Tattooed TikTok knitter got his needles out to break blanket making world record
It is all in memory of his late grandma.
A TikTok star live-streamed himself knitting 19 blankets for 24 hours all in memory of his late grandma.
Dan Soar, 31, from Shirland, Derbyshire, has raised more than £2,300 after completing the knitathon.
He said he beat the world record for knitting the most blankets in a day, the previous record set was 15, but this still needs to be checked by Guinness World Records.
Online, Dan is known as The Tattooed Knitter and has 300,000 followers.
He only took up his knitting hobby in December and the challenge started at noon last Friday and ended the same time the following day.
The money raised has gone towards Ashgate Hospice who cared for his nan, Margaret Emily Soar, at the end of her life while she had lung cancer.
Dan told the Derbyshire Times: ‘I already wanted to do a 24-hour knitathon as a personal challenge to myself, then my friend suggested that arm knitting so many blankets in 24 hours may be a world record, and it spiralled from there.
‘We contacted Guinness World Records directly as the timeframe was very short, and they were super enthusiastic and supportive of the idea.
‘I was able to achieve the world record as I had to make at least 15, and I made 19.
‘My arms and wrists were very sore the next day and by the 20th hour I was a little delirious, but I just kept on knitting.’
He said his grandma also enjoyed knitting and this was one of the inspirations behind the challenge.
The TikTok star uses his account to encourage people to get into knitting and to also open up about their mental health.
Some of the money has also been raised for the mental health charity MenWalkTalk.
He described his late grandma as a caring, strong, and independent woman, who loved knitting, spending time with her family, and going on holiday.
You might ask how Dan managed the feat? Well he used the arm knitting technique with extra thick yarn and no needles to create the chunky blankets.
He also uses large needles to knit hats, scarves and other items.
Dan will now send the footage of himself knitting to Guinness who will confirm whether he has set the world record.
A Guinness World Records spokesperson said: ‘We look forward to receiving evidence from Dan’s attempt for our Records Management Team to review.’
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