Our Charity Partner
This year we are delighted to support Dementia Forward in Skipton as our chosen charity for 2025.
Dementia Forward is the leading dementia charity for North Yorkshire, currently supporting over 9,500 people affected by dementia. By providing a local Helpline, dementia support advisors, specialist young onset services and a variety of wellbeing services across the county, the aim is to ensure that anyone affected by dementia is supported, informed and included.
Dementia Forward is delighted to be supported by Yarndale in 2025. Creativity and community are at the heart of both organisations, and this collaboration allows us to connect with people and promote wellbeing and inclusion.
Worldwide Creative Project 2025
Yarndale is renowned for its large scale yarn installations and we love working with so many people all around the world to create the splendid display for the show. Many visitors still come to the show looking for their contribution and it’s such a buzz when they spot their make in The Gather.
We enjoy planning each project and it’s so brilliant hearing from knitters and crocheters all over the world when we announce the details and then receiving each and every completed piece as they are sent in for the show.
Bringing people together to make and explore different yarns and projects is the fun part of Yarndale. We work with people is so many ways and one of the most exciting is the annual project bringing woolly makers together from around the world in one huge shared make. It’s great to share everyone’s creations at the show and it’s fabulous to see the connections and friendships that are made along the way.
We are delighted to introduce our Worldwide Creative Project for this year’s Yarndale and our 2025 Charity Partner, Dementia Forward.
2025 Challenge
Our challenge for you this year is to knit or crochet a mandala to create a stunning canopy of colour. They can be any colour and any size. Each mandala needs to be attached inside a wooden hoop. We got our wooden hoops here: https://www.fredaldous.co.uk/
Your mandala can be any size although we recommend a 15cm diameter hoop as it can be posted as an ordinary letter. Or a 23cm diameter hoop which can be posted as a large letter.
There are lots of free patterns available online.
Please see our FAQs below for more information. They are needed by 1st September at the latest.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to receiving your colourful hoopy creations.
FAQs
This year we’re asking you to help us crochet and knit a canopy of colour.
So it’s time to dig out your hooks and needles, find some bright oddments of yarn and get creative.
As many as you like.
Any yarn you like.
Search for ‘crochet mandalas’ or ‘knit mandalas’ and see what you can find online. Or try your local library for inspiration.
Whatever size suits the yarn you’re using.
15cm or 23cm hoops are best for posting.
You can make any size though as we’re looking for a variety of sizes so that the display has the most impact.
Please let us know your name and where you are sending them from.
1st September 2025
You can post them to:
Yarndale,
PO BOX 45
Skipton
BD23 0AR
At Yarndale Social, every Monday from 6:30pm – 8pm, in The Education Room at Skipton Town Hall, BD23 1AH.
At the Dementia Forward Wellbeing Café, every Wednesday between 1pm and 3pm at The Three Links Club, 26 Rectory Lane, Skipton, BD23 1ER
Please can you be mindful of your packaging. Paper and cardboard envelopes can be reused and recycled.