These little jumpers and beanie hats are being knitted for the Fish and Chip babies of Africa.
The mothers are so poor that the babies are sent home wrapped in newspaper which is where the name has come from. Many of these babies are born with Aids. The jumpers are important because in Africa the nights are cold and this is the the only clothing they will have to wear.
I found the appeal for knitting these here on Dawns blog along with very simple knitting instructions for them. The only stipulation is that they are knitted in bright/dark colours as they will probably never be washed.
Well I have loads of oddments of wool in my stash so I made my 1st set which is in the picture above. Took me rather longer than I expected as my right wrist aches after about 1/2hr of knitting but I was determined to get one finished . This is now packed up ready to be sent off in the post to Dawn. The next one will be for a boy in bright red/brown stripes.
Linking this up to :
Handmade Harbour: Handmade Monday #67.
15 comments:
How very precious and what a wonderful cause....
What an amazing cause - and it looks gorgeous too.
I really love the way these jumpers all look the same but very different with different colour combos. This one is so pretty.
Hugs,
A x
A good cause and I hope you gets lots of 'outfits' made. Love the name fish & chip babies. Hope you have a good week.
A wonderful cause, lovely.
I will check out my stash and see if I can make a couple when I travel to work on the train...
This is such a lovely idea and your little set is gorgeous :) x
What a brilliant cause. Your outfit is gorgeous :-)
Hope you have a great week x
What a wonderful thing to do
Thats an amazing gesture and a wonderful jumper and hat
It always shocks me when I hear things like this. Well done to you for doing something to help and raise awareness at the same time!
So pretty and such a wonderful cause
Luuuuuurve the colours you've chosen. xxx
Gorgeous!!
Well done you! Lovely colour combo! What a great idea and a great cause! Hugs, Lesley
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