Shelly Tucker, the originator of Share a Square, has announced that she has enough squares for this year! YEA!! She has put out the call for enough donated 6″ crocheted squares to make 150 afghans, each having 80 squares. Do the math….that’s 1200 squares! People have been generous, and she reached her goal for this year.
Once the squares started coming in, Shelly organized people to assemble them into afghans. One of my friends and I have each done one for her, and last week she sent us two more to be done. Now that we are past the preparations for Easter, I should be able to sit each night and work on this project.
If you crochet, or know someone who crochets, please click on the link at the top of my blog, and it will take you to the FAQ page for Share a Square. Shelly is going to do another year of afghans, starting this August. If you want to participate, you could begin crocheting now, but be sure to read through the requirements before you start.
Size is important. Your block needs to be SIX INCHES. Please leave a 12″ tail off the corner of your block when you finish the last row. Crocheted blocks only (no knitted ones…they stretch too much). Worsted weight yarn. I know there are a few more guidelines, so be sure to take a look.
Hold your squares until Shelly puts out the call, and then you can send them to the address listed on the FAQ page. If you are on Facebook, you can join Share a Square to keep up on the news for the group.
And…..if you can’t contribute squares, you might consider donating cash to cover Shelly’s expenses. These afghans go to kids who are participating in Cancer Camp in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. It’s a really good cause. Help us out, won’t you?