Creating Blankets for Those in Need-Easy tie knot blankets

This patch is remembrance of a great project assisting those in need. Participants of all ages can create blankets and distribute them to a variety or organizations such as hospitals, elderly veterans, shelters, oncology patients and orphanages.

DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE A BLANKET

How to make a knotted fleece blanket:

• Materials needed:
  
  Less than a yard blanket would be nice to donate to the local animal shelters.
  1 yard of polar fleece (for infants)
  1 1/2 yard piece of polar fleece (Elementary school children)
  2 yards of polar fleece (for teens and adults)
  
  Fleece is usually about 55-60" wide.
• Directions:
• When purchased, sides of polar fleece have a rolled edge or a selvage.
  Please trim this edge off prior to creating the blanket.
  If you need a cutting guide place a piece of masking tape 5” in from the edge on top and bottom of blanket to be used as a cutting guide.
  Cut top and bottom sides into 1” x 6” strips (cut toward center of blanket to make fringe).
  Eventually, you will cut out a square in the corners by creating your fringes.
  See diagram below.
  Remove masking tape.
  Tie overhand knot on each strip to create a finished fringe edge as shown on the patch.
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