
The campaign is running now, so you can get knitting and sending in your hats straight away. The campaign will run until June 2025.
All hats must be with us at the Age Scotland office by Monday 16th June 2025, but you are also welcome to send hats to us earlier and we’ll get them boxed up and sent off the Innocent warehouse.
How to get your hats to us:
Please send hats to:
The Big Knit
Age Scotland
Causewayside House
160 Causewayside, Edinburgh
EH9 1PR
If you are an Age Scotland member group, remember to include the name and address of your group so we can allocate the hats correctly and of course thank you for your efforts!
Patterns or Questions:
For those more experienced knitters, feel free to make your own creations. We always love seeing the wonderful array of designs that our knitters create. If you are in need of some guidance or inspiration, sample knitting patterns and more information can be found at age.scot/bigknit.
Our fundraising team are also on hand to answer any questions and would love to hear your wonderful stories of knitting. You can contact them on by email at bigknit@agescotland.org.uk or by phone on 0333 323 2400.
Thank you for taking part and happy knitting!
