Get knitting for the Prince
The magnificent Robert Adam bridge on the Dumfries Estate is to be clad in a giant mosaic - to celebrate knitting.
And you could have your square adorning the bridge as part of an art feature.
Staff from The Prince’s Foundation at Dumfries House are encouraging people from across the country with an interest in knitting to get out their needles.
The patchwork mosaic will feature thousands of hand-knitted squares draped over the estate’s rather fancy 1760 bridge.
Once the installation is dismantled, the patchwork will be cut into smaller blankets and distributed to charities. The objective of the Knitwise initiative, which began earlier this year, is to train and develop a small team of locally based hand-knitters to a high standard to help future-proof the industry.
Ashleigh Douglas, Future Textiles Manager for The Prince’s Foundation at Dumfries House, said:“We would like to invite beginners and experienced knitters from all over the UK to contribute to our art installation project from home in a sustainable way by using up ends of yarn or unravelling unworn knitted garments to make a 20cm square.
Isabel Ettedgui, founder of The Joseph Ettedgui Foundation, said:“I feel that there is something connective about knitting for a community project, especially while we are in isolation.”
Contributions to the art installation should be marked for the attention of “Knitwise”and posted to Dumfries House, Cumnock, KA18 2NJ.