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Knit a Square for Charity
Written by Knitting Stitches on April 28th, 2009
If you like to knit afghan squares, consider participating in the Knit-a-Square Charity Knitting project based in Australia. Sandy McDonald, founder of this non-profit charity knitting organization is looking for knitters to make 400,000 squares for handmade blankets to be given to orphaned children whose parents died of AIDS in South Africa.
In addition to providing yarn and other materials for knitting the squares, a contributor will pay the price of a standard international stamp to send it to South Africa.
Squares should be made of wool yarn because it is warmer than other fibers. Acrylic yarn may be used if the sender of the squares indicates on the package that the fiber is acrylic so those squares can be sewn to other acrylic squares. Each square must be 8 inches by 8 inches. Twenty-four will make a baby blanket.
If you or your knitting group are interested in donating squares, visit knit-a-square.com for additional information on how to participate. You should plan to mail up to three squares in one letter-size envelope to Knit-a-square, Soweto Comfort Club, Private Bag X900, Bryanston 2021, South Africa.
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