I Knit Links is a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC). As a CIC iknitlinks profits
are ploughed back to benefit our knitting community not the company owners.
(What is a CIC?).
How it started
Knitting brought together Betsan from Stitchlinks and Gerard from I Knit London. The
idea for iknitlinks grew from our friendship and our mutual desire to use knitting to make
a difference in the world.
Betsan’s expertise is in using knitting and knitting groups as a tool in healthcare and wellness whilst Gerard’s expertise lies in running social knitting groups and knitting
events. Both are frequently asked for advice by those wishing to set up their own groups.
Our mission statement
We will:
- Set up a network of knitting groups with the purpose of building local communities.
- Provide a communication network for local community groups to communicate globally.
- Provide an infrastructure for group leaders around the world.
Our groups will provide a place:
- For local people to meet, chat and knit.
- Where knitters and potential knitters from all backgrounds, beliefs and age groups can
mix and make friends to grow safe community networks.
- To grow self esteem and social confidence through learning a new skill or developing
and sharing existing knitting abilities.
What do we do?
- Share our expertise with you.
- Provide information, training and ongoing support for group leaders.
- Provide a communication network for group leaders and group participants.
- Put into immediate practise the information arising for Stitchlinks’ research.
The power of social contact and friendship has been well researched and is known to promote wellness and positive living. Having supportive friends can even help us to live longer, healthier happier lives. Yet all around us the sense of community is diminishing, families live far apart and loneliness and isolation is increasing. You don’t have to be ill or old to experience the devastating effects of isolation. Living in a busy inner city area,
having a stressful, busy work schedule, new motherhood or redundancy can be isolating and scary too.
To make it easier for everyone to take part, our groups will be held in a variety of venues ranging from those in hospital units and GP surgeries to those in cafes, bars and shops. Click on the Groups page to find out more.
We will provide training and ongoing support for those wishing to set up groups and for those already running groups who wish to become part of our global network. An online network and infrastructure will enable you to talk to other group leaders across the world and in this way, we will begin to build our global community.
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