Afghans are donated to The Homeless Families Foundation for families making the transition from temporary (shelter type) living into permanent housing. They are a way to celebrate the milestone, a way to say congratulations, and a way to wish them well on their new journey. I assemble afghans and lapghans from your donated squares; but complete afghans from you (knitted or crocheted) are also welcomed.
I label afghans based on size and color, to make them appropriate for a young female or male child, a teen again male or female, Adult (male or female), as well as family (the larger ones that tend to be appropriate for either gender etc.).
ALL afghans need to be laundered, to be free of smoke, animal and human hair, as well as general odors. Please launder and avoid spraying with scented perfumes, air fresheners and the like. Laundering does more then just makes sure it's clean looking and smelling, it gives you the opportunity to block your afghan which often helps with curled edges and or lopsided situations. Blocking, gives the yarn a chance to rest, which always make the item look nicer.
Sizes can vary, but let's strive to make the afghans large enough to be truly useable for warmth. I would suggest nothing smaller then 40 x 40 for the younger children and certainly larger for the teens and adults.
**When changing colors, NEVER tie and cut. It will not make it through the laundry or family use. Afghans are items to have for years and years and therefore need to be sturdy and well made.**
*while I can't laundered every hat, scarf, pair of mittens or slippers I do suggest if you're a knitter or crocheter in a smoking home, or a home who's furry friends like to lounge on your creations you also take the time to launder your items before mailing.
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Afghans made from your squares in 2012 (donated to Homeless Families Foundation)
Afghans made from your squares in 2011 (donated to Faith Mission)
Afghans made from your squares prior to donating to Faith Mission were donated to Pine Street Inn.
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Below in no particular order you see afghans made from your thoughtful donated squares. There are many different colors, many different sizes, many different types of squares (rectangles) which make many different types of afghans. Some are traditional in design, some have a definite pattern, some come together without a pattern. Some squares were knitted, some were crocheted. Some afghans where assembled with squares from lots of different hands, while others were made with squares from the same volunteer. Please share with me the joy at seeing what the beauty of team work can do. Each thumbnail is clickable and will link you to the blog post to see the afghan picture larger as well as details about the afghan.
Please take time and look through these and see how many of your squares you can find. PLEASE leave a comment stating you found your squares in afghan #...1-4 first row, 5-8 second row and so forth. If you can point out your squares even better. You may also leave comments on the actual post that highlights the afghan made from your squares. Enjoy and please be chatty. Let's see how many comments we can get.
