Moustache-arama: S&B London Knit Crawl 2009
Posted by Deadly Knitshade on June 19, 2009
London in the sunshine. What better way to see the city and celebrate Worldwide Knit in Public Day than winding your way down the South Bank wearing a knitted moustache, and dropping stitches as you go?
We took a whole herd of lovely S&B Londoners from the scorching Scoop at Tower Bridge, to the cool shadows of the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, to sun-drenched Jubilee Gardens under the gaze of the London Eye, to the Lion-guarded environs of Trafalgar Square.
And the moustaches, in aid of the Prostate UK Charity, were everywhere.
Knit Crawl Stop One: Tashes at Tower Bridge
Knit Crawl Stop One: Tashes at Tower Bridge
Knit Crawl Stop Two: Tate Modern tasharama
Knit Crawl Stop Two: Tate Modern Tasharama
Knit Crawling: from place to place
Knit Crawl Stop Three: London Eye Mustaschios
Knit Crawl Stop Three: Mustachioed under the London Eye
Knit Crawl Stop Four: Face Fur in Trafalgar Square
Knit Crawl Stop Four: Trafalgar Square
An utterly tashtastic day was had by everyone and we raised an astounding £500 for Prostate Cancer UK.
An abandoned tash at the Knit Crawl end
The hardcore Knit Crawlers ended up in the pub where we raised our glass to the bizarre combination of knitting and men’s undercarriages.
Cake and booze after a long day
The Stitchettes would like to thank every Knit Crawler for their dedication to the manly cause, for proudly wearing their tashes while knitting in some of London’s most public spaces, and for being an essential part of the best S&B London Knit Crawl to date. You guys rock.
The S&B London Stitchettes x
PS See the rest of the Knit Crawl pics on flickr here.
Bend Beanies said
Oh what fun!
How exactly do you raise the money, do people donate as you go along or what?
Deadly Knitshade said
People bought our moustache patterns which are here.
The donation page is here.
Each donation, whatever size, allows someone to download the pattern.
We also had raffle prizes on the day of the Knit Crawl. And some lovely people just donated online because they’re lovely.
tofty said
wowzers, we made 500 british squid! thats fab! well done knitting buddies
holyhandcrafter said
Knitted finger tashes? GENIUS! Who made the cupcakes?
Deadly Knitshade said
The person who commented above you made the cupcakes. She is pictured above proudly holding the cakes and sporting a yellow tash at the London Eye.
Howie Woo said
Wow! From the massive crowd to the munchable cupcakes, the S&B London Knit Crawl of 2009 looks like the most successful & funfilled event of the year! Congratulations
Deadly Knitshade said
Thank you!
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