You may have seen my Marie Curie socks, made as part of a project devised by Dr. Sarah Holmes to ensure that all in-patients at Marie Curie hospices had handmade socks for Christmas.
Sarah reached her goal, achieving an astonishing total of 244 pairs of socks, and through her pattern sales raising over £500 for the charity.
She hasn't stopped there, though, as she has now devised a year-long fundraising scheme called the Flower Power Fund through which wool dyers will produce limited edition yarns inspired by flowers and make a donation to Marie Curie for every skein sold.
January's yarn is Snowdrop by Norah George, still available on a pre-order basis. That's it above on the Gold Sparkle base, and in the hand it's slightly more green than the picture suggests.
A glimpse of Spring that has made me smile!
Posted by: Cosy Books | 26 January 2018 at 04:49 PM
It is cheering, isn't it?
Posted by: Cornflower | 26 January 2018 at 05:02 PM
If the weather permits I go and look at my small clump of snowdrops every day. Such bringers of hope!
Posted by: Fran | 27 January 2018 at 06:39 AM
Yes - the snowdrops, and an increase in birdsong!
Posted by: Cornflower | 27 January 2018 at 01:42 PM
No snowdrops here. But lovely yarn. And a lovely cause.
Posted by: CC | 27 January 2018 at 05:26 PM
A very good cause, and a great idea of Sarah's.
Posted by: Cornflower | 27 January 2018 at 06:39 PM
I love this yarn and I almost ordered it. The currency exchange rate is not good right now and with that and the shipping to the US it would have been too expensive for me. It is very pretty and it benefits a good cause.
Posted by: Debi | 28 January 2018 at 11:31 AM
I sympathise, Debi. I often look at American and Canadian yarn, and while I do buy it occasionally, I'm much more likely to leave it given exchange rates, shipping, and the Royal Mail handling fee we (typically) pay in addition to the tax on the parcel. A ball of wool can be a very expensive commodity!
Posted by: Cornflower | 28 January 2018 at 02:47 PM