3rd Oddball Charity Blanket - Wool!

Our Blanket is Back Home!

2008-10-12T22:58:00.002-05:00

Yay! Our blanket survived all its travels all over the USA, and is now back at my house. :)
What a beautiful blanket. And it's so amazing that it's made with 100% wool throughout.

Nice!

Here is the first section of our blanket:

Here's the second section:

And the third section:

Finally, here's the fourth:

I still need to do a bit of knitting to make it the right size, and then it will be ready to give to charity. It will certainly be warm since it's all wool!

Lestrella Has our Blanket in NC!

2008-08-21T21:33:00.001-05:00

Woo Hoo! Our 100% Wool Oddball Blanket is now back home in North Carolina, in the home of Lestrella.

Isn't it GORGEOUS!

Ready to come back home to North Carolina!

2008-07-20T02:56:00.003-05:00

Can you believe it?

Our beautiful wool blanket is almost ready to be completed. :)

It is now on the road to North Carolina, to stay for a short visit with misha rf.

Nice Time to Visit Connecticut!

2008-06-16T22:50:00.003-05:00

Our lovely wool blanket has seen a lot of the nation. It's now in Connecticut for the second time, before it heads back to North Carolina to be completed!

Woo Hoo! Only 2 knitters left!

Our Blanket is Looking Nice!

2008-05-21T00:49:00.002-05:00

Here is the latest photo of our blanket, while it was with Sabrina in California.

It has now left that state, and is in the home of Gertie in Indiana.

Travelling through Indiana

2008-05-18T21:58:00.001-05:00

Our blanket is now enjoying a visit with Gertie in Indiana! :)

Latest Photo of Our Blanket!

2008-04-02T23:06:00.001-05:00

I just realized that I haven't posted a photo of our blanket in quite a while. Please forgive me for the delay. Here is the lovely photo that Jan in CA took of our blanket!

Our Blanket is Almost Ready to Leave California!

2008-04-02T23:03:00.003-05:00

Our blanket has had a LONG time to get to know California. It's been there for three months so far! The last knitter in that state is SabrinaJL, and she will be working on the blanket this month!

:D

So....then, we'll be off to see more of the U.S.A.

Jan in CA has completed her knitting!

2008-03-14T00:44:00.001-05:00

Jan in CA has completed her knitting on our lovely wool blanket.

Look forward to seeing new photos soon!

Letah75 is okay!

2008-03-05T22:30:00.001-05:00

I was so worried about Letah75, since I hadn't heard from her since January.

But, we heard from her today in the Knitting Help Forum, and she has mailed the blanket to the next knitter.

Hooray! :D

Letah75 - Where are you?

2008-02-15T15:57:00.002-05:00

I haven't heard from letah since my last entry. Are you okay?

Is our blanket okay? :(

In California!

2008-01-19T03:16:00.000-05:00

Letah75 has been working on our wool blanket at her home in California. We'll have new photos soon!

Our Blanket is ALIVE again!!! Yay!

2008-01-02T21:10:00.000-05:00

Woo Hoo! Our blanket is on the road again!

It was mailed today to Letah75, so we'll be getting more photos and info soon!
:D

Blanket #3 - Where Are You?!

2007-12-15T22:48:00.000-05:00

Oh dear! We're not sure what's happened with our pretty wool blanket.

The last we heard, it was being mailed by mjscott to letah75 in California. But, she hasn't seen it yet.

Where are you, Blanket #3?

Safe in Montana

2007-11-25T14:28:00.001-05:00

Our blanket had a safe journey to Montana, and will soon be on the way to California!

On the way to Montana

2007-10-31T11:05:00.000-05:00

After a nice visit in Minnesota, now it's time for our traveling wool blanket to head over to mjscott in Montana. Be kind to our blanket, Mr. Postman! :D

Our Blanket is in Minnesota!

2007-10-21T19:28:00.000-05:00

Now, our blanket is enjoying the beautiful scenery of Minnesota at the home of kashadilla!

ElenTikvah is knitting her part!

2007-09-19T02:18:00.001-05:00

ElenTikvah in Wisconsin received our blanket, and is working on her part now!

Going to Wisconsin!

2007-09-10T12:48:00.000-05:00

Time to travel again! On to Wisconsin we go!

2007-09-05T19:54:00.001-05:00

Here's our beautiful blanket, after divagirl finished her knitting.
She works at a furniture store, so she posed our blanket there!

on a sofa:

and on a bed:

ElenTikvah will be getting the blanket next!

Blanket #3 is in Pennsylvania!

2007-08-28T21:03:00.000-05:00

Our blanket just arrived at divagirl's house in Pennsylvania!

Our Blanket Enjoyed A Trip to Illinois!

2007-08-21T15:54:00.000-05:00

MaryB knit her part, using KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in Black Cherry.

She says the blanket was a little bored-----it only watched the White Sox and Cubs on TV.
90 plus degrees and high humidity in Chicagoland kept her inside in the AC!!!

Now, she's ready to mail the blanket to the next knitter - divagirl in Pennsylvania!!

Our Blanket Went to See the Yankees Play!

2007-07-25T00:12:00.000-05:00

How cool is this?

Our latest knitter, DeAnzaJig, took our blanket to a Yankees game!

Here is our blanket, on her arm, at Yankees Stadium. :)

And here's our blanket chillin out on a stadium seat:

And guess what? The Yankees WON!

Lisa is Finished!

2007-07-13T19:19:00.000-05:00

Lisa 1216 was FAST! Her part of the blanket is complete, and it looks like a BIG SMILE in her photo! She used Cascade 220 for her knitting.

Now, the blanket is on its way to DeAnzaJig!

Oddball Blanket #3 - Hangin' Out in New York

2007-07-12T01:35:00.001-05:00

Lisa1216 is almost finished knitting her part of our blanket, and will soon be mailing it to DeAnzaJig. Photos soon!

Taking the Fast Lane through Connecticut!

2007-07-04T00:43:00.000-05:00

I think that Jeremy has won the award for fastest knitter on our Oddball Blanket KAL!

He very quickly did his section in garter stitch, and our blanket is getting lovelier than ever!
Jeremy used Wool of the Andes and Patons Wool.

Jeremy is now sending the blanket off to Lisa1216 in New York!

Summertime Wool Knitting

2007-07-03T08:51:00.001-05:00

Our blanket has continued its progress through the Oddball Knitters on the list, by spending some time in the hands of carmabelle1191 in New Jersey, and Jeremy in Connecticut.

Carmabelle used a full skein of Cascade 220 in light blue, then added some leftover purple Cascade 220 that rennfamily included with the blanket when it was mailed to her.

Now, Jeremy has finished his portion, and is ready to mail it out.

Hopefully, our next knitter (Lisa1216) will be available to knit their part. I've tried to contact her, but don't know if she'll respond right now. It's a holiday weekend in the States, so she could be out of town. Here's hoping!

Some Oddball Blanket Bonding in New Jersey!

2007-06-06T01:06:00.000-05:00

Carmabelle1191 in New Jersey just received the Oddball Blanket at her doorstep, and was THRILLED with the extra goodies she got from Rennfamily.

2 skeins of Malabrigo! 2 back-issues of Vogue Knitting! A Burt's Bees giftpack!

And the purple knitting that Rennfamily added in Maryland has really dressed up our blanket.

Things are looking good for our Wool Oddball Blanket!

Maryland Knitting Added

2007-05-24T21:35:00.001-05:00

Our first Maryland knitter added a beautiful variegated section to our 3rd Oddball Blanket.

How lovely!

Woo Hoo! Our Blanket is in Maryland!

2007-05-09T20:09:00.000-05:00

Our Oddball Blanket travelled QUICKLY this time!!

It's now enjoying a vacation in the hands of bobi1218 in Maryland.

Yippee!

Here's a view of Baltimore, Maryland I found online. It looks like a beautiful place!

Blanket #3 on the road to Maryland!

2007-05-07T21:46:00.000-05:00

Now it's bobi1218's turn to wait for our blanket!

It's in the mail.

Please be careful with our blanket, postal carriers!

Virginia knitting is complete!

2007-05-04T22:30:00.000-05:00

Our wool blanket enjoyed its stay in the lovely state of Virginia!

Losnana added three more colors to the blanket. White, Rose, and Blue.

How pretty!

Now, the blanket is ready to travel to Maryland!

SUCH A HAPPY BLANKET!

2007-05-01T14:47:00.000-05:00

Our Wool Oddball Blanket is looking SO HAPPY and COLORFUL!

Melissa in North Carolina did the yellow, green and purple section.

Losnana in Virginia added the white, and is now putting on some more rows in a lovely shade of rose.

Time for ANOTHER Oddball Blanket!

2007-04-03T08:24:00.000-05:00

So far, the wonderful knitters of the Knitting Help Forum have started knitting two Oddball Blankets for charity. We each knit all the way across the blanket for 3 inches, then we mail it to the next person in line to continue knitting.

When the blankets are completed by the 25 knitters in each chain, they will be given to charity! :)

The first two blankets were made with washable yarn. We have decided to make our third blanket with 100% WOOL yarn, so we can give it to a charity that requires natural fibers.

Here is the route the blanket will be traveling, starting and ending with the red square in North Carolina:

I am the first knitter. I used some vintage wool in my stash, which is a dull grey color. After a few rows of that, I was ready for some color! So, I grabbed some old packets of Kool-Aid and mixed them with some water on the stove, and brought it to a boil. Then, I turned down the heat, and added some beige wool yarn. After a while, the wool absorbed all the color from the Kool-Aid, and became a BEAUTIFUL deep red.

Now, my grey knitting has been livened up by the Kool-Aid red, and looks MUCH better.

The blanket is ready to travel to Lissalue now!