Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer?
fibre space™ is partnering with customer and friend Michelle Whittaker to raise money for the Avon Foundation for Women. Michelle is participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer May 1-2. During our regular “Second Sunday for Charity” knitting group on April 11, we will host a speed knitting and crochet contest!
Sunday, April 11
11- 2pm
The contest:
Join us for mimosas, juice, fruit and scones at our “pre contest party” and meet your fellow competitors. Enter whether you are a speed stitcher or not! Every single hat made on Sunday will be given to a woman receiving treatment for cancer. Everyone will cast on or begin crocheting these berets, which will be donated to the Washington Cancer Institute to for patients receiving chemo treatment for cancer. The patterns are free and available now, if you would like to practice. The knit pattern is here and the crochet version is here. Because the hats are being donated, please use cotton. We suggest Blue Sky Alpacas dyed cotton or Blue Ridge Yarns pima paints. Prizes will be awarded for the top two finishers in the knit and crochet categories.
The prizes:
Winners will receive a $50 gift certificate for fibre space.™
Second place finishers will be awarded $25 gift certificates.
To register:
Each participant is asked to make a $20 donation to the Avon Foundation. Register for the contest by donating here. Indicate in the “gift message” box that you are registering for the speed stitching contest. If you prefer to donate by check, it can be made to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and brought to the shop.
The Rules:
- each participant must provide their own needles or hook and may use whatever tool they prefer
- the patterns must be worked row for row exactly as written. Tails may be weaved in after the contest has finished
- the first person to complete the pattern will win
- stitching must occur in the shop during the contest
About the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is a project of the Avon Foundation for Women {a 501(c)(3) public charity} encompassing a series of nine, weekend-long walk events held across the United States where thousands of women and men come together to raise awareness and life-saving funds for breast cancer.
Where do the funds go?
- The Avon Foundation for Women awards funds raised by the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer to beneficiaries ranging from leading cancer centers to community-based organizations
- Funds support five critical areas of the breast cancer cause, with a focus on the medically under-served: awareness and education, screening and diagnosis, access to treatment, support services and scientific research.
Can’t participate but want to help out?
Make a tax deductible donation here. If you prefer to donate by check, it can be made to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and brought to the shop.
You can make one of these hats and mail them to:
Washington Cancer Institute
c/o Lorna Delancy, Patient Resource Center
Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St, NW
Washington, DC 20010
