But nonetheless, the message is “keep knitting Singleton!”

The clothes will be sent to Africa for use by children born with AIDS who have been called the “fish and chip” babies because they typically leave the hospital wrapped in nothing but newspaper.

Libby Adamthwaite and Kathie Bonham-Smith are two women from the Singleton Seventh Day Adventist Women’s Mininstry who have been overseeing the project.

Kathie Bonham-Smith offered a big thank you to all the people who have donated the baby clothes and to The Singleton Argus who provided a drop-off point for the clothes.

“And please keep knitting because we will now start again for next year,” she said.

“There is never an excess, it is an ongoing mission.”

Ms Bonham-Smith said they were surprised to have such an overwhelming res-ponse and they had more than 1000 articles of clothing ready to send to Africa on October 11.

She said they weren’t the only group in Singleton involved in projects such as this and they were extremely grateful for all donations.

“We know our efforts are just a small drop in the bucket, but we just want to help as much as we can,” she said.

They have another project on the horizon where they will be looking for knitted squares to make blankets, so if knitting tiny clothes is too complicated, squares will also be appreciated. Items can be left at The Singleton Argus office.