The Handmade Afghans Project


Their objective is to thank those wounded in service to our country. To bring comfort and warmth to our wounded service members, we create handmade afghans. The afghans are sent to ten military hospitals including Walter Reed A.M.C. in Washington, D.C., Landstuhl Regional Hospital in Germany, and Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Afghanistan. You can help by crocheting or knitting 6" x 9" rectangles that will be joined with rectangles made by others to produce twin bed size afghans.
Check out their website at: http://www.rectangle6x9.org/

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