Christmas crochet community project

By Deb Bowden

m looking for interest from people who would like to help make a Community Christmas Tree by crocheting Granny/ Peggy squares during the year, which will then be attached to a teepee-type structure to make a Christmas tree for the foyer of the Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall next December

This type of tree was featured on the Seven Sharp show on 7th December last year, and I think it would be a great community feature here in Ōmokoroa

As the organiser of the Ōmokoroa Market, I have seen a lot of people who can crochet and think this would be a fun project to organise I already have some stallholders from far and wide who would like to participate in this project, and the more, the merrier

So, if you can help make these squares,

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