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Let's work together on our projects for afghans for Afghans.
It's a knit-along; it's a crochet-along!
Current Campaign
Our 2016 campaign was completed the first week of August 2016. Our wool gifts were successfully transported and distributed by NGO Trust in Education.
Please check our website or join our email list for announcements and updates.
Update August 2017:
Unfortunately, we do not have plans for a new campaign at this time because of hurdles with logistics. We'll do our best to solve, but nothing promising yet. Thank you for participating while we had the opportunity!
THE BASICS
afghans for Afghans is a people-to-people project that knits and crochets wool garments as a practical gesture of friendship and respect for the people of Afghanistan. In partnership with the San Francisco office of the American Friends Service Committee, our project started in late 2001 in response to the war that unfolded after 9/11. This follows a long-time tradition of knitting for others at times of war and crisis. Afghan families still need to know that we care. Join us here for camaraderie, inspiration, and mutual support with projects.
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Long-time community knitter Elizabeth Durand is our moderator. Be sure to introduce yourself!
Please avoid commercial messages about yarn stores.
Long-time community knitter Elizabeth Durand is our moderator. Be sure to introduce yourself!
LINKS AND LEARN MORE
Contributors
- Afghan Ann
- Ann
- Beth
- Betsey Bee
- Bloo
- Cathy
- Cecilia
- Christine from Maryland
- Christine from Missouri
- Cindy
- Debb
- DeeCee
- Diane H
- Elizabeth D
- EmptyKnits
- Foxy Knitter
- Gwyneth
- Heather
- Isabel
- Jane
- Jean
- Jersey Shore Deb
- Joan
- Joan
- Judy
- Karen B
- Kate A
- Kathy
- Keiko
- Laura
- LeeVC
- Linda S.
- Lisa B.
- LyniHop
- Marcie
- MargoLynn
- Mary T
- Marylib
- MinnesotaMom
- MissCue
- NCVirginia
- Nancy
- Nancy
- Pat
- Reed
- Renee
- Sally
- Sherry Swezey
- Shirley
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Unknown
- andrea
- annie
- carolknits
- cti
- darlene
- gkb
- holly
- inge
- just beth
- knitwitch45
- pldrake
- psknit
- ritikitib
- sabrina
- sfmammamia
- sheila
- sherri
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- 50 Cartons of Wool Gifts Ready for Long Journey Ov...
- The Friday Shift in the Crypt
- I made this sweater in record time using lovely na...
- Photos from the Crypt, formerly known as the Basement
- 9th Street Basement Boogie, We're Swingin' Now
- What's this guy thinking?
- Turning Elizabeth's yarn into an afghan.
- So I managed a sweater and 4 pairs of socks for th...
- In the nick of time
- Last week in the basement..............
- Sideways Mittens
- Small Things
- been busy, too
- the weekend...
- To SF Bay Area people ...
- Blanket in progress
- Two hats for the campaign. Am to work at A for A ...
- Socks for the Youth Campaign
- I Finished the Sweater-Thanks for all the help1
- Hats and mitts in the mail
- In-Vest for Peace
- FAST Bulky Hat
- A good start
- Michaels Yarn Sale
- My recent sweater I just sent to a4a for the curre...
- Youth Campaign Deadline is October 29
- 5 hats and no literature review
- Update on 8/18 Yarn Weight Question for Baby Blanket
- One for the Campaign
- Five pairs of socks
- Help!
- One youth sweater and a pair of mittens
- Mittens
- hats
- Fourth Blanket
- Another double-stranded youth blanket
- Two Scrap-ghans..........
- reversible scrap afghan
- Sue! Are You There? Pearl? Someone Who Crochets?
- new here...
- Socks and Mittens
- Mittens!
- We packed yesterday at AFSC Basement
- soon to be a blanket
- Mittens!
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- Happy Thanksgiving, Canadian members!
- Mittens ready to go
- Stockinette, boring and not-so-boring
- more on mittens and socks
- Time for Mittens!
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- Some basic patterns for mittens and socks
- Youth Campaign is a Go
- Yay, Youth Campaign!
- Stash bustiing baby blanket
- Finished!
- The Bartlett yarn donated recently by Elizabeth is...
- Is this Stitch Too Open?
- Handwoven Baby Blankets - Most Welcomed!
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7 comments:
For being so small, don't these baby blankets seem to take forever? Mittens & socks are faster...you can see progress pretty quick!
I hear you, Joan! My current blanket is garter stitch which takes forever, since the stitches aren't as tall as stocking stitch (although, no purling is the nice trade-off!). So it will be a nice break to try to make a few small items.
I have a 3hr train ride on Friday to go visit family for Thanksgiving - that is great knitting time!
It's nice to read that I'm not the only one wondering when the magic number of 40" will be reached! Sue, I loved the cheer; laughed out loud when I read it.
Jean, thanks for the heads up that Elizabeth updated her pattern to include 12-14 yr olds. I haven't looked at the pattern site for quite some time...I have my favorites, so this was good news.
I also knit my mittens with just 1 strand worsted & thought they were heavy enough.
The timing of this campaign is perfect for me -- I'm travelling a lot this this month and needed a project on plastic (magic loop) needles for airplane seat knitting. I've focused on socks, and have finished two pairs (worsted weight) in about an 8 year old's size, and am now making a larger pair. I knit socks without a pattern, but will now switch to mittens for variety.
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