Carolyn is no stranger to the community of Kensington and surrounds. She is a former learner of Jeppe High School for Girls and a Kensington resident.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been four years since the project started and Carolyn said every year it keeps getting bigger.<\/p>
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This year is Madiba\u2019s centenary year and 67 Blankets has attempted a Guinness World Record for the Longest Crochet Scarf in the World.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t plan what we will be crocheting next year. It just comes to me and I decide there and then that is what we will do,\u201d explained Carolyn.<\/p>\n
India currently holds the record for the longest scarf in the world which is 14km.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur scarf will be 27 kilometres long, which represents the years the late President Nelson Mandela spent in prison. We saw this as a befitting tribute to his life on his 100th birthday,\u201d said Carolyn.<\/p>\n
She said this project has touched so many lives and has also allowed people to contribute to a good cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I accepted the challenge and began to crochet I realised I will never do it alone because of my arthritis.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to ask for help from friends, and in the spirit of Madiba people joined to help and they have continued to join and support the campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been knitting broken lives together and it has been amazing,\u201d said Carolyn.<\/p>\n
67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela has achieved a lot since it started, from crocheting the Massive Mandela Masterpiece to the Largest Crochet Blanket in the World which measured 3 377 square meters at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
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