loop | Garterstitch100
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What will we do with the wool?
Make it into art. Raise money.
Where will the money / blanket go?
local, national, international organisations that exist to support and raise the status of women.
The Charities we would like to support are:
Can I make in beautiful?
please feel free to design it as you wish, with words or with patterns. It can be simple, shiny, stripy, fair isle, fancy, crochet, with something personal or just plain 'ol garter stitch. All knitting welcome. Get clacking!
I can't knit, what should I do? If you can't knit, head for someone who can, and if you ask nicely you might get a lesson. For a really special experience I can recommend going to the older generations for a lesson: this is how this ancient craft has been passed down and shared through the ages.
look on the internet for your local group
Alternatively there is always 'how to' on 'you tube'!
Or is there some other way you could get involved? - see 100 million stitches
Are you an artist or technician? - see 100 Events
How doI get the perfect 6 inch square, no matter what your yarn / needle size: cast on 3 skip 1, k1, make 1, knit to end of row repeat this until the side of the square is 6 inches (15 cm) knit 2 rows straight skip 1, knit 2 tog, k to end of row repeat this until 3 stitches remain cast off Don't give up! : stitches will be estimated. Rules are there to be broken. Just knit.
loop | sitandknitabit
100 Events for 100th International Women's Day
100 Million Stitches for 100 Million Women
loop | sitandknitabit
100 Events for 100th International Women's Day
100 Million Stitches for 100 Million Women
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