
Knit a pair of lifesavers!
Are you a knitter? Woollen gifts have always helped raise funds and made great bespoke presents for loved ones.
We asked one of our volunteers for a popular pattern that won’t tax the needles too much, but will still go down well with supporters, friends and family. Her fab free knitting pattern for yellow wellies is below.
Yellow wellies
Before Sally Mabey went along to Penarth Lifeboat Station with her husband, she didn’t expect to be able to help save lives at sea. But then Jen Abell, Community Safety Manager, found out that Sally was a keen knitter. Jen encouraged Sally to get knitting in aid of the RNLI, and it wasn’t long before Sally found her perfect pattern, inspired by lifeboat crew wellies.
‘I managed, with the help of three friends, to take 106 of these knitted wellies to Barry Dock Lifeboat Station for the fundraisers to sell,’ says Sally. ‘Then the pattern started getting shared!
'I’m delighted at the idea of people using it to make families happy – and safe.’
The pattern
For knitters with some experience
Materials needed:
- 1x 25g ball each of yellow and black double knitting (DK) acrylic yarn
- 1 pair of 3.25mm (UK size 10) knitting needles
Abbreviations:
- DK – double knitting
- Inc – increase
- K – knit
- K2tog – knit 2 stitches together
- P – purl
- P2tog – purl 2 stitches together
- Sl 1 – slip one
- St – stitch
- St st – stocking stitch
- TBL – through back of loop
Method
Cast on 29 sts, using thumb method
First row:Knit one row
Second row:K13, inc in next st, K1, inc in next st, K13 (31sts)
Third row:K13, inc in next st, K3, inc in next st, K13 (33sts). Change to yellow DK wool and work 4 rows in st st
Shape toe
Next row:K20, K2tog through back of loops, turn
Next row:Sl 1, P7, P2tog, turn
Next row:Sl 1, K7, K2tog TBL, turn
Next row:Sl 1, P7, P2tog, turn
Repeat last two rows until 7sts remain on each side of toe shaping
Shape ankle
Next row:Sl 1, knit to end
Next row:P7, turn
Next row:Sl 1, knit to end
Next row: Purl
Next row:K7, turn
Next row:Sl 1, purl to end
Work leg
Work 11 rows in st st, (ending on right side)
Next row:(wrong side) Knit
Next row:(right side) Knit
Cast off knitwise on wrong side.
Sew up back seam in yellow, and sew sole seam in black.
We'd love to see your finished wellies - or indeed any other RNLI-themed crafts you've put together. Tweet your pictures to @RNLI.
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