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Breakthrough Creative Events and Marketing, a division of Dunamis International Family Church, a non-profit organisation, will be hosting a 24-hour knitting marathon on May 23 and 24.<\/p>\n

The original goal of the event was to knit as many scarves as possible in a 24-hour period, in an attempt to break the current world record.<\/p>

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Sadly, the organisation did not realise that the application process would take six to eight weeks to complete; for this reason the actual attempt at the world record will take place at a later stage.<\/p>\n

The 24-hour event instead acted as training for when they try to beat the record and attempt to knit over 1 800 scarfs.
\nEach scarf knitted was a standard metre long, but the width, colour, design and wool texture varied.<\/p>

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“Our original thought was that everyone who attended would knit a standard scarf that we had seen in an existing campaign,” said the director of the organisation, Dr Phillicia Bester.<\/p>\n

“The campaign is dedicated to donating a scarf to less fortunate child, so they can keep warm at school during the winter months.<\/p>\n

“But people really got creative with the wool they brought and the designs they decided to knit, and it worked out beautifully.”<\/p>\n

“We feel the event was a great success; it allowed us to see the interest people have in the event and what we will need to beat the current world record,” said marketing and events coordinator Natasha Theron.<\/p>\n

Approximately 130 people attended the event that started at 6pm on Friday, May 23, and many knitted late into the evening.<\/p>\n

“We had a great time, chatting, watching movies, playing games and of course knitting,” said Theron.<\/p>\n

The organisation is pleased with the community’s support of the event and look forward to taking on the world record attempt when their application is approved.<\/p>\n

The scarfs knitted at the event will be distributed to people in need of them.<\/p>\n