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squares being revised and reknitted several times
over before she is happy with the results:
“Designing a blanket is all about balance and
harmony, and my challenge is to create something
that is not only visually pleasing to the eye, but also
has enough exciting stitch patterns in it to keep
the knitter motivated for ten months. I love playing
with colour and texture, and the Mystery Blanket
gives me the opportunity to do just that, so it’s the
perfect vehicle for my work. I take care of the
design side of the blanket, but I have a team of other
people that work alongside me, without whom
there would be no Mystery Blanket Club. I have
two test knitters who each knit a complete blanket,
three postal teams who deal with the posting of
the parcels, two photographers, a local printer who
looks after all the printed patterns, two graphic
designers, a web and technical support team, plus
my mother-in-law who is my personal assistant! So
there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make
it all happen for the hundreds of knitters worldwide
who take on my challenge each year.”
kits have been sent to, from as far afield as The
British Virgin Islands to New Zealand! And what is
really lovely is the number of new friendships that
have been made through the Mystery Blanket Club,
with many people meeting up regularly to knit up
their blanket squares together. The Club has also
been especially useful for people with disablements
or mobility issues as all of the materials and patterns
are sent directly to your door, so you don’t even
need to leave the house to take part in it!”
If you are interested in joining Debbie’s 2019
Mystery Blanket Club then you can sign up straight
away by visiting the online shop on her website:
www.debbieabrahams.com. Memberships can be
purchased for UK, Europe and the World.
Email: [email protected]
Debbie Abrahams website:
www.debbieabrahams.com
Debbie’s Mystery Blanket Club is open to all
knitters, and it has become a truly global project
with members joining her from all over the world:
“It is such a joy for me to see all the different
countries across the world that my Mystery Blanket
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