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July 20, 2004
Charity Knitting
I had an interesting knitting encounter today at my daughter's violin workshop. In one of the classes, another mom was knitting feverishly - a very small gauge yarn; I thought perhaps she was knitting some lace. After the class, I said "hi" and I asked what she was knitting.
Turns out she is knitting bandages for lepers in India. She is on her 37th one. I googled it when I got home this evening and found a site that gives a little bit of background and information. It appears to be a project that is principally sponsored by the LDS (Mormon) Church. (The knitter I met today was from Utah, so it all kind of adds up.)
Anyway, I find this to be very intriguing. Has anyone else heard of this? Is it on the up-and-up? Although the pet-related charity projects that come up on the blogs from time to time sound fun, this sounds like something that is more genuinely needed.
Of course, after I asked about her knitting, she asked about mine. I felt a little bit puny and selfish talking about my sock. Made of a luxury wool/mohair blend.
Comments
What an interesting project. Thanks for writing about it.
Posted by: Patricia Tryon at July 21, 2004 04:47 PM
hey, don't feel puny about knitting your socks.
and know that there are tons more charity knitting projects out there for people than there are for animals.
do what makes YOUR heart feel good.
: )
Posted by: gwen at August 3, 2004 06:53 AM