Knit for Purpose in 2025

Knit for Purpose in 2025! Join us between 15 April (Micro-Volunteering Day) and 14 June (Knit in Public Day), for our micro-volunteering project Knit for Purpose!

Microvolunteering is bite-sized, on-demand, no commitment actions that benefit a worthy cause. This year, we once again invite you to get involved and knit or crochet squares or strips of squares for blankets, which will be donated to those in need in our community through local organisations.

The Pattern:

• Here is our simple garter stitch pattern for squares and pattern for strips.
• If you're a beginner, watch this video on How to Knit a Peggy Square.
• If you prefer to crochet, this pattern and how-to video is a good place to start.
• Please note: We would be really grateful if squares are sewn together before being dropped off to us.
• To reduce sewing time at the end, we suggest knitting long strips of squares like a scarf. You could even change colours each 15cm, as you go!

Sizing and Labelling:

• Small blankets: 8 squares x 6 squares
• Large blankets: 8 squares x 10 squares
• We welcome all yarn types, but ask that you please indicate whether your knitting is wool, cotton, acrylic or a mix. This is to ensure blankets destined for newborns and neonates are 100% wool, to keep them cosy.

Drop Off Point:

• Knitting can be dropped off to us at Christchurch Community House (213 Lichfield Street) between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Invite Others to Join In:

• You can knit on your own, teach your whānau, get your craft group involved or invite your neighbours to join in! Download or print our Knit for Purpose poster and share the word.

World Wide Knit in Public Day

• And finally, to wrap things up, we invite you to join us on Saturday 14th June 2025, for World Wide Knit in Public Day. We will come together to finish knitting and sewing as many blankets as we can! Check our Events page for all the details.