Saturday in George Street, Hove

Another Saturday; another disappointing trading day! What is it with George Street? Thankfully the Premiership is back today. Let's hope Chelsea can get back to winning ways and what about Brighton and Crawley, just amazing!

Happy Mother's Day to all you knitting mums :o)

A rainy miserable morning in George Street Hove - guess that will not help trade. Up to 400 people registered for the Woolly Bus have decided to knit the front of our bus as the next step in our promotion campaign. We still need lots more people to register as we need over 4000 squares so why not join us and get knitting, it's all for a great cause.

The Woolly Bus

Are you helping the Martlets hospice and knitting squares for Cocoon's woolly bus? We need 4000 6 inch or 15cm squares and it's for such a good cause.

Hello, I'm new!

Hello all, I'm Alan, half of Cocoonknits based in the lovely seaside city of Brighton & Hove!

New for summer

Bergere de France Oceane - 80% viscose, 20% linen; machine washable and knits on 4mm needles. £3.69 per 50g/95m ball.

Debbie Bliss Cotton DK

Debbie Bliss yarn for summer now in the shop - Cotton DK, 100% cotton at £3.50 per 84m/50g ball.

Debbie Bliss new luxury yarn

New luxury yarn in the shop, Angel by Debbie Bliss - 76% super kid mohair, 24% silk at £7.95 per 25g/200m ball.

Woolly Bus Ravelry group

We now have a Ravelry group dedicated to the Woolly Bus! Click on the link and join us there.

Free patterns for knitted squares

Download our pdf of easy-to-knit free patterns to make squares for the Woolly Bus project.

The Woolly Bus 2011

From January to August 2011 Cocoon Knits in Hove are running an appeal to raise money for the Martlets Hospice by yarnbombing an open top double decker bus. This involves covering the bus entirely with knitted squares, and we need about 4,000 of them.

Cocoon are calling on experienced, beginners or just curious knitters from all over the country - even the world - to pick up their needles and help. Each participant will collect sponsors and knit a minimum of three 15cm x 15cm squares. The minimum sponsorship amount is £25 per entry but we’re aiming to raise as much as possible.

To celebrate the end of the project the bus will be driven along Brighton seafront on the 20th August with contributors and guests aboard. After the event all blankets will be broken down and sent to Africa with the help of Knit a Square charity to help keep AIDS orphans warm.

We aim to raise over £40,000 for the Martlets Hospice.

For a sponsorship pack please either collect a form from any Martlets shop or Cocoon, 10 George Street, Hove or email your name, address and email to: hayley@cocoonknits.co.uk Please state whether you’d like an e version for you to print at home or a physical version sent out to you in the post.