Ryan Stutz, Author at Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids

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Twelve Years, Nearly Thirty Thousand Blankets, and the Stories That Keep Them Going

Jeanne started her Connecticut Binky Patrol chapter in 2012, one town over from Newtown. Sandy Hook had just happened. She and a group of friends — knitters, crocheters, a teacher, a mom, people who wanted to do

By Ryan Stutz|2026-06-16T18:13:27+00:00June 16, 2026|Chapter News|

The selvage is the side of the fabric when you unroll it - it usually has writing, or holes from where it was on the winding machine. It makes the fringe thin, curly and it will tear easily.

All blankets MUST have the selvage - ugly edges - cut off BEFORE you cut the fringe.

Cut your fringe 4-5 inches deep, 1" wide so you can tie it like a balloon - not tying the two pieces together like shoelaces. This ensures you have a KNOT. Many people tie like shoelaces, but not the second time so you can pull the fabric apart. That's why we do it like a balloon.

Thank you for your help to ensure we have beautiful blankets going to these kids and teens!