Well, this is so exciting! My 17 year old son Walt has been lucky enough to be offered a place on a biodiversity and conservation field trip to South Africa with Operation Wallacea as part of his biology studies at college this summer! So, we are going into full-on fundraising mode to help him pay for this incredible opportunity, as it is 100% self-funded (yes, it’s verrrrrry expensive)! And this is where me and my crochet skills come in! Walt and I are planning a...
12 hour Non Stop Crochet-A-Thon, 8am to 8pm on Saturday 17 February!
That's right! 12 hours of NON STOP CROCHET - the lad can crochet pretty well so we are going to go for it and crochet non-stop to raise funds for his trip! If you would like to support Walt and keep his hook hooking (and mine for that matter!) for 12 hours we would be so happy and grateful. You can find out more about Walt and his field trip with Operation Wallacea (including how to make a small donation to the fund) HERE
Who is Operation Wallacea?
Operation Wallacea is a network of academics from European and North American universities, who design and implement biodiversity and conservation management research expeditions. Since their inception, they have identified hundreds of new species of birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, and have to date published over 640 research papers. They are an extremely well-respected international non-profit organisation. You can read more about them HERE
What will we be doing on the day?
Well, in a nutshell, Walt and I will be crocheting alllllllll day long! I will be making a NEW Seed Pod Throw blanket design:
and... excitingly... this pattern will be available FOR FREE here on my Blog from 8am to 8pm GMT on Saturday 17 February if you want to grab a screenshot of it. Walt will be making a poncho for himself in lovely earthy colours, perfect to take with him on his expedition to South Africa in July- I hear it gets chilly at night so a cosy crocheted poncho will keep him warm!