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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.
Want to join the discussion?
Send an email to sfmammamia at g mail dot com for permission to post. If you don't get a note back, check your spam folder. The more, the merrier!
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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1 comment:
Soccer ball buttons are OK. Flower buttons are OK. We need to avoid depicting faces, national symbols (such as flags and eagles), religious symbols such as crosses (even a Red Cross), symbols that can be political (the peace sign). No skull and crossbones! Maybe there are a few other items for this list, but this is what is top of my head now. It's rare that we get garments or blankets with these things, but we inspect everything carefully. Oh, and we must not use that camouflage yarn -- no war stuff to kids living in a war zone.
I don't think this should limit the creativity much. Colors galore!
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