(One of afghans for Afghans' partner agencies is the American Friends Service Committee; afghans for Afghans also references the Red Cross knitting tradition on their website.) ("Our Boys Need Sox -- Knit Your Bit!")
afghans for Afghans' next major project is the Youth Campaign in Time for Winter. They are looking to fill 80 cartons with wool garments and blankets to be air-shipped to Kabul in time for winter.
For details on the Youth Campaign in Time for Winter, please click here.
For general guidelines for what to knit or crochet, please click here.
To help spread the word, you can:
- Post one of these banners on your website or blog.
- Point a friend to this page: http://www.afghansforafghans.org/.
- Put a note in your Meeting's weekly announcements or monthly newsletter.
- Host an afghans for Afghans handwork party through your Coven or Meeting, or at your house with friends and family.
- Print out this flyer and post it -- at your local yarn shop, in your Meeting, at your local library or community center, local independent bookstore, etc.
- Something completely different.
Enjoy!
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