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Knit a Chick

Get involved in St Clare Hospice's crafty fundraiser 'Knit a Chick' where every knitted novelty you create helps fund hospice care.

Take part in Knit a Chick and make a difference for St Clare with every stitch

Knit a Chick is a fun and easy way to support St Clare Hospice. Whether you knit chicks, donate Crème Eggs, help sell them, or spread the word, every contribution helps raise vital funds for local hospice care.

You can get involved at any time of year, and supporting couldn’t be easier with the option to donate items through our Amazon Wishlist.

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Getting involved in Knit a Chick for St Clare Hospice

Pick up your knitting needles or crochet hook and support St Clare Hospice’s Knit a Chick campaign. Create as many adorable knitted or crocheted chicks as you can, helping to raise vital funds for local hospice care in West Essex and across the East Hertfordshire borders.

Whether you choose bright and colourful designs or a more traditional style, every chick helps make a difference to local people and families facing life-limiting illness. New to knitting? Don’t worry. Our simple step-by-step Knitted Chick pattern makes it easy to get started.

You can also get creative by adding tiny hats, scarves and other accessories to give your chicks plenty of personality. However you design them, your handmade creations will help support St Clare Hospice fundraising and ensure local people can continue receiving expert hospice care when they need it most.

Found this page outside of Easter? Don’t worry – this is a year-round campaign, and we’re always happy to receive knitted chicks and other creations to help us prepare ahead of time.

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Download our Knit a Chick pattern

Ready to get knitting? Download our easy-to-follow Knit a Chick pattern and start creating today.

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Donate to the appeal

Not a knitter or crocheter? You can still support our Knit a Chick appeal by donating Crème Eggs or crafting materials to help keep our wonderful knitters supplied.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Easter Knit a Chick Appeal is a fundraising initiative where handmade knitted chicks, each containing a Cadbury Creme Egg, are sold to support St Clare Hospice. 

You can get involved by knitting or crocheting chicks, donating chocolate eggs, or assisting with collection and distribution. Helping to stuff the chicks or contributing to the cost of the eggs is also greatly appreciated. 

No, you can send your knitted chicks without eggs. However, if you’re able to donate Crème Eggs or contribute toward their cost, we would greatly appreciate it.

Once your chicks are ready, there are two ways you can ensure they make their way to us safely:

• Drop your chicks off to the hospice: Visit us at St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood Road, Harlow, CM17 9JX between 9am – 4pm to drop your chicks off.

• Post your knitted chicks to us via: Community Fundraising Team, St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood Road, Harlow, CM17 9JX, marking your parcel ‘Easter Chicks’.

If knitting isn’t your thing but you’d still like to help, we’d greatly appreciate donations of small chocolate eggs (Creme Egg size) to pop inside the chicks! You can donate eggs at the hospice reception or send them directly to us via our Amazon Wishlist.

Our handmade chicks will be looking for new homes throughout March and April and can be purchased at our hospice reception. Prices start from £2 and each chick comes with a chocolate egg.