Charlie Chicks

Every year, our Charlie Chicks campaign spreads joy across North Hertfordshire and beyond. Our cheerful chicks, each knitted and crocheted by keen volunteers, are stuffed with Crème Eggs and then sold across North Herts and surrounding areas to raise vital funds for Garden House Hospice Care.

This campaign raises around £18,000 a year with every penny donated to the care of patients, families and carers facing life limiting illnesses in our community. To achieve this, we need as many chicks knitted for us through the year. 

Our thanks goes to DLRC Ltd for their continued support in providing the Crème Eggs and to the Friends of Garden House Hospice Care for organising much of the logistics.

How to knit a Charlie Chick 

Are you a dab hand with a knitting needle? Then we need you! Charlie Chicks is only a success thanks to the generosity of knitters across North Hertfordshire creating them. The more we make, the more we can sell, the more money we raise for our patients. 

Please find the knitting patterns below. Once you have knitted your chicks, please drop them to us at the Hospice. 

Get in touch

For more information on our Charlie Chicks campaign, including how you can sell them in your school, club or business or for more information on knitting the chicks, please contact Claire Lunnon from the fundraising team on [email protected] or by telephoning 01462 679540, pressing option 3, during working hours.