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
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