Community Blankets Project

Written by Vicky on April 6, 2011 – 1:40 pm -

A lovely lady called Tracey Smith, founder of InterNational Downshifting Week, is calling on crafters this April to celebrate sustainability, kindness and community. Let’s join in!

Downshifting Week began 7 years ago and this year takes place between Saturday 23rd and Friday 29th April. Downshifting is about finding a better work / life balance, slowing down the consuming and embracing living with a little less. I think we could all do with a bit of that.

Community blanket square

Anyway, this year’s featured activity is the Community Blankets Project – getting together with a group of knitters or crocheters and making patchwork blankets for vulnerable people in our community. I know us crafters are quite a thrifty bunch already but to make these blankets as sustainable as possible, the idea is to source the yarn from your unused stash or local charity shops or anywhere that otherwise it would have gone to waste.  Then get along the local press to raise awareness about downshifting, supporting each other and crafts. Sounds like a good idea doesn’t it?

Well, if you’re up for a bit of community crafting, pop over to Tracey’s InterNational Downshifting Week website to find out more. She wants to know what you’re doing and to be in touch with your group. She might even come to visit you!

Here’s a video Tracey made to tell you all about it:

A piccie of my first crochet square is above if anyone would like to join me in making a community blanket here in Nottingham.


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2 Responses to “Community Blankets Project”

  1. By Tracey Smith on Apr 7, 2011 | Reply

    Ah! Ha! I cannot thank you enough, how kind to put up such a detailed post.

    I’m very grateful and I must say, the response so far has been tremendous – there are going to be people doing 10 inch squares up and down the land for THEIR communities and I’ll be able to give great green groups some brilliant publicity when we do the BBC Radio and newspapers….

    Sustainable living skills are CRUCIAL – we must pass them on and encuorage them….thank you again for your kind post,

    Respectfully,
    Smithy xx

  2. By Vicky on Apr 7, 2011 | Reply

    You’re more than welcome Tracey. We’ve started our squares already :)

    Glad to hear you’ve had a fab response!

    All the best hon xx

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