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Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on May 10, 2011 at 3:36am

Hi Cheryl,  if you're asking generally, most of the squares are acrylic yarn or blends, simply because it's cheaper and easier to find.  However wool is valuable for it's property of staying warm when wet, so if you send wool squares or wool hats please mark that on the package or pinned to the item inside the package or in an included note since any wool squares will be put together into a blanket for those children living in the hills, with no shelter whatsoever.  The hats also go to those living outdoors.  Many here make wool items, just please mark them as 100% wool since the acrylics can be laundered and wool squares in an acrylic blanket would obviously felt and shrink and muck up the blanket.  Now some clever ladies have been taking old wool sweaters from thrift and second hand stores, felting them at home and then cutting up the resulting felt into incredibly warm felted wool blanket squares.  So yeah, long answer to a quick question...that's typical of me, lol!

 

Oh one other thing...we don't usually make the slipover vests of pure wool since the way it's processed leaves it scratchy...we need the very soft yarns next to delicate and immune compromised skin on these children. :)

Permalink Reply by Cheryl Rupprecht on May 10, 2011 at 3:40am

Could you tell me if I should ship squares seperately from the "GO Over"? I don't want it to become a problem with shipping and/or customs...

:)

Cheryl

Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on May 10, 2011 at 4:11am

Well I've always just bundled it all in together.  Of course I don't put on the package that there's a garment inside it...if the garment was made up of squares, like some Go-Overs are, then you're 100% legit in saying "crocheted squares only"...you're just omitting that they're joined together, LOL.  However if I'm sending hats and a vest plus some squares then I just put "crochet for charity-no commercial value" on the outside of the package in a couple of spots and on the customs declaration slip too.  Make sure to put "no value" or "no commercial value (NCV)" on it too. :) But I know most of us send mixed packages all the time...I will often stuff in as many squares as I can around a bigger item.   Hope that helped some! :D

Permalink Reply by Kalai McDonald on May 10, 2011 at 4:49pm

Going great guns everybody!

Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on May 11, 2011 at 6:29am

Kalai, if we forget to mark "For Zimbabwe" on the package...I've been known to do that...is there a chance some stuff will still go there?  How long do we have before the truck leaves, do you know?

 

Permalink Reply by Andrea Palmatier on May 11, 2011 at 6:41am

I was wondering when the truck was going to leave as well. It seems to be taking a good 3-4 months for my packages to arrive. Don't want to be late! :o)

Permalink Reply by Anne Griffith on May 11, 2011 at 8:15am

Yes I'm tempted to send at least one pack by air mail just in case (just got to get the chauffeur to deposit me right outside the post office with my whatsaname crutches! :) ). How long can the truck wait, AND, if one can go could another go in the future?

Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on May 13, 2011 at 2:12am

I think I don't want to ask you what you've named your crutches, lol, Anne.  I think if we send enough packages marked Zimbabwe that another truck will be found in the future.  I am hoping we might make this ongoing on a somewhat irregular basis. We'll see eh? Fingers crossed. :)

Permalink Reply by Kalai McDonald on May 13, 2011 at 5:05pm

Hi Andrea, I have written to Ronda about this. I'll get back to you guys as soon as I've heard from her x x

Permalink Reply by jenni wyrsta on May 11, 2011 at 1:40pm

Hi, I'm new to this project and have 1 beanie and started on squares. Count me in for the challenge. Cheers, from South Australia, Jenni

Permalink Reply by Marci Paul on May 12, 2011 at 4:56pm

Hi Kalai what a fantastic challenge,    I will certainly be participating but need to know if it is only for the months of May and June and do the squares have to be a certain size?   Look forward to hearing from you.

Permalink Reply by Elaine Jones on May 12, 2011 at 7:52pm

I posted 12 squares yesterday, so totals now:

 

1126 squares

143 hats

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