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Knit-a-thon

Knit-A-Thon

Knit-A-Thon | January 9-March 27, 2026

We are excited to be starting the Knit-a-Thon! The Knit-a-Thon is a chance for our school community to knit or crochet squares that will be assembled into blankets. Most of the blankets will be donated to local children who are in hospitals, unhoused, or otherwise in need of warmth. The rest of the blankets will be donated for dogs and cats at the animal shelter. Each square made, knitted or crocheted, with love from our Alice Birney community, when combined with other squares become beautiful and warm blankets, appreciated by those in need in our community. The squares, when in blanket form, provide a virtual hug from Alice Birney to the recipient of the blanket!

The “Knitty-Gritty”:
Squares need to be 20 stitches by 34 stitches or so in order to make a “perfect” square. Fold one corner to the other to check as you knit. This should make a 5” square. While there will be yarn available in classrooms and in the office, we encourage students and families to use worsted weight acrylic yarn they have at home.

If knitting at home, please only use  yarn that is washable and worsted weight, medium/4 preferred (for example, no cotton yarn, no baby or bulky yarn). There will be yarn available in classrooms and in the office.

For each square knitted or crocheted, the student’s name will be entered in a drawing for the opportunity to represent Alice Birney when these completed blankets are given to the animal shelter and organization that gives the blankets to the children. Additionally, selected students will be treated to some fun after the blankets have been delivered.

Completed squares should be given to Ms. Horning at recess or during lunch. Completed squares can also be turned into the teacher or office, as long as squares are together (i.e. in a bag) and they clearly have the student’s name included, if they would like to be included in the drawing.

Students can knit or crochet at home or at school. Family and friends can also knit squares, but only current students qualify to be entered in the drawing. To be considered for the drawing, all squares must be turned in to Ms. Horning or the office, no later than Friday March 27th.

We encourage our entire Alice Birney community to participate in the Knit-a-Thon! 

Options to participate include:

  • Knit or crochet squares (approximately 5in x 5in in size)

  • Donate acrylic, worsted weight yarn 

  • Roll yarn into balls

  • Volunteer to shadow/assist parent coordinator (should be a parent with a child who has several years left at AB)

  • Volunteer to become a blanketeer, who assembles knitted or crocheted squares together into a blanket. We will provide the squares and yarn, and basic instructions.

To help out the Knit-a-Thon by rolling yarn balls, donating/making knitting needles or becoming a blanketeer, please contact Knit-a-Thon Parent Coordinator Amanda Paskey at wolcota@crc.losrios.edu.

We look forward to seeing your handiwork and appreciate the care and dedication you have to helping out members of our community in need.

Sincerely,
Amanda Wolcott Paskey, Knit-a-Thon Coordinator