Innocent Smoothies Big Knit

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The Innocent Smoothies Big Knit is an annual charity campaign held since 2003 by UK company innocent drinks to raise money for Age Concern, a charity that supports the elderly in Britain.

Volunteers make little hats in all shapes and sizes, from the stripy kind with a bobble to those shaped like ladybirds and other creatures. They are then posted in to the innocent headquarters, where they are distributed to suppliers.

The smoothies are sold with hats on the lids in various supermarkets and cafes - for every bottle with a hat sold, innocent give 50p to Age Concern. In 2007, over 400,000 hats were knitted by volunteers and sold, raising over £200,000.

[edit] The Basic Hat Pattern

Further hat patterns can be found here.

Use DK wool and 3 1/4mm needles.

Cast on 28 stitches
Row 1 - Knit
Row 2 - Knit
Row 3-19 Starting with a knit row, work 16 rows of stocking stitch (knit 1 row, purl next etc)
Row 20 - K2tog across row (14 st)
Row 21 - P2tog across row (7 st)
Cut yarn and thread through open stitches. Pull tight and sew side seam. Sew a bobble on the top.

[edit] Address

From the website: "Once you’re done, just pop your hats in an envelope along with your name, address and number of hats knitted, and send them to us ... at this address:"

The Big Knit
Fruit Towers
1 The Goldhawk Estate
Brackenbury Road
London
W6 0BA
UK