The nights are
cooling off and it’s time to pull out the afghan blankets and winter
covers. I still have the afghan blanket handcrafted
by my grandmother. It was a present for
my sixteenth birthday and has been with me through good times and bad. It was there for me through bouts of the flu
and strep throat. It traveled with me to
every station that I was assigned to while I served in the United States Air
Force. It saw the births of my two
daughters and will some day belong to one of them. Twenty nine years have passed and it’s still
going strong, keeping me warm and bring me comfort.
Simply put, afghan
blankets are comforting. It can be easy
to bring that comfort to those in need.
Michael’s craft store has a “Warm Up America,” drive where crafters drop
off 7 inch by 9 inch squares using basic knitting or crocheting patterns. Michael’s has volunteers who put the squares
together to make an afghan blanket which is then distributed to those in need. You don’t have to crochet or knit for Michael’s. You can make the afghan blankets yourself and
drop them off at a shelter. You can
start a group of friends to crochet or knit with you. It doesn’t have to stop here. The possibilities are endless. Water the seed I just planted and see what
comes up.
Have a wonderful
day…Denise
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