Sixty Million Trebles Charity

(Please read the important update at the bottom of the post) 

Just a quick post to shout out about a charity I'm joining in with. I think it is a fantastic idea so here's some info:

Fancy helping with a charity orientated humongous London Yarn bomb? Get involved. The aim is to make a blanket the equivalent of sixty million trebles out of handmade blankets that are 36x36". The blanket is to represent the amount of refugees worldwide. 

The huge blanket will then be spilt apart to provide charities with warm blankets throughout the UK and Hand In Hand For Syria.

I know the title says 'Trebles' but any stitch can be using including knitting, the stitches can all be calcualted into treble equivalents. There are also many drop off points for blankets dotted around the UK (and some other countries are involved too)

There is a really friendly and active Facebook page devoted to this charity event just search for 'sixty million trebles' on Facebook for loads more information. 

I'll be uploading pics of my blankets soon!

Update:

Charity Blanket #1

Charity Blanket #2

Charity blanket #3

Update:

The charity organisers have apologised and realised that the 60 million mark will not be reached by the time they had anticipated. Therefore the blankets will not be sewn together to break the world record. 

Giving the blankets out to those who need them is more important than holding on to them for longer just to break a world record. I understand that being part of breaking a world record is a big motivator for people however remaining focused on helping others is the most important thing and it is a wonderful thing all these brilliant people are doing.  

Keep up the good work x