• Make blankets from NEW, CLEAN, WASHABLE materials in infant, child or teen friendly colors. Remember, these blankets are meant to be colorful, cheerful, and cuddly.
• Project Linus donates blankets to children, infants through teens. Many sizes are appropriate depending on the local chapter needs. Blankets can be as small as 36" X 36" but the majority of Project Linus blankets are about 40" X 60", or what is called "crib size." Many chapters accept blankets as large as twin size for teens. Local chapters may have certain preferences depending on the facilities to which they donate. Please contact your local chapter before you start just to make sure that you will be making a blanket they can use.
• Crochet, knit, quilt, or tie your blankets or neatly finish the edge on polar fleece.
• Make blankets from 100% cotton fabric, flannel, polar fleece, or acrylic yarn.
• Check your blanket carefully for straight pins.
• Please be sure to cut off the selvage (rolled) edge of fleece before making your blanket.
• Please do not make your blankets out of tapestry, burlap, upholstery fabric, 70s type double knit, felt, vinyl, wool, or wool yarn. Please do not use fabric that has been stored in a damp area or has a musty smell. Mold spores can cause an allergic reaction in a child and are very difficult to remove from the fabric. Blankets that smell of smoke cannot be accepted.

We hope these guidelines will help you with your blanket making.