Christmas was fast approaching, and we were excited to share news of a creative collaboration that aimed to raise money and bring makers together. This initiative would help provide food to those in need during the winter months.
The FareShare Festive Feast Wreath featured a unique crochet pattern that recreated a Christmas dinner, complete with turkey, pigs in blankets and sprouts! Lindsay Weston, our resident crochet designer and development team member, designed this pattern. She sold it online, with all proceeds supporting our work in Greater Manchester.
Lindsay shared, “When I started working with FareShare Greater Manchester earlier this year, I couldn’t stop thinking about how I could combine my passion for crochet with fundraising for Fareshare GM for this brilliant organisation. Crocheted food seemed like the perfect way forward. I started by making some pigs in blankets and before I knew where I was, I had a whole crocheted Christmas dinner!” says Lindsay.
The crochet fundraising wreath made a wonderful decoration for any wall or door, complementing other Christmas decorations. It was also a fun and enjoyable project to create. The crochet pattern came with step-by-step instructions, allowing anyone to make their own wreath that would last for many years.
Crocheters could buy the pattern as a downloadable PDF and create their own wreath in time for Christmas. It was available here.
To learn more about this crochet fundraising wreath collaboration, you could listen to the latest episode of Making Stitches Podcast, hosted by Lindsay.
