Baby, it’s cold outside!

And up here in the north where I am for the week, we’re about to get hit by some more snow! While the Southerner in me loves it, I realise that I’m lucky to be in a place with heat and insulation and to be wearing warm clothes.

There is a charity called Blankets for Canada dedicated to making blankets that keep people toasty up in the Great White North. Here’s a bit from their website:

“Just spend at least 8 minutes a day crocheting or knitting and soon you will have an 8″ x 8″ (20cm x 20cm) square. When you sew 48 squares together you have a blanket 48″ x 64″ (120cm x 160cm). To be given FREE to organizations who care for those who have no shelter or are in need of warmth.

Strips can be made instead of squares so less sewing together is required. Just make the strip 64 inches long (that is 8 squares) and as wide as you want – 8″, 12″, 16″ or 48″. It makes for a lot less sewing together and less sewing in ends.

Making the blanket is fun to do and a good way to use up those scrap balls of yarn that are laying around the house. Squares can have many different colors in each one. This makes for a very colorful blanket too! You can use any stitch you want. It’s a great way to try a new pattern.”

Often when I’m sitting around in my house idle I forget that I could just take a few minutes and make a square here or there that will eventually add up to a blanket. That sometimes the simplest things provide more comfort than the most complex.

Lately in some circles there has been much talk about moving to Canada, what about making blankets to keep Canadians warm instead?