New Charity Project
We have chosen one knitted and one crocheted patch and a colour scheme for the finished blankets. You can help!
- Buy a ball of yarn, choose one of our patterns below, then make up some patches for us. (We're using Stylecraft Special DK in Cream, Storm Blue and Meadow).
- Use one of the patterns below to make up some patches with your own yarn, then bring them to us.
- Help us to make up the patches into blankets (last Friday of every month - 10am - 12pm)
All blankets made will be donated to Project Linus. Your efforts will make a huge difference to children who need a little comfort and to know someone cares.
Update 22nd July 2022 - We donated 14 blankets to Project Linus. We have the makings of more blankets, but please keep on donating any patches you have. We intend to carry on for a considerable time!
Update May 2024
In 2022 we donated a total of 73 blankets and in 2023 a mighty 79 blankets. We've got off to a strong start in 2024 and are hoping to make it to 100 blankets this year.
We've also chosen a new batch of Stylecraft Special DK colours to inspire us: Lemon, Pomegranate, Lavender and Pistachio. These are cheerful and bright and make some beautiful combinations which should translate into stunning blankets.
Knitted Patch
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Using Stylecraft Special DK and 4mm needles, cast on 34 sts.
Lower Border
Knit 8 rows
Main Section
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2: K4, p26, k4
Work these 2 rows 20 more times.
There should be 21 ridges down the sides of this section.
Upper Border
Knit 8 rows
Cast off, leaving a long tail for sewing up.
Your work should be approximately 6 inches (15.5cm) square (but don't worry too much about tension - we match up similarly sized squares.)
Alternatively, change colour with right side facing and work a series of squares in a strip
Crochet Patch
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Using Stylecraft Special DK and 4mm hook, work 4 ch, join to first ch with a sl st to form a ring.
Round 1: 3 ch (counts as 1 tr here and throughout), 1 tr into ring, 2ch,
[2 tr into ring, 2 ch] 5 times, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning 3 ch. (6 groups of 2 tr separated by 2ch.)
Round 2: 3 ch , 1 tr in next st, * (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp,
1 tr in each of next 2 tr; repeat from * 4 more times,
(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp,
join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning 3 ch.
(6 groups of 4 tr separated by 2ch.)
Round 3: 3 ch , 1 tr in next 2 sts, * (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp,
1 tr in each of next 4 tr; repeat from * 4 more times,
(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp, 1 tr in next tr,
join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning 3 ch.
(6 groups of 6 tr separated by 2ch.)
Round 4: 3 ch , 1 tr in next 3 sts, * (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp,
1 tr in each of next 6 tr; repeat from * 4 more times,
(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp, 1 tr in each of next 2 tr,
join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning 3 ch.
(6 groups of 8 tr separated by 2ch.)
Round 5: 3 ch , 1 tr in next 4 sts, * (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp,
1 tr in each of next 8 tr; repeat from * 4 more times,
(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp, 1 tr in each of next 3 tr,
join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning 3 ch.
(6 groups of 10 tr separated by 2ch.)
Round 6: 3 ch , 1 tr in next 5 sts, * (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp,
1 tr in each of next 10 tr; repeat from * 4 more times,
(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr ) in next ch sp, 1 tr in each of next 4 tr,
join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning 3 ch.
(6 groups of 12 tr separated by 2ch.)
Fasten off, leaving a long end for sewing up.
Your work should measure approximately 6 inches /15.5 cm at the widest point.