There is a HUGE need for blankets and warm bed clothes for
the poorest of the poor in Romania. It is all welcome and can stop people from
freezing to death.
SOMETHING SPECIAL: Many people knit blankets (usually in
squares or strips) and as well as being warm they often bring pleasure and
satisfaction to the knitter as well as joy and relief to recipient.
Mustard Seed Jersey Knitting Squares For Blankets
Guidelines
We suggest Double
Knitting yarn, or two strands of 4 ply knitted together which equals double Knitting - having
said that, all yarns labelled DK are not
the same, neither to do two people knit to the same tension, but it doesn't matter that much.
We aim to provide blankets that are 4ft x 6ft
which is a nice single bed
size but can also be used as big body wrap as
well.
Size 8 / 4mm or Size 9 / 3.75mm needles are nice
as they knit a nice
thickness of finish for a blanket.
Casting on about 60 - 66 stitches gives a
finished width of about 12inches and
to make 12inch squares means you use 4 wide and 6 long to make a good blanket.
If knitters don't like working on 60+ stitches then 30 or 33 stitches makes about 6inch
squares. All to be knitted in garter stitch (which is every row knit).
If people are happy knitting lengths like scarves
then knit them to be 4
foot or 6 foot long.
If knitting squares, if you can leave a length of
wool at the end which is six times the
length of one side of the square then it makes sewing up much easier as you have the correct colour and
less joins for assembling.
Sometimes to “finish off” the blanket after the squares have been sewn
together, people may add on a border (either knitted or crocheted) – this is a matter
of personal choice. Most
important - we are just so grateful for all contributions of any size square.
However it is much easier to sew up the squares into blankets if the squares
are a uniform size.
Our collection places are:
Ø All
Saints Church in St Helier open
10 till 12 Monday to Saturday
Ø St
Peter’s Church open 9 till 5 Monday to Friday.
Ø St
Mary’s Church open 10 till 4 Monday to Saturday
Ø St
Luke’s Church (in Howard Davis Park) open on the
mornings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Ø Occasional
collections at Holme Grown
Farm Shop carpark – watch for posters at Holme Grown and in the media.