Hello from Planet Blanket

[planet blanket]

Hello! My name is Jenn, from Kent in the Uk, and I found your lovely forum while looking for people who might be interested in my project.

It is called Planet Blanket -- http://planetblanket.wordpress.com

Planet Blanket is dedicated to creating a crochet blanket, made using the ‘granny square’ design brief. I am calling for contributors to this project from all over the world, to crochet their own signature granny squares, and post them my way, to eventually be sewn together along with many others, to produce one almighty blanket!

The hope for this project is to unite people from around the world, interested in contributing to this (hopefully) huge blanket. I hope every contributor adds their own creative flair to their square(s), making the whole blanket interesting to view.

For more information please click the link to the website. I will also create a thread elsewhere on this forum when I work out where everything is allocated!

I hope to find interesting people and inspiration on this forum thankyou!

Jenn x

[mimimia]

Welcome Jenn!! 

[tweed]

hi Jenn : ) Hope you visit often.

[shirleybaby]

Welcome Jenn

Shirl

[planet blanket]

Thanks everyone! I really hope you like the Planet Blanket project!

[Buttercup]

welcome!

[Lisa]

Welcome!

[planet blanket]

Thankyou

[planet blanket]

If I could find a way to set up a fund-raising system for the project, which charity would you like the money to be donated to? I have always been a fan of animal and children's charities, but I would like your ideas as, after all, it is your project too! Do you have a specific charity you always donate to, or one that is close to home? I would love to hear any readers ideas about this. Please comment on this post, and it will hopefully help me come to a decision.

Thanks

Jenn

[Eriny Weriny]

Hiya Jenn,

that sounds like a great idea! Have you thought about a charity that helps Grannies? Help the Aged for example? After all who best to benefit from granny squares than Grandmas. Also how many people have been taught by their Grans?

I have 6 squares right by me that I hope you'll be able to use. I'm just about to go onto your website.

Good luck with the project and welcome to the forum!

[planet blanket]

Hiya Jenn,

that sounds like a great idea! Have you thought about a charity that helps Grannies? Help the Aged for example? After all who best to benefit from granny squares than Grandmas. Also how many people have been taught by their Grans?

I have 6 squares right by me that I hope you'll be able to use. I'm just about to go onto your website.

Good luck with the project and welcome to the forum!

Thankyou! I shall PM you with my address

[planet blanket]

So yesterday I chose a charity to help during this project, which is EveryChild. When I asked readers about what type of charity to aid, the majority suggested children charities that deal with abuse and neglect. I chose EveryChild as it deals with these issues, plus others, throughout the world, which was another criteria for me to find. Here are some quotes from the EveryChild website, to create a better understanding of where donations are used:

    For over 25 years, and in over 15 countries around the world, EveryChild has been fighting to protect children without the care of a family, and those at risk of ending up on their own. By working with families, communities and governments, we ensure that the simple and practical initiatives we put in place to reach and protect vulnerable children will last long into the future.

    Millions of children around the world have to cope not just with growing up in poverty, but growing up alone, separated from their families.

    Orphaned by AIDS, abandoned into institutional care, escaping violence, trafficked into a life of prostitution or forced into child labour – these children are at their most vulnerable. Most at risk of ending up on the streets, in danger of abuse and exploitation.

    EveryChild keeps children safe when they are alone and vulnerable, either within their community, or through crisis care and support. We protect children at risk by keeping families together. And we get children back into the care and security of a family environment, wherever we can.

I hope every reader appreciates my decision with this charity, and also hope that we can help these children to make better lives for them. I have added a sponsorship button on the right hand side of the page, which takes you to Just Giving, the website which is helping with the donations. Donations can be made and tracked there. Due to WordPress technicalities I cant seem to add the status box from Just Giving, which allows the donations etc to be viewed directly on the website, but I will work on that… For now I will update the donation status with posts.

Thankyou in advance for any donations, and I hope you feel, like I do, that this is a worthy cause.

Jenn x

[Buttercup]

A very worthy cause.

[planet blanket]

A very worthy cause.

Thankyou!

[tweed]

Jenn, Do you have a link to this group? Im having trouble narrowing it down in a search.