{"id":363,"date":"2013-06-09T18:56:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T00:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/?p=363"},"modified":"2014-02-20T23:53:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T05:53:06","slug":"wool-aid-summer-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/?p=363","title":{"rendered":"Wool-Aid Summer Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join Wool-Aid in focusing on specific items this summer in order to maximize the number of items that are needed most when we prepare the big shipments to our recipient organizations in late fall. All Wool-Aid focus items — hats, socks, vests, sweaters, mittens, blankets — are always needed and always welcome, but from time to time we focus on specific items in order to boost their numbers. Here we go!<\/p>\n

Summer 2013: Sweaters by September!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Focus:<\/strong> Sweaters! All sizes are good, but let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s focus on sweaters for the larger kids.<\/p>\n

Most-Needed Sizes:<\/strong> Sweaters with a chest measurement of 28″ to 36″, all the way up to about 40″. Measurements should be taken at the chest with the sweater lying flat. These will fit kids size 8 to size 16, plus teens who are already moving into adult sizes.<\/p>\n

Dates:<\/strong> Summer 2013 (June 1, 2013 – September 7, 2013)<\/p>\n

Guidelines:<\/p>\n

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  1. 80%+ wool or animal fiber content. Wool is warm, and it stays warm even when it gets wet.<\/li>\n
  2. A warm, dense woolen fabric is important. Recommended patterns typically call for worsted weight, aran, or bulky yarn. You may need to use a smaller needle size than is usually recommended in order to produce a dense enough fabric.<\/li>\n
  3. Sweaters and vests should close securely if not a pullover style. They should have good coverage for the chest and ample length for the body. Sweater sleeves that are slightly longer than average provide more warmth and protection against the cold.<\/li>\n
  4. Avoid white and very light colors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Notes:<\/p>\n

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    1. We send sweaters year-round to Tibet, and in the fall we send large shipments, including as many sweaters as possible, to Mongolia and Afghanistan so that our warm woolens reach the children before the harsh winter weather hits. Please send your finished sweaters to Wool-Aid<\/a> in time to be included in shipments that go out in October\/November.<\/li>\n
    2. Check for sweater patterns on the Wool-Aid website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      June 2013: 10″ Blanket Squares<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Focus:<\/strong> 10″ blanket squares to be assembled into 40″ \u00c3\u2014 40″ blankets<\/p>\n

      Dates:<\/strong> June 2013<\/p>\n

      Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Use solid colors.<\/li>\n
      2. Blocks can be knitted or crocheted (\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcclassic,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Tunisian, knooking, etc.).<\/li>\n
      3. For ease of sewing up, frame your block with a 1\u00e2\u20ac\u009d garter stitch border (knitted squares) OR a row or more of single crochet (crocheted squares).<\/li>\n
      4. Use a basic worsted weight wool yarn (such as Cascade 220, Patons Classic Wool, or similar yarn).<\/li>\n
      5. A good density is achieved with a gauge of 4 to 4.5 stitches per inch for knitted squares (size 7 needles are a good starting place). Gauge for crocheted squares is harder to predict, but aim for a non-lacy, cozy, thermal fabric.<\/li>\n
      6. Leave a tail for seaming (about 18″) at the beginning and end of the work.<\/li>\n
      7. Block your squares to 10″ square.<\/li>\n
      8. Please avoid using white or light pastel yarns (so that the blankets don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t show dirt easily) and lacy patterns (which aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t warm enough).<\/li>\n
      9. Choose textured stitches, an old favorite, or try something new. Or choose patterns with pictures (such as dishcloth patterns), as long as the pictures aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t of animals or people. Pictures of plants and other objects (sun, block, flower, heart, for example) are fine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Notes:<\/p>\n

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        1. Images of people and animals should be avoided in the squares pattern, because we would not be able to consider those items for sending to Afghanistan; they would be offensive to persons who practice Islam. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s make sure that our blankets could go to any of our recipients.<\/li>\n
        2. Blankets will be assembled in time to send to children before next winter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s harsh weather. Please send them to Wool-Aid<\/a> by July 15 so that they can be included in the assembled blankets.<\/li>\n
        3. Check out the four 10″ blanket squares patterns on the Wool-Aid website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Other short-term campaigns will be announced later in the summer.<\/p>\n

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