Organisers of a record attempt to knit the world's largest blanket have reached the halfway point.

The Idle Tide Blanket Appeal aims to create a blanket out of 200,000 12ins, individually-knitted squares.

It was hoped it would be finished in time for this year's Idle Tide Village day on September 21, but the completion date has now been put back.

One of the organisers, Frank Johnson, said knitted squares for the blanket had come from around the country, including Cornwall and Scotland, and he appealed for people to continue sending contributions in.

"Someone from Cornwall sent in 100 squares, someone from Doncaster sent 300 and we received 200 from Blackpool," he said.

"We've got people sending them in from all over the place but we would urge people to carry on helping."

In addition to breaking the world record, organisers are aiming to raise £200,000 by obtaining £1 sponsorship for every square knitted.

Money from the Idle Tide Blanket Appeal will be donated to the Bradford Lord Mayor's Appeal, which is supporting children's cancer charity Candlelighters, Bosom Friends, Macmillan Nurses and Bradford War on Cancer, which is now part of Cancer Research UK.

After the blanket has been assembled it will be dismantled and presented to Euro Aid and the Salvation Army so that smaller blankets can be created for charitable work around the UK and Eastern Europe.

Pictured is volunteer Lynne Strickland who is carrying on knitting as the blanket keeps growing.