thanks! And well done gamebird!
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Calling all crafty gransnetters.
Fancy knitting some little hats to support innocent and Age UK's The Big Knit to help keep older people warm this winter? For every hat-wearing bottle sold, 25p is donated to Age UK. There are plenty of patterns to inspire you (from the very easy to the challenging) but you're very welcome to devise your own creation too.
Once you've finished your hat (though don't feel you have to stop at one!) take a photo and upload it to this thread.
On January 31st we'll select the best five and put them to a Gransnet vote where the winner will receive a bundle of books to the value of £80 as well as a stash of delicious innocent Smoothies.
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Congratulations, Gamebird and Grannyknot! Both very worthy winners!
...Gamebird as the winner! Check your inbox please Gamebird. We'll be sending you an email shortly. And GrannyKnot you were the very close runner-up so we'll send you a little something too.
Thanks again
Thanks to everyone who took part! All the hats were lovely and GNHQ is in awe of your skills. The results of the poll are in and you have chosen....
oh dear, I sound like a misery guts
She is very sweet, she would make a lovely finger puppet!
Can't I just pretend I did that knitting granny? 
Right, here she is. 20 minutes to knit and 40 minutes faffing with the hair!
Innocent make a small donation to Age UK for every bottle sold with a hat on. Yes, it's frivolous, but they are fun to make. And it's raised £1.9 million for charity so far
I love yarn bombers! When I visit the family up in Saltburn I really look forward to seeing what's adorning the pier this time. There are some real talents out there and it's inspiring to see what they come up with.
Which reminds me, I've come up with nothing for this competition and it's the last day. I'd better get out of bed off the internet and frame myself.
Fancy knitting some little hats to support innocent and Age UK's The Big Knit to help keep older people warm this winter?
Can anyone tell me what the hats are for? Can they be used as finger puppets afterwards? They certainly won't fit the heads of older people to keep them warm.
Are they sold with Easter eggs in afterwards?
Sorry, but I am really 
and don't get it at all.
I can't stand yarn bombing either - all that wasted yarn that could be used to knit clothes for refugee babies.
Or people sleeping on the streets as nelliemoser suggests?
Although I am very impressed by the hats everyone has knitted on here, they are cute.
Wow, what a clever and prolific lot you are. I'm not that clever but here is my innocent cable pom pom contribution. I have to say I have never seen any of these in the supermarkets near me or advertised in online stores. Is this knit thing particular to certain areas?
[drumroll] very cute!
Ok, drumroll please ......
I'm not an experienced knitter. This Kitty is my very best effort.
compared to that, mine are 
Somebody has made this one! I am in awe
I thought I was being exceptionally clever when I branched out into stripes!
Blimey, there are hundreds! Whether I can do justice to any of those wonderful creations is a whole different matter 
Oh Lord, I've just remembered this - off to search t'interweb for a pattern for a stunning little hat that even a complete klutz can knit... It'll have to be in pink, green and white as these are the only colours I have left. Ah well, it is raining outside, so today's as good a day as any
Gosh that's a lot of hat! But I agree sjwfrance it doesn't take long to knit one at all (unless you fiddle like I do) and I agree +++ with all that you say about knitting, I bet previous generations of women knew the benefits of "craft" and "needlework" to soothe them.
I must upload the pic that my friend sent me - he buys up Innocent bottles so that his miniature teddy bears have hats
Just love this initiative and it's all for a very good cause! More than that having just gone through a nasty bout of depression - knitting has kept me grounded, ensured some 'me time' and given me a purpose ... I think I'm on number three hundred and seventy-something at the moment .. and still going strong. Great way to use up bits and bobs of spare wool and buttons, ribbons, etc, and I can rattle one out now in about 30/40 minutes!
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