Individual blankets used to make the huge bobble hat will now be donated to charities and hospitals
By Amy Phipps & PA news agencyNeedles have been put to the ultimate test as knitters gathered in Nottingham to make the UK's largest knitted hat.
The challenge took place at Albert Hall in the city to mark the 20th anniversary of the Big Knit - a collaboration between the drink company Innocent and the charity Age UK.Once dismantled, the individual blankets were expected to be donated to charities, shelters and hospitals.A total of 25p from each hatted bottle sold goes to Age UK to provide services and support to older people.
"The process of knitting is something that you can really focus in on and it is really beneficial for someone's mental health, and is sort of hypnotic. "It really does bring a degree of calmness and a sense of satisfaction through making a hat," he said.Since it launched in 2003, the Big Knit has seen more than 11 million tiny hats placed on smoothie bottles.Maisy Voice, 20, said her grandmother Lorraine Burnette used to knit the bottle hats before she died.She said: "Knitting these hats for the Big Knit campaign makes me feel wholesome, as I am carrying on something that my nan enjoyed doing quite a lot.
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