Granny Up For Oklahoma (Updated!)

Oh, my goodness. I honestly cannot believe the response I've had for this project! It makes me so excited to hear everyone's kind remarks. Thank you so much!

I know there have been a few questions, so let me answer a few here:

• Please feel free to make the insides as colorful as you chose. The only thing I'm really particular about is that the fourth round is white. Again, the only reason I do ask for the white border is because it will help to add some control.
• While it may be best to gauge the yarn according to the label, just try to make sure it's around 4x4. I personally gauge a little looser, and I know everyone is different.
• *Update: I understand that some are having their squares come out to be 5x5. You can still submit these at this size. I'll be making both afghans and baby blankets and can group the similar sizes together. 
• At this point, there's no set time limit. When this changes, I'll post it here. I am working to get the finished afghans in a trailer already heading down, but if I need to make the drive myself, I absolutely will. 

Please let me know if you have any additional questions. I'll be making a flyer for those who want to download and share, but it may be later on this weekend. Be on the lookout! 

Also, please feel free to share any progress on Twitter/Instagram with the hashtag of #grannyupforoklahoma. I'm pretty excited to creep on these! And you can always upload pictures to the Facebook page. 

Thank you so much! 

Oklahoma

Last night, I sat on the couch constantly checking the radar. Summer storms were starting to bear down on St. Louis, and my stomach was in knots. I watched as the red and pink masses headed straight towards Belleville, veering off at the last second. We only received thunder and lightning. Others were not so lucky.

We're all keeping our eyes peeled on Oklahoma. The damage done is heart-breaking. A town is leveled, and people are still missing. Others are forever lost.

But with tragedy, there is always a great hope. We'll watch as the nation pulls together. People with hardly anything will give what they have. Strangers will lend hands, and Moore, Oklahoma will rise back up from the devastating rubble, but it will take time, and it will take work.

At this time, I want CHA to be involved in the healing process. We'll have a crafting day within the next few weeks and start on projects for those who lost everything. In the meantime, I want to start up a crochet project, and I want all the help I can get.

In order to get as many afghans completed as possible, I'll be collecting granny squares to stitch together. It's an easy task for even novice crocheters, and it's a great way to get rid of the excess yarn you have sitting around. You can get the pattern here.

To keep the afghans a little structure, I will have just a few suggestions:

1) The ideal yarn would be acrylic, size 4 yarn (I highly advise Hobby Lobby's brand, I Love This Yarn).
2) Please gauge yarn according to package directions.
3) Please make each granny square with four rounds.
4) Please use white for the outside border (That one is a little picky, but otherwise, it would look really chaotic).

Please mail completed squares to:
1100 Prairie Ave
Belleville, IL 62220.

Also, please consider sharing this post. The awesome thing about this project is that you don't have to be in the St. Louis area to participate.

Thank you,

Lindsay Fickas