Our Simple Secret
8 x 8 x 8

Just spend at least 8 minutes a day crocheting or knitting and soon you will have an 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm) square. When you sew 48 squares together you have a blanket 48" x 64" (120cm x 160cm). To be given FREE to organizations who care for those who have no shelter or are in need of warmth.

Strips can be made instead of squares so less sewing together is required. Just make the strip 64 inches long (that is 8 squares) and as wide as you want - 8", 12", 16" or 48". It makes for a lot less sewing together and less sewing in ends.

Making the blanket is fun to do and a good way to use up those scrap balls of yarn that are laying around the house. Squares can have many different colors in each one. This makes for a very colorful blanket too! You can use any stitch you want. It's a great way to try a new pattern.

In some areas, people are getting together for "Stitch and Chat" sessions. This is a good way to meet new people and to make knitting or crocheting the blankets a lot more fun. You can mix 'n match the squares so that your blankets get lots of different squares too!

When squares or blankets are done just contact Blankets For Canada for distribution in your area.