Trafalgar School for Girls

The Linus Circle is a club inspired by Project Linus, an international organization that provides blankets to sick children and premature babies. Our group knits and crochets scarves and blankets which will be donated to local hospitals and other charities.

Our goal for this year is to participate in the Caps to the Capital Campaign. Click on this link for more details about the project: www.savethechildren.org/capstothecapital/images/kit11.pdf

Why Linus?	Linus is the name of a Peanuts character that carries his security blanket everywhere he goes.
Who can join our group?	Students, staff members, and family and friends of the school
	You do not need to attend the weekly meetings, although all student participants are encouraged to do so.
	Students and staff don’t need to know how to knit or crochet, they can learn how to do so at the weekly meetings.
How can you help?	By knitting or crocheting squares, scarves, blankets or baby caps.
	By donating yarn (acrylic can be used for all projects, wool for scarves only).
	By teaching others to knit or crochet.
When?	Meetings are every Thursday at lunch (after announcements).
Where?	TBD
To knit you'll need:	Needles: size 4 (3.25mm) for sport weight yarn (3) or size 6 (4mm) for worsted weight yarn (4) or size 10 (6mm) for bulk weight yarn (5) Acrylic yarn of the appropriate weight for the needles used
To crochet you'll need:	Crochet hook: sizes G, H or I (4.25, 5.00 or 5.50mm) Acrylic yarn
How big should my blanket be?	Blankets should be 25in X 25in minimum. Bigger sizes are fine too. Remember, acrylic only (washable and allergy-free). You can also make squares of the same size that can be assembled later on.
What about patterns?	www.projectlinus.org/links.shtml www.warmupamerica.org/patterns.html www.lionbrand.com/charityPatterns.html Mme Bouffard also has an extensive book of patterns.
What’s happening now?	We’re making scarves and other goodies for the holiday baskets. We’re getting ready to make our first blanket delivery.