- Tape measure or ruler
- Two 2-yard lengths of coordinating fleece
- 4"x4" cardboard template with 1" intervals marked on opposite edges
DIRECTIONS: Please read before starting your blanket. Each step is important.
- Lay out fleece wrong sides together (if "wrong" sides are evident)- Match up edges
- Pin sides together to keep them in place while you knot
- Cut off rough edges
- Cut a 4"x4" square out of each corner
- Using the template, make 4" deep cuts at 1" intervals around all 4 sides
- Starting in one corner, tie overhand knots close to blanket edge – use one strip from top fleece and one from bottom fleece. Make sure your knot is tight.
- Knot EVERY OTHER pair of strips until you are all around the blanket one time
- Turn blanket over and knot the same way until you have tied all your knots
HINTS: - Use your template as a guide to keep cuts even and equally deep- Keep your knot tie tension steady while tying your knots so you don’t over-stretch your fleece
- Snug knots will hold well through washing/drying
- HAVE FUN!
When you are ready to send your blankets, ship them to:
Denise Honour
Cambrai
Lodge Lane
Chalfont St Giles
Bucks
HP8 4AJ
United Kingdom
THANK YOU!
AND THANKS TO OUR FELLOW ANGELS FROM THE SOLDIERS’ ANGELS SEWING TEAM
