67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day Collection

Blanket 1

made from left-over yarn found around the house

Blanket 2

made from left-over yarn found around the house

Blanket 3

made from yarn I purchased. Lockdown was only meant to be 21 days ... I've already made 24 squares ... 

Blanket 4

made from yarn I purchased. Lockdown was only meant to be 21 days ... I've already made 24 squares ... 

Blanket 5

made from yarn I purchased. Lockdown was only meant to be 21 days ... I've already made 24 squares ...  .. if only yarn was free, I would make every child in South Africa a blanket! 

Blanket 6

my request for yarn was heard! I assembled a blanket made of knitted squares donated by Pinelands North Primary School (PNPS) 

Blanket 7

made by joining knitted squares donated by PNPS and yarn donated by my nextdoor neighbour 

Blanket 8

made by joining knitted squares donated by PNPS and yarn donated by my nextdoor neighbour 

Blanket 9

made from yarn donated by the principal of PNPS

Blanket 10

made from yarn donated by a teacher at PNPS

Blanket 11

made by joining knitted squares donated by PNPS and yarn donated by my nextdoor neighbour 

Blanket 12

made with squares donated by PNPS

Blanket 13

made from wool donated by PNPS

Blanket 14

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares 

Blanket 15

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares 

Blanket 16

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares 

Blanket 17

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a friend

Blanket 18

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares 

Blanket 19

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares 

Blanket 20

made with yarn donated by neighbours

Blanket 21

Made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 22

Made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 23

Made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 24

Made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 25

Made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 26

Made with yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 27

Made with yarn donated by neighbours

Blanket 28

A baby blanket beautifully made and donated by my mum. I added a border around it to make it go a bit further ... 

Blanket 29

made with yarn donated by neighbours and wool sponsored by my sister 

Blanket 30: Rainbow Nation Blanket

This blanket epitomizes what this project has been about. Each colour ball of yarn has a story to tell.

Red - ball donated by neighbours

Orange - ball donated by neighbour saying ‘I hope you can find a use for this terrible colour’

Yellow - ball donated by a neighbour

Green - ball donated by friend sent all the way from the Free State

Blue - half a ball donated by a neighbour and just as I thought there wouldn’t be enough yarn, I received a knitted square in the EXACT colour from a mum at PNPS. Sorry I unraveled that square, but it was worth it to complete the blue stripe

Indigo - ball donated by neighbours

Violet - ball donated a friend

White - ball sponsored by my sister

Blanket 31

Made with hexagons donated by a neighbour and squares by PNPS (converted into Granny Squares) and yarn donated by anonymous 

Blanket 32

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by neighbours 

Blanket 33: Sunshine Blanket

made with leftover bits of ‘sunshine’ colour yarn donated by friends and neighbours

Blanket 34: Baby Rainbow Nation Blanket

made with the leftovers of the Rainbow Nation Blanket ... 

Blanket 35

Made with a collection of left-over wool ‘magic knotted’ together  

Blanket 36

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by neighbours 

Blanket 37

made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated by neighbours 

Blanket 38: Springbok Supporter Blanket

Made by "converting" knitted squares donated by PNPS into crocheted granny squares and yarn donated neighbours 

Blanket 39

ade by with ‘bits and bobs’ of yarn donated by neighbours

Blanket 40: Summer Sun

made with leftover bits of ‘sunshine’ colour yarn donated by neighbours and yellow wool donated by the principal of PNPS to create a big granny square ... 

Blanket 41: Paternoster Blue

made whilst visiting Paternoster with leftover bits of blue and white yarn donated by friends and neighbours

Blanket 42

Made with knitted squares donated by PNPS ‘converted’ into which way’ squares, and extra ‘which way’ squares made using bits of blue, pink and white yarn donated by neighbours

Blanket 43

made with knitted squares donated by PNPS ‘converted’ into granny squares, and completed with yarn funded by my Books4Blankets sales  

Blanket 44

I taught myself a new pattern (C2C) and made this blanket with a mixture of donated yarn and yarn bought with the proceeds of my Books4Blankets sales 

Blanket 45

this knitted baby blanket was donated by PNPS. I added a border in similar colours to the ‘coloured’ squares to make the blanket go that bit further ... 

Blanket 46

made with a mixture of donated yarn and yarn bought with the proceeds from my Books4Blankets sales 

Blanket 47

thanks to the generous sponsorship of yarn by a friend and neighbour, who requested I made a blue blanket to donate to those in need. I played around around with patterns, and had some fun making this one ... 

Blanket 48: Cool Christmas

This blanket was made with 6 variegated blue granny squares made by my mum and donated to me on Christmas Day. I crocheted them together with white to finish it off on Boxing Day ... 

Blanket 49

This was a granny square donated to me by a lady who said she didn’t have the time to complete it. I more than happily took it off her hands and ‘grew’ it into a blanket. 

Blanket 50

This was a square donated to me by a lady who said she didn’t have the time to complete it. I more than happily took it off her hands and ‘grew’ it into another blanket. 

Blanket 51:

Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica

My sister (who lives in the UK) requested that in lieu of me buying her a Christmas present, I buy yarn and make blankets to donate to South Africans in need. It seemed only fitting that one of the blankets made in her honour was a South African flag themed blanket ... 

Blanket 52

This is the second blanket made on behalf of my sister, as a ‘pay-it-forward’ Christmas gift ... 

Blanket 53

6 small granny squares were donated to me by a lady who said she didn’t have the time to complete it. I happily took the squares of her hands and turned it into this blanket ... 

Blanket 54

a neighbour donated a bag of unfinished projects and an assortment of yarn to me. I used this crocheted white rectangle and grew it into a baby blanket ... 

Blanket 55

This granny square was donated to me by a lady who said she didn’t have time to finish it. I happily took it if her hands and grew it into a blanket ... 

Blanket 56

Another donated ‘incomplete’ granny square grown into a blanket using an assortment of yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 57

This is the third blanket made on behalf of my sister as a ‘pay it forward’ Christmas present ... 

Blanket 58: Stronger Together

This blanket was a contribution towards the massive Bokke Blanket project 

Blanket 59

made with little granny squares from an unfinished project donated by a neighbour, which I grew into a blanket

Blanket 60

This blanket was made with bits and bobs of yarn donated by a neighbour which I magic knotted together and crocheted into a colourful blanket ... 

Blanket 61

This blanket marked a year ago from when we were plunged into a ‘21 day’ Lockdown, and I decided to crochet a square a day for that period to keep my hands and mind occupied, with the intention of making a blanket or 2 to donate to 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day. 

Blanket 62

this ‘granny square’ blanket was made out of bits and bobs of yarn donated by a neighbour

Blanket 63

a bit of green and gold ‘gees’ after a rough week for Capetonians ... 

Blanket 64: Sunrise Blanket

made with bits of leftovers

Blanket 65: Candy Floss

This blanket was made over a cold and rainy weekend with bits and bobs of leftover yarn 

Blanket 66: The "Universe" Blanket

Made with my last bits and bobs of yarn.

As I begin Blanket #67 I would like to put out an appeal again for any yarn donations.

You’ve helped me create 66 blankets for those in need over the past 18 months. Winter is now here in Cape Town and times are tough. 

Blanket 67

This blanket was made with the last bits and bobs of the yarn that was donated to me … 

Blanket 68: Strawberyy Shortcake

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 69: Vanilla & Berries

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 70: Strawberries & Cream

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 71

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 72

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 73

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 74: Minecraft Blanket (named by my son)

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 75: Peaceful Pastels

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 76

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 77: Wedgewood

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 78

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 79

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 80

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 81: Kaleidoscope

Blanket 82

Blanket 83: Princess in Pink

Made for and donated to my recue dog "Princess Comet" during a very cold Winter in Cape Town … 

Blanket 84

his blanket was made with knitted squares donated to me by a friend, which I put together and added a colourful edging 

Blanket 85

This blanket was made using a knitted square and a collection of yarn donations from a friend, which I turned into this cheerful blanket 

Blanket 86

This blanket was made using a knitted square and a collection of yarn donations from a friend, which I turned into this cheerful blanket 

Blanket 87

Made with bits and bobs of left-overs on the first day of school holidays 

Blanket 88

Thanks to the principal of PNPS who literally stopped school traffic to give me the pink knitted square that she had ‘started as a project and then changed her mind’ so thought I could turn it into a blanket … 

Blanket 89

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 90

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 91

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 92

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 93

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 94

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 95

Made with squares knitted by PNPS kids that needed to be put together and given a border. 

Blanket 96: Lavender Granny Square

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 97: Rainbow Granny Square

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 98: Pretty in Pink

Made with wyarn generously donated to me by a neighbour

Blanket 99: Granny Rectangle

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbout

Blanket 100: Berry Blast

Made with yarn generously donated to me by a neighbour