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HI Knitters

I have started a charity fund raiser.

 I want to collect squares fom all over the world, make blankets and donate them to a wonderful charity called Save The Children.

Save the Children (thru Unicef) is an organisation

 who collect  knitted/crochet squares , made with 8ply wool.

the specifications are listed below

Knitted Blanket Guidelines:

• Please use 4mm needles
• Please use8ply 100% pure wool (pure wool is used as it is less flammable then acrylic)
• A perfect-sized blanket is made up of 16 knitted squares
• Each square should be about 20cms x 20cms (44 stitches wide, 88 rows high)

if you would like to know more about Save The Children please visit

http://www.savethechildren.org.au/what-you-can-do/campaigns/born-to-knit/how-to-knit-a-blanket

When you are making your square, i would love you to email me a picture of you and the sqaure,

where you are from and why you want to help.

I will be starting a photo album called “the Travelling Yarn” on my facebook page.

(http://www.facebook.com/knit.a.holics)

 please send emails to knitaholics@yahoo.com.au

when you have completed your square and emailed me, i will give you the address to post it to here in Melbourne, Australia.

Im so excited about this project, and would LOVE to have this as a world wide contribution to helping keep the Homeless warm

if you would like any more details/info please email me at knitaholics@yahoo.com.au

thankyou all so much, and i cant wait to get the ball rolling…so to speak

Also, there is no time limit as such, each blanket needs 16 squares, so i will sew them together as they arrive, and will be sure to post pics of when i donate them

xxoo

THANKYOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT… this is a great, and easy way to help those less fortunate then ourselves xx