Knitters gather for mammoth project
Local knitters took part in a knitathon in Glenwood on Saturday.
A KNITATHON under the banner of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day was hosted by Once Stitch at a Time in Glenwood Village on Saturday.
The charity, which makes blankets for the needy across South Africa, invited anyone who could knit or crochet to join and knit a square. The squares made at the knitathon will be joined to make blankets that will be included in the Massive Mandela Masterpiece (#MMM), set to become the largest portrait blanket in the world.
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67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day volunteers across South Africa, as well as in other countries such as India, Britain, America, Italy and more, are making blankets in the six exact shades required for a giant portrait of the late Nelson Mandela. These blankets, 1 764 in number, will be sewn together by prisoners from Zonderwater Prison in Cullinan to the exact design of the portrait, placing the organisation in line for a fourth entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. The finished giant blanket will measure a whopping 4 500 square metres!
The image of Nelson Mandela on the blanket will only be discernable from the sky, and his face will, for a short time, even be visible from outer space. The portrait will then be dismantled and the thousands of individual blankets will be distributed to the various regions of South Africa for donation to people in need.
Anyone who wishes to contribute to the portrait can contact info@67blankets.com.
Contact One Stitch at a Time on 031 201 7497 or email franki.hills@gmail.com.
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