A U.S. Blanket for the U.S. - one square at a time.

One of the ladies in my charity knitting/crocheting group, FROM THE HEART OF TEXAS, came up with a fabulous idea. Knit a square of each state and make an afghan with it. Thanks to the fabulous designer, Rhonda White, who has written a pattern for a square representing each state in the U.S. (and many other countries too!) at http://www.knittingknonsense.com/people_places.html, these patterns are already available for free!

So, I asked the members of our group if there were enough people willing to make a square, mail it in (since most of our members live out-of-state), and I will put together an afghan to donate to Warm Up America -- our March service focus. Not only did we have an overwhelming response, we now have a second afghan going with another wonderful member in California volunteering to sew it together. Now a third afghan is also started for those who crochet. Here is the link for the crocheted state patterns: http://www.online-angels.org/statesquares.html

I waited until all the states in the first blanket were selected so as to pick up any slack. I guess we have no members in South Dakota, because that was the only state unclaimed. I finished it quickly and now am awaiting its brothers from all over the U.S. to assemble into a warm, wonderful blanket for some person who is in need. Talk about a hug from all of us!

If you are reading this and have any interest in joining us in our endeavor, we still need more state squares knitted and crocheted, then please go over to the bar at the right and sign up to join FROM THE HEART OF TEXAS. We will help you select a state from there!