Big Knit
Join us to knit little hats for innocent smoothie bottles and help raise money to support older people!
Simply pick up your knitting needles and crochet hooks and knit or crochet little hats for the tops of innocent smoothie bottles. Every hat raises 30p to help Age NI provide vital information, support and friendship to older people who need us most.
Deadline to send in your hats
You are welcome to send us your wonderful creations any time, but all hats must reach us no later than 1 September 2027.
Please complete a hat submission form and send your hats to:
The Big Knit
Age NI
31 Ulsterville Avenue
Belfast
BT9 7AS
We can also accept hats at the Age NI shops in the following locations:
- Age NI Ballymena – 22 Mill Street
- Age NI Bangor – 14-16 Central Avenue
- Age NI Coleraine – 26c Railway Road
- Age NI Newtownards – 34-36 High Street
If you have a large quantity of hats and are unable to post or deliver to any of our locations, please let us know.
For more information and to let us know you are knitting, please email bigknit@ageni.org
Download our knitting patterns
Or click below to download the following patterns:
Thank you
Many thanks for all the beautiful hat creations we have already received!
View the Big Knit photo gallery
We appreciate the time and support all our knitters give to this campaign. Your contribution is very much valued and we couldn't take part without you - thank you!