St Oswald's Hospice will sell hand-knitted and crocheted Shaun the Sheep toys donated by members of the public ahead of its eagerly-awaited trail across Tyneside launching in July.
The trail, which follows on from the huge success of the Great North Snowdogs and Elmer the Elephant trails, will see 45 individually-decorated versions of Shaun the Sheep on display throughout Newcastle. 70 more smaller sheep, with designs created by local schools and community groups, will make up a second trail of their own.
Since the trail was announced, the hospice has been inundated with hand-knitted Shauns and other sheep-themed items sent by knitters from across the region. Now it is planning to sell them, along with other trail related merchandise, to raise further funds - and is calling on other knitters to help.
