Radio Crochet – Continued

Our flag line forRadio Crochet for Radio Crochet will be continued. Nicely. Due to a happy coincidence, all pieces that were made to decorate the Kouter square in Ghent, will afterwards be used to make blankets for an orphanage in Congo. How cool is that?

The story behind that? The lady in charge of the parish room we use to organise Ekkergemaakt, the local crafting get-together, told us about some very nice ladies in this neighbourhood who use their knitting needles to knit squares. They then sew these squares together, to turn them into blankets. These blankets are then donated to the Sisters of Maria, who send these blankets to one of their Sisters in Congo. And these Sisters then donate these blankets to an orphanage, so they can use them for newborns and their mothers.

The link was clear: Radio Crochet had squares, our neighourhood had a good cause to use these squares for. The Handelsbeurs, initiators of Radio Crochet, were enthousiastic, and agreed immediately. And as such, our flags and everything else that other crafters made will be used for Radio Crochet, and then get a second life as a blanket in Congo. Win-win!

Our flagline is nearly finished, I only need to weave in the loose ends. If you’re in the neighbourhood and you want to donate something, you still can!

• Up until 13 May: at the Handelsbeurs in Ghent
• On 13 May: help to decorate as of 11 am. Place to be: Kouter, Ghent
• From 14 till 16 May: come to the Kouter and attach your squares yourself
• 16 May: crafting session as of 11 am, singalong as of 3 pm.

I’ll be ready!