Here is the blanket that I made from the leftover squares of the youth blanket. It looks a lot the same, just has wider borders around each square and the whole blanket in order to fill it out to a 40x40 size. That is the end of that yarn!
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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.
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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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8 comments:
I think it's as beautiful as the youth blanket CTI. Nice work.
Reed
Incredible! How do you make these beautiful patterns so fast?!!
Shirley
Lucky baby. I can imagine a little one wrapped snugly in this beautiful warm blanket.
Pattern please?
A question was asked about the pattern... it was based on a square in this pamphlet, but altered in terms of color choices and with additional rounds to extend the size.
The basic idea is that you work a square for 4 rows (dc), then turn it on the diagonal by working sc triangles along all 4 sides. Then you go back to making a square around that...
I recognize that pamphlet - in fact, I used that same pattern a couple of years ago for an adult-sized afghan for a4A!
Gwyneth
Look at those electric blues! WOW! They are eyecatching!
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