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Snowbird of Paradise

Economical Druthers

A local volunteer community encourages people to donate knitted or crocheted squares that can be made into blankets. Those blankets are then given to people who need them, often to people in shelters and temporary housing.

As someone who likes to crochet while watching TV, I saw this as a beneficial use of both my time and miscellaneous leftover yarn. Accordingly, last winter I donated a couple of blankets I had made and I also put together squares that others had made.

This winter I happened upon some very inexpensive yarn at a thrift store and used it to make squares that I hoped would one day become a blanket. I also used up my remaining supply of leftover yarn and these together created 68 squares.

As I looked at the instructions I had received from the volunteer group, I realized I didn’t have enough squares for a queen-size blanket which was their preference. A queen size requires 90 eight-inch squares and a twin size requires 54. When I first asked about this, my assumption was that they would need more twin-size blankets but it seems that there are more families in need than single individuals. So, the polite suggestion was that the larger blanket would be of more use.

My dilemma, then, was what to do with my inadequate supply of squares. Should I make more squares or donate what I had? I decided to donate what I had, but when I got to the volunteer centre I was told that they no longer accepted donations of squares! They already had lots of squares in storage and, instead, needed volunteers to put squares together. I said I would be happy to do that and they said they would be in touch when they had taken a batch out of the storage facility. They also said that they no longer had a supply of yarn that they could give me; the yarn fund had been exhausted.

My 68 squares, which were not quite enough for a blanket, still needed additional squares so I visited a couple of local thrift stores to see if they had any yarn I could use to finish the project. Unfortunately, I was surprised to find that the price of the donated skeins was quite high. It was too high to be a bargain and almost as much as I would pay for yarn on sale at a local department store. I was torn. I wanted to finish the blanket and I wanted to support the thrift store, but I didn’t want to pay so much for miscellaneous yarn. I would rather pay a little more and choose the texture, weight, and colour than I preferred.

I went online to find out the sale prices for yarn at the local craft stores and I also checked out Amazon. My preference is to shop local when possible, but when you are trying to put together a blanket out of leftover yarn, you lean towards the least expensive option. I ended up ordering from Amazon, even though I would much rather have bought from a local charity or craft store.

Sometimes, your druthers are just not economical.

#blanket#blankets#charity
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#AITA for making my #lesbian #daughter #baby #blankets just like I did for my #straight #daughters?'

A #mother faced #backlash after offering a #babyblanket to her #lesbian daughter's #stepchild, intending to honor a #family #tradition. Seen as ignoring her earlier wish not to have #kids, the #emotional #reactions highlight the need for #communication and #understanding

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Family #Relationships #Parents #Pregnancy

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Someecards · 'AITA for making my lesbian daughter baby blankets just like I did for my straight daughters?' UPDATED"AITA for making my lesbian daughter’s children blankets?" Basically I (52F) have three daughters, Anne (30F), Carrie (26F) and Jane (20F). All fake names. When all my girls turned 18, I made them a special blanket. I then made...
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tobadzistsini

Didi found Titi curled on the couch watching Netflix's adaptation of The Better Angels. "Scoot over, willya?" she whispered as her generous posterior parked next to her sister. "Where's Peeps?"
Titi yawned, "Out for one of her 'walks'."
Didi sighed, "We should shadow her just for her safety sometime yanno."
"Ew, not tonight. It's 265 Kelvin and snowing. Rather watch Zaza and Tau save the universe. Peeps is a big girl."
Didi pulled out #blankets, thumping her sister with one, "Me too." #wss366

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Snowbird of Paradise

A few weeks ago, just before we had a heavy snowfall, I visited Volunteer Nanaimo to drop off a couple of blankets I had crocheted. I had been wondering where to donate them and through a Google search found this organization that, among many other things, donates blankets to community members who need them.

When I was there, I mentioned that their website indicated that they collect knitted or crocheted squares and asked if I could contribute. The woman I was talking to said that they currently had an embarrassment of riches in the form of a large supply of squares. What they needed, she said, was someone who could put them together. “Oh,” I said confidently. “I can do that,” even though this was not something I had ever done before. I figured it was probably within my capabilities, especially with the help of YouTube videos.

Accordingly, I was given a big bag of knitted squares and a couple of balls of yarn. The timing was perfect because the next day the snow fell and I was housebound for about ten days. Instead of just watching bad television, I was able to watch bad television and put together a blanket!

After I had done that, and after the roads were clear, I took the blanket to Volunteer Nanaimo where they were very grateful. I mentioned that I had some leftover squares and, if they had some more, I could make another blanket. Sure enough, after a quick trip to a back room, they provided me with another supply of squares. These were more diverse than the previous set because the sizes were not all the prescribed 8″ x 8″, and many were made from multiple colours of yarn. They were also of varying yarn weights, so the task of piecing them together would be a little more challenging than the previous effort.

Fortunately, this is my kind of puzzle. I made good use of the bed in my guest room in laying out the squares to create the required size of blanket. Volunteer Nanaimo preferred something to fit a twin bed and asked for a blanket six squares by nine squares, so that is what I put together. Some squares were a little smaller and some a little more than eight inches, but knitting is stretchable enough that I was able to use most of them. Only one had to be discarded.

I thought it would be fun to use up all the multicoloured squares and include the single-colour squares only to make up the necessary size. Once I saw the mixture of colours and yarns, I decided to add to the variety by turning some squares sideways. Instead of all the knitted rows being aligned, some went one way and some went another. After a bit of rearranging, I realized although there would never be a perfect layout, I could be content with a sort of balanced melange.

As I was putting this together, it occurred to me that this was a very appropriate solution, under the circumstances. The squares had been made by a number of knitters who were not known to me and probably not known to each other, either. They were all using leftover yarn from a variety of different projects, and the squares they had created reflected both the colours of their work and the type of yarn they worked with. Some were probably related to seasonal projects, some I could tell were originally for sturdy things like slippers, and some were for finer items such as shawls or baby clothes.

It pleases me to think that all these miscellaneous balls of surplus yarn came together through the kindness of strangers to create blankets for neighbours they will probably never meet. There is something profound in that.

https://snowbirdofparadise.com/2024/01/27/blanketed-in-snow-and-squares/

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Amber

#Introduction post, even though most of this is in my bio:

My pronouns are she/her.

I am #blind. I have a #GuideDog who is semi-retired at this point, Macie.

I love #books and #podcasts of almost any kind. I have extensive lists of both that are ridiculously long, but I’d rather have too much of something than not enough, in a lot of cases.

I love #music! My favorite genre would have to be #RAndB #R&B (whichever works better as a hashtag) and #soul, with #HipHop being a close second. I also like a little bit of nearly every other genre of music too. My music collection is very eclectic. My favorite hiphop artists are #BigKRIT, #KendrickLamar, and #Eminem. I have too many favorite R&B and soul singers and bands to name.

I like some #technology things. I love my #iPhone, and I collect #headphones and #speakers to a possibly unhealthy extent. I’m a #Braille enthusiast. I like some other tech stuff too, but it’s a little spotty compared to lots of people here.

I’m interested in #science and #psychology. I’m also somewhat interested in #medicine and #medical things. Throw in a little #philosophy too.

I have #depression and #anxiety. There are lots of #MentalHealth issues in my family.

I’m not a religious person, but recently I found a #UnitarianUniversalist church which is kind of a perfect place for nonreligious and religious people alike to come together, care for each other, and discuss life. I feel very at home there.

I love things in life that bring comfort, such as #tea, #blankets, #love, and #conversation.

I have the best #family in the world, including my 2 little nephews who are the cutest, best kids ever!

If you want to know more about me, please ask.

If you want to find me on #Twitter, I’m @Miss_A_94.

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