The 67 Blankets charity has done it again and broken yet another world record in 2018! This time they made over 29 km of scarves…
In April of this year, the non-profit, 67 Blankets created the world’s largest portrait blanket of Nelson Mandela and it was visible from space. The organisation went to the Zonderwater Maximum Correctional Centre in Cullinan on April 24, armed with more than 6000 blankets that had been lovingly knitted and sent from all over the world. It was there that this ambitious tribute to late President Nelson Mandela in his centenary year was constructed.
Now Guinness World Records have made it official that the incredible organisation has achieved yet another mind-blowing feat by creating the worlds longest scarf… 29,176 kilometres to be exact!
“The longest crocheted scarf measures 29.17 km (95, 725 ft) and was achieved by 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day (South Africa) at Mandela Capture Site, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on 29 July 2018.
This record was attempted to pay tribute to the late Nelson Mandela.”
The scarf was unrolled and measured at Nelson Mandela’s capture site in the Midlands. It was then confirmed that the charity managed to secure a Guinness World Record for the longest scarf in the world.
Yay South Africa!
Once the scarves were all sorted, they were distributed to a network of charities and people in need. Well done to every single person that knitted or crocheted a scarf to help towards this event.
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