All right everyone! Get out your needles and hooks and that spare acrylic or cotton yarn and start creating some six inch squares! They’re for a very good cause, “they will be sewn together into small blankets and donated to The Animal Orphanage and the Bangor Humane Society to serve as bedding for cats,” says Ardeana Hamlin of the Bangor Daily News. You can win a book for your endeavor, one of the On the Go series of books — “Cables” if you are knitter, or “Felted Crochet” if you are a crocheter. Here’s the link to the website with the whole story. As I sit typing this, there is a very large Maine Coon cat sitting on my lap (it is very hard to type around a Tigger), nudging me to write the most enticing words possible to lure you into helping his fellow felines. So I tell you what, when you’ve sent in your square(s), post a comment to this blog, and I’ll put everyone’s name into a hat and the winner will receive:
One ounce of Abby Franquemont’s 80/20 wool/mohair blend roving in the Country Stream colorway! Oh wait, what if you don’t spin? Okay, here’s something else for the non-spinner:
Four ounces of Fingerlakes Soft Wool in a dark blue! When you post your comment, please tell me if you are a spinner or non. This is all on the honor system, and the more squares you create, the more entries you get. Plus, you get the satisfaction of knowing that some very sad kitties will be made happier by your act of kindness.
Send your squares to: By Hand, Bangor Daily News, PO Box 1329, Bangor ME 04402 by Tuesday, February 26.
I thank you, and the pussycats thank you.
Knit (or crochet) on!
