St Pancras Knitters & Knit-a-square

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​St Pancras Knitters meet in the church lounge every Wednesday from 2pm-4pm.  We became

involved in 2015 and have up to 20 members meeting weekly, plus others in the

local community who knit for us in their homes.  We knit to support Knit-a-Square (KAS),

whose aim is to raise awareness and help for the orphaned and vulnerable 'Street Children'

in South Africa by sending knitted squares for blankets, beanie hats and hand warmers to

provide warmth and love. 

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For any enquiries about joining please see details at the end of this page and you 

can keep up-to-date with our Knitting Newsletters here.

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​Did you know there are over 3 million orphaned Street children in South Africa living often with little or no shelter?

Find out more HERE

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We did well last year with our total blankets sent since we first started up until the end of December 2024 now standing at 1186!

Congratulations everyone on such an amazing achievement. 

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This year we have already reached 1194 since restarting in January!  Penny also sent a further 106 blankets in 2024 to local places of need, such as the ‘Soup Run’ supporting the homeless in Plymouth and the Dementia Ward in Mount Gould hospital.  (Patients often become attached to their blanket while they are there and this allows them to take them home when they are ready to leave).

 

Thank you too to Jenny who made so many pairs of handwarmers!  Joan also blessed us with handwarmers, hats and little soft toys to include in the parcels.  Several members of the congregation, and the wider community, faithfully provide squares and regularly give towards postage. 

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Sometimes we have chunky wool donated to us which we cannot use for the blankets so one of our members uses this to crochet blankets for those in need in Plymouth.  These are distributed to the Dementia Ward at Mount Gould Hospital, The Jasmine Mother’s Recovery Centre, (a residential rehabilitation centre exclusively for mothers and their children and a part of ‘Trevi’ here in Plymouth), and the Homeless in Plymouth through the work of the ‘Soup Run’.   

 

We are totally self-funded and thank the Lord regularly for continued support.  Every member pays £1 per week, which goes towards postage, plus the knitters donate loose change which is sent periodically to KAS in South Africa to help with their costs to RECEIVE our parcels!!  Yes, they have to pay to receive parcels!  

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What a wonderful team, including all of you in the community who are so generous in helping us!  We really do appreciate every contribution whether it be squares, donations to help with postage, donations of wool or bubble wrap.

 

Thank you to all who support us in one way or another - please know that your support is very much valued and appreciated.

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St Pancras' support for KAS is headed up by Trish Gribble, who has raised awareness of this project through talks including Peverell Methodist Church afternoon group, The Guildhall and Mainstone Community Groups.  As a result, we have new members of the community knitting for us, including members of the St Boniface 'Knit and Chat' group who regularly pass in squares along with postage for us to send on to KAS.

 

This project also provides value and purpose for those who are housebound, lonely or in need of some social interaction.  As a result, some now attend church services and other church events.  We pray regularly as individuals for the children and periodically pray together as a group when we meet.

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The Bible is clear that we should support the widows and orphans.  This is our mission.  We are there to serve and support.  Please pray for the children, for the team at Knit-a-square and for us as we continue to support, provide warmth, and send a message of love to each and every child.

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If you would like to know more about our Knit-a-square group or would like to support us in this mission you can contact us via the Church office at admin@stps.org.uk, Contact Us, Facebook  or leave a message on 01752 772499 (please note the office is not open every day so it may take a few days for someone to get back to you).

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