Resources for Schools
How can schools support Premmie Knitting Club?
Everyone can take part regardless of whether you knit! Here's how:
1. Collect knitting donations
Students can knit items at home or at school (and/or encourage their family and friends to join in or help) and organise a school wide drop off point or collection for Premmie Knitting Club.
2. Run ‘learn to knit’ Workshops
Hold knitting sessions at school where beginners can learn and experienced knitters (teachers or students) can help guide others.
3. Knit for Premmie Knitting Club as part of Duke of Edinburgh
Learn to knit or give back to the community for the Duke of Edinburgh award, often run through New Zealand secondary schools.
4. Fundraise for Premmie Knitting Club
Run a bake sale or a similar event to fundraise for Premmie Knitting Club. Fundraising goals could be to raise money to buy wool for our knitters to knit with or contribute towards hospital equipment that we purchase for neonatal intensive care units.
Tools and resources to support
What to knit: Blankets are always in demand and peggy square blankets are a great group activity. Hats, singlets, cardigans and booties are also appreciated.
Patterns to use: See our patterns page
Fundraising ideas: Bake sale, raffles, dress up or mufti day
How can Teachers help students?
Encourage Students: to learn a new skill like knitting or work together to create a peggy square blanket.
Organise knitting Sessions: Help organise knitting workshops or knitting time in the classroom.
Assist with collection of knitting donations: Collect the knitted items and contact us to arrange drop off or sending of items.
Contact Premmie Knitting Club
If you have any questions about your knitting or fundraising, please feel free to contact us.
We also routinely speak to classes via zoom about what we do and are more than happy to do this if requested.
Make the most of the downloadable poster
A resource for offices, friends, schools and organisations to use to knit peggy square blankets for preemie babies. Share using the jpeg below or print out to advertise within your group.
How to download and use: Simply click on the image below and print out, fill in your details and then attach to your package.
