Oddball Blanket for Charity is Visiting the Cottage!

Several members of the Knitting Help Forum have been working on full-size blankets for charity. We each knit for 3 inches, then send the blanket to the next knitter on the list.

Our first blanket was started in February of 2007, by Sandy Davis ("Shandeh" in the Knitting Help Forum.) The blanket travelled all over the country, and was worked on by 24 other knitters. You can read all about it here: http://oddball-blanket.blogspot.com/

Right now, the blanket is almost complete, and ready to go to charity. We are considering a few different options, including a battered women's shelter and an orphanage.

But, we need a bit more knitting before it is complete. It's too expensive to mail now, so we have asked Sara if we could leave the blanket at the shop, so that visitors to the shop could knit a row or two while they are there.

You can read the journal, which has entries from all the knitters all over the country. You can even write a few words yourself! :D

I have chosen a few skeins of yarn at the Cottage to be used for the knitting. All you have to do is pick up the blanket and start knitting. The needles are already attached.

So, have fun adding your knitting to our special charity project!



If you'd like to see ALL the Oddball Blankets in progress, you can read about it here:
http://blanketfinder.blogspot.com/

Malabrigo Yarn

It's a delight to knit with Malabrigo Yarn. The word in Spanish means bad coat. Wonder why the creators of this beautiful fiber chose that name. There is nothing bad about this merino wool yarn. The price is not too bad either considering how much you get per skein. Everyone I talk to loves this yarn and no wonder, it comes in the most beautiful colors.






I also chose this beautiful yarn to knit a shrug for my daughter. I found the pattern in the 2007 Knitting Calendar.

The Malabrigo website offers links to patterns.