Keeping the children warm!
You can use different types of wool or wool blend yarns, acrylic yarns and bamboo, soy and cotton fibres, different knitting stitches, or perhaps double up lighter yarn weight like 4 ply. But what ever your yarn weights, make sure your squares are warm and cosy, like the colorful squares above.
Or be a little bit creative!
If you know how to knit and enjoy working with different stitches, (eg stocking, moss, basket weave) or a combination of stitches and patterns, then please enjoy yourself and be creative with your squares.
The children will treasure these blankets for their warmth, texture and colour, as well as for their knitted patterns.
Wool and acrylic
Wool and wool blends are good both for their warmth, and importantly for their fire retardant qualities. Whereas wool singes, acrylic can melt.
If you have acrylic yarns, then please use them all, but mark on your packages,'acrylic squares. That way, our volunteers will know how to use them as detailed below. Please USE up all your scraps to make 8 x 8" squares, no matter what weight or type of yarn.
Every single square will be in a blanket to keep a cold child warm.
This is how we propose to use wool and acrylic.
Wool use
Squares and clothing items knitted out of wool and wool blends and other fibres, will be used for the children who we can determine live where their primary source of light and fuel may be naked flame, (candles, camp fires and paraffin stoves).
Acrylic use
Acrylic squares and articles of clothing will mostly be used for the children who live with their carers, or in orphanages or live-in-care homes, such as Hotel Hope. Many children live in homes with electricity, often in child-headed families, but in great poverty none the less.
Using scrap wool or acrylic yarn is both economical for you and a great way to recycle, especially if you unravel old clothing. Charity shops often have bags of wool or acrylic yarn at very low prices.
Or your could try making squares using the felt a square method.
Knit or crochet with different colored wools and yarns and join them at the beginning of even rows to make an attractive striped square. No matter whether your squares are striped or plain, when sewn together, they will be a gift and a much loved blanket for life
(source: knit-a-square.com)
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