MS: The Big Knit

MS: the big knit and The Times Cheltenham Science Festival

The Times Cheltenham Science Festival and The British Society for Immunology (BSI) are working together on a collaborative knitting and science project to raise awareness for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We’ve got 15 unique patterns related to MS, from chromosomes to immune cells to oily fish; there is something for everyone and every ability.

We’d like you to knit as many of these patterns as you can and send your finished objects to the BSI. From those, three displays will be created to exhibit the different aspects of Multiple Sclerosis and will be unveiled at the MS event on Sunday 12 June.
Book tickets for the MS event.

Here are the patterns:
 

• Myelin/Damaged myelin
• Oligodendrocyte
• Microglia
• Foamy Macrophages
• Astrocytes
• Chromosome
• Chromatin
• DNA double helix
• DNA strand
• Methyl group
• Transcription Factor
• Sunshine
• Vitamin D Supplements
• Egg
• Oily Fish - Salmon or Sardines

To take part:

To be included in the final display, send your finished object(s) to the BSI at:
MS: the big knit, BSI
37 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TL

Book tickets for the MS event on Sunday 12 Jun

Find about more about MS from the BSI

Want to come to an event?

Everything you need to knit a neuron (or some sunshine) will be there: all the patterns, lots of yarn, and a knitting scientist or two to answer your questions. All you need to bring is a pair of knitting needles. Either donate finished objects or keep them for yourself!

11 May / 6pm onwards

Come to the Horse and Jockey, Stanford in Vale with the Cast-on Oxford knitting group. You can find out more about the group on their blog.

13 May / 2–4pm

Join the Hesters Way Community Resource Centre in Cheltenham as part of the regular POPP group meeting.

26 May 11am - 1pm

Sue's Crafts 38 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1EE suescrafts.com Spaces limited - please RSVP to Ashley.Kent@cheltenhamfestivals.com

26 May 6 - 8pm 

Mercure Queen's Hotel, The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1NN