We began tossing around some ideas for projects this year and decided that a good place to start would be a variation on the blankets we made for the Habitat for Humanity family which we made awhile ago. Claire suggested that instead of making squares, we'd all make strips. She offered to piece them together (or we can work on them as a group one meeting) and then we could donate them to shelters that house homeless children.
Here is what we decided, though your suggestions and comments are always welcome:
- Strips will be 18 inches by 4 feet (3 strips per blanket - child size)
- Machine washable yarn - worsted weight
You can use any colors, needle size, pattern that you like for your strips - just make sure they end up the size indicated and the yarn is easy to care for. I figure, if we have a lot of strips even with the variety of colors we could piece together several blankets that match well enough.
Chris had a neat pattern for a chemo turban that she made and said her friend really liked a lot. If you are interested in it, we can get that for you. I also brought some patterns I printed for prayer shawls, a 6 hour lap blanket and some children's sweaters. We'll probably make felted bowls again for the Coming of Age youth early next year and the Care Committee would greatly appreciate anything we make too!
Unfortunately, I also received some feedback that Tuesday nights aren't good for many people. I'd love love to get together with you all twice a month if there is an interest - on a different day of the week. Let me know what your preference is, and if we get a nice consensus for a second day we'll add that to our schedule.
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I wasn't at the meeting on the 16th but I like the idea of the strip blankets. I work at the King County Bar Association and we have a small knitting group there. When I mentioned about the strip blanket project, some people were interested because it seems like a manageable project even for newer knitters. However, people asked: In terms of color, are we talking baby blanket or child blanket? Also, is this project really happening? If so, should I go ahead and ask the people at my workplace to contribute strips? (It might only be 3-4 people but I don't want to ask them and then have it fall through). Is the project a go? Ann Wennerstrom
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