Fallbrook Blanket Project produces over 60 blankets

FALLBROOK – Volunteers with the ongoing Fallbrook Blanket Project have created over 60 blankets. These twin-bed size blankets and other crocheted and knitted items are being donated regularly to needy individuals at the Fallbrook Food Pantry, three different women’s shelters, and a veteran’s help agency in North County.

The blankets are composed of 56 seven- by nine-inch knitted or crocheted patches contributed by volunteers. Each patch is made up of acrylic yarn of any color. Completed patches or donated yarn can be placed in the baskets located at the Fallbrook Library, Fallbrook Senior Center, Espresso Lounge, Lab Corp, and North County Academy of Dance in Bonsall.

A different completed blanket is put on display each Monday at the Fallbrook Library. This local project began in Fallbrook in November of 2014 and was inspired by warmupamerica.org.

A free English-speaking crocheting and knitting group, the Hooks and Needles, meets every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Fallbrook Library. A similar Spanish speaking group meets Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. A teenage group began meeting on Oct. 21, and will meet the first and third Wednesdays after school.

During these meetings participants can learn or re-learn to knit or crochet, help sew a blanket together, or simply sit and chat while working on their own yarn project. The success of this project is due in large measure to the generosity, encouragement and support of the Fallbrook Library.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Carmen Willard at (314) 803-0986 or [email protected].