The Great British PicKnit Has Begun!

On this page we will be bringing you all the up to date events and images as they happen.

Sandwiches and Cakes
Shaun The Sheep Knitting On His Own
Knitting Is Thirsty Work!

Events are listed at the top, please scroll down to view more images of the events

Events

Sunday 15 June: 'The Great British PicKnit' organised by Par-Ici and Jane's Wool Shop as part of the Twickenham Festival

Par-ici, 41 Church Street, Twickenham 12.30pm - 5.00pm

Click here to contact Michele for further information

Saturday 14 June: 'The Great British PicKnit' organised by the Chepstow Knitters for Knit In Public Day

Chepstow Garden Centre, Newport Road, Chepstow 10.30am-2.30pm

We have plenty of needles/hooks and yarns but people are welcome to bring their own work and join us! At the moment we are completing a knitted barbeque for the Great British Picnic.

Click here to contact Margaret for more details

Saturday 10 May 2008: 'The Great British PicKnit' being held by the Point and Blade Craft Group

Bakewell Methodist Church, Matlock Street, Bakewell, Derbyshire 10.30am - 4.00pm

Click here to contact Kate for details of patterns to use and how to join the Knitting Craft Group

20 - 23 March 2008: 'The Great British PicKnit' NEC Creative Stitches and Hobbycraft

Shaun knitting
Eclairs
Ripe Strawberries
Selection of Cakes

Bottles of Pop
Bag of Sweets
Basket of Fruit and Iced Cakes
Tree

There are still lots of things needed to complete The Great British PicKnit

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Sunday 16th September: 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge', Knitters' Picnic on the Heath (2.00pm - 6.00pm)

Hampstead Heath (Kenwood House bit) by the lake (weather permitting). Organiser Gosia

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Saturday 15th September: 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge' at Bristol Zoo

Guthrie Road, Bristol. BS8 3HA

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Sunday 26th August: 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge', Knitters' Picnic on the Heath (2.00pm - 6.00pm)

Hampstead Heath (Kenwood House bit) by the lake (weather permitting). Organiser Gosia

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Saturday 30 June: 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge'

Castle Green Fair

Hereford Stitch & Bitch 35 members will be picknicking alongside spinners & weavers, to knit a mouthwatering selection of picnic food & encourage new and lapsed knitters to join in.

Click here to contact Ann for more details

Friday 8 June: 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge' in Brighton

Pavilion Gardens between 1.00pm - 2.00pm

ACE Stitch n Bitch in Brighton, are having a picKnit session

Click here to contact Stephanie for further details

Sunday 3 June: 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge' at Camden Green Fair

Regent's Park, Cumberland and Gloucester Gates

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Sunday 3 June: Take part in 'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge' at Brighton's Big Knit-In

University of Brighton’s Grand Parade Site

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Images

'The Great British PicKnit' at the NEC Birmingham 8-11 November

Shaun The Sheep Knitting On His Own
Knitted Tree
Wonderful Choice Of Cakes
Not Forgetting The Lemonade!

'The Great British PicKnit' being knitted with the help of Shaun The Sheep at Harrogate 5-7 October

Shaun The Sheep and Janet
Bakewell Tarts
Sandwiches and Pear
Relaxing With The PicKnit

'Shaun The Sheep's PicKnit Challenge' at Bristol Zoo, Saturday 15th September

Shaun Arrives In Style
Shaun and Friend
Knitting Outside
Knitting In The Sun
Having A PicKnit
Everyone Was Involved
Wallace and Grommit Join In!
Wallace and Grommit At The Party

Bristol Zoo was the setting for a very special PicKnit in September as Aardman favourites Wallace and Gromit visited the zoo and took part in the Shaun the Sheep PicKnit Challenge.
The knitting event backed by Simply Knitting, the UKHKA and the ICHF is encouraging people of all ages to get knitting and make something found at a picnic for a life-size display that will tour the country next year.
The Simply Knitting team took over the zoo at the kid’s fun day and put down their blankets and showed everyone how to get started.
Debora Bradley, Editor of Simply Knitting said: “We’re always happy to help people get started, and we were thrilled to see that lots of kids came to have a look and stayed to put a few rows on their first scarf. They were pleased to be able to take away a fab starter kit from the UKHKA, and we were soon wishing we’d brought a few more expert knitters with us!”
There was fun for all ages and the little ones who were a bit too young to start knitting enjoyed playing with the knitted food and visitors had great fun spotting their favourite cakes and sandwiches that have already been knitted.
The day was made complete by the arrival of Simply Knitting readers Janet and Mave who brought along the life-sized knitted Shaun the Sheep!

PicKnit Challenge held at ICHF Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show, Exeter 27th - 30th September

Busy Spinnng The Wool
Julia Hopson Sewing Up The Blanket
Finished Blanket

Matt and Julia Hopson of Cornish Organic Wool, with the help of the Cornish Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers turned an organic fleece into a knitted picnic blanket over the period of the show.  The finished blanket has been donated to Aardman Animation's Picknit.

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PicKnit held at Hampstead Heath: 26th August

Knitting In Sunshine
Knitting Next To Kenwood House

PicKnit held at Brighton's Big Knit-In: 3rd June

Knitting In The Sunshine
Knitted Cakes Ready For The PicKnit
Even The Dads Took Part!

PicKnit held at Camden Green Fair: 3rd June

Shaun and Janet relaxing before the PicKnit
Shaun, Mavis and Janet (who knitted Shaun)
Shaun, Mavis and Janet busy knitting during the PicKnit

Images courtesy of West Midlands Express and Star, taken by Tim Sturgess

First PicKnit held in a park in Bristol, 18th April

Group busy knitting
Can you spot Shaun?
Lots Of PicKnit Goodies
Healthy Eating-Knitting?

ICHF Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show, NEC Birmingham, 29 March- 1 April

Picnic Hamper, sandwiches and fruit
Cup cakes
Flask, sandwiches and cakes

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