35 SQUARES MAKE A BLANKET - FUNDRAISING IDEA
35 SQUARES MAKE A BLANKET
FUNDRAISING IDEA
Recently a booklet of knitting patterns for 8" squares became available for FREE download in our KAS Shop.
I am challenging myself to make one of every pattern by 2022 (17 weeks away!). Many of the 35 designs are new to me and may prove difficult to accomplish, but I will give them all a good go!!
To benefit KAS through my challenge I would appreciate US$ sponsorship per different pattern square, or as nominated US$ pledge for my total effort.
Wish me luck!
(Money to be submitted in January please)
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Permalink Reply by Gloria Grandy on
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Wendy, I agree with Bev. This is a very pretty square and the colour is nice too. I just wonder ... does that yarn come in blue? ... haha
It's interesting you mention Best Buys selling yarn. Here in my part of Canada we have a chain of stores called Best Buy but I don’t go there often. All they sell is uninteresting things like TVs, computers, electronics ... you know, boring stuff like that. A Best Buy that sells yarn would definitely be worth visiting :))))) ... xo
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Permalink Reply by Bev Jeffery on
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Thanks Wendy. I have sent you a pm. :))
Sadly, I don't think we have a Best Buys over here, but I have sourced Birch yarn before, just not in that pretty pink.
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Permalink Reply by Wendy on
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Square 11, the checker square. This one wasn't too hard to knit, but I feel a bit so so about the finished pattern, it is very subtle and doesn't show well in a photo.
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Still a BEAUTY, Wendy......and my to do list grows longer...haha.
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Square 32 The Waffle Square.
I skipped over quite a few patterns in the book before I found another one I felt capable of knitting. I started on square 12 and got a bit more than half way before I made a mistake and I couldn't fix it, so it got frogged and I had such a hate/hate relationship with the pattern I don't want to start it again!
I really enjoyed doing this waffle pattern though it wasn't too difficult and the pattern worked up really nicely.
Will try the raspberry square soon and I think that might be about it for me from the 35 squares pattern book. I will do more pattern squares from others I have here though as I would like to do a whole pattern blanket.
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Wow!! Your ribbing is sooooo NEAT, Wendy!!
I tend not to do many things that look like rib, 'cos I can never get it looking neat....unless I can hide it in variegated yarn. :))
Your blanket is going to be a dazzler when it is finished and the fortunate little one who receives it is going to be thrilled with all the different textures.
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Hi Karen,
Just wondering what is happening with this challenge now? Should we send our pledges yet?
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Permalink Reply by Karen Gordon on
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Hi Wendy..... I have worked on a few more squares and just need to photograph them. I intend to do that later today, so no payments yet please.... Had a bit of "life" get in the way + my concentration time took a hit for a while, Kxx❤️
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Underwood on
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You took on a massive task and have done incredibly well so far, Karen. I intend to try a few of the squares at some stage and your notes will be really helpful. As to your last sentence - to quote John Lennon: “Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.” I'm sure we can all relate to that.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Chiplen on
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SQUARE18
THE BOBBLE SQUARE
3.75mm needles
41 + 1 + 41 =83sts
UK DK wool
20 grams
I found this square pretty labour intensive and had many attempts at the tension. It's certainly not my favourite one - though it does look pretty!
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Yes, it does look good Karen, great colour too. Will hold off on pledges till you are ready. You have done a great job! Most of the patterns in the book were just too hard for me, they contained a lot of techniques with which I am unfamiliar, so you are doing better than I did.
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