Knit One, Save One
Knitting a hat for a newborn baby can help save its life. Telling politicians to do their bit could save the lives of millions of newborns each year.
A newborn baby can't regulate its own body temperature. It loses lots of vital body heat through its head which make it more prone to pneumonia - a disease which still kills around 2 million children each year.
Your hat can help us save a life
When you knit a hat and send it to us at Save the Children, we'll send your hat to mothers and babies in developing countries who desperately need your help.
Download our knit kit (PDF 1.3MB) for all the information you need including a knitting pattern and a 'how to knit' beginners guide
Download the knit kit in Welsh - Cymraeg (PDF 1.3MB)
Your voice can help us save millions
Your hat can help to save a baby's life. But these babies need more than just hats - they need you to speak up for them.
We're asking everyone who knits a hat to pin a short message to it. Tell politicians that enough is enough. If they don't act now, millions of children will continue to die needlessly every year.
We've designed a card for you to fill in which you can find on the back page of the knit kit. We'll make sure your message reaches Gordon Brown. You tell him why he must act today to save newborn lives around the world.
Why not recycle your knit kit by passing it on to friends and family? Don't forget to download cards for them to complete and attach to their hats.
Send your hat and message to:
Save the Children
1 St John's Lane,
London EC1M 4AR
Want to do more?
- Find out how to spread the word and get more people saving newborn lives.
- Email your Member of Parliament to ask them to speak up for the 10 million children who die every year. Get the government to make preventable child deaths a thing of the past.
Read the Knit One, Save One update to find out what's happening with the campaign
