Calling all knitters!

Bobble Hats for Bottles: A Woolly Way to Give Back This Christmas

Bobble Hats for Bottles: A Woolly Way to Give Back This Christmas 🎁

This Christmas, something wonderfully woolly is happening at The Cow Shed! Our milk bottles are getting a seasonal makeover thanks to a team of talented volunteers who are knitting adorable bobble hats to raise money for charity.

Each hat is lovingly handmade, transforming our fresh milk bottles into festive characters that bring joy to every fridge. From classic red-and-white Santa styles to quirky pom-pom creations, these tiny toppers are more than just cute—they’re a symbol of community kindness.

For every bottle sold wearing a bobble hat, we will make a donation to St Wilfrid’s Hospice which is an independent, local charity that has been supporting people in our community who are living with a life-limiting or terminal illness for over 35 years.

We need more knitters!

How You Can Help

If you are dab hand with a pair of knitting or crochet needles, then we would love to receive your handmade hats for our bottles and make a difference to a person or family experiencing a different kind of Christmas this year.

Below is an easy to follow pattern for you to create a cute little bottle hat…

Bobble Hat Pattern:

Yarn: Red and white
Needles: 4mm

Hat Instructions:

  1. Cast on 31 sts in white
  2. Row 1: k1, p1, k1 repeat from * to end of row
  3. Row 2: p1, k1, p1 repeat from * to end of row
  4. Change to red and beginning with a knit row, work 12 rows in stocking stitch
  5. Next row: k2tog to last st, k1 (16 sts)
  6. Next row: purl
  7. Next row: k2tog to end (8 sts)
  8. Cut the yarn leaving approx 10cm length. Thread this through a sewing needle, bring through stitches, and pull up to tighten.

Making Up

Use a sewing needle to join side seams.
Make a pompom in white and sew securely to top of the hat.

If you would like to donate any hats to this cause, we will gratefully receive them.

You can either drop them off at the Cow Shed or our head office which is just down the road from the Jubilee Hall, or post to:

Oving Cow Shed Bobble Hats for Bottles, Unit 6, Woodhorn Business Centre, Woodhorn Lane, Oving, Chichester, PO20 2BX

At The Cow Shed, we believe in more than just great milk—we believe in great people. This initiative is a celebration of what we can achieve together, one stitch and one bottle at a time.