Blanket Making Specifics:

What kinds of blankets do you need?

We are asking for blankets that of 40"X40". As we connect with more organizations, we may learn that additional sizes are requested. We will update our website accordingly.

We welcome blankets of different colors and patterns. Our one “blanket rule” is to make something you would like to receive and have it be new, clean and fresh. If you want to recycle yarn or other knitting materials, please make sure they have all been washed to ensure hygiene. Think about the blanket as a gift to a neighbor.

Extra points if your blanket is washable! We want our blankets to be easy to use.

https://www.welcomeblanket.org/new-page-1/

i better dive into my stash today and see what i have. this may require a trip to joann's with the latest coupon.

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I wish I knew how to knit.

I know there is a tutorial at the site, but I also recognize my limitations!

From the website:

I was wondering if we could sew a small quilt. It's easy to just use two pieces of cloth and sandwich in some batting and sew a grid to hold it together. I make them for donations for babies. Thanks for letting me know. So much other news today that I didn't read the whole article about the blankets.

Thanks for posting... many lessons to be learned there.

None of them produce a 40" wide fabric, so I'll have to make squares or stripes and link them, but that's easy enough.

And heck yeah, a gift blanket should be either acrylic or cotton. Wool is amazing, I love working with it, but when the cat or the kid barfs on it at two in the morning, you want the person who received it to be able to shove it in the washing machine and not worry about getting a pot-holder instead of the warm cozy.

Makes me wish I could knit.

I might crochet it, since that's generally faster, but we'll see. it'll be multicolored; I've got a huge stash!

from consistently voting against their own self interests?