One day at the beginning of the quarter, I happened to be on campus a little earlier than necessary to get to class on time, so per usual I stopped by the thrift store. There, I bumped into my acting TA (whom I had only seen maybe twice since it was so early in the quarter). She was admiring a crocheted baby's jacket and said it was too bad that jacket was too small for her son, who is 4 years old. I agreed with her since it was such a nice jacket, and then we parted ways.
Later on, I couldn't help but think about that jacket and the kid it could have gone to. I love to crochet, so what better thing to do than to make something someone else would actually love to wear? It didn't take me too much time as the pattern was incredibly simple (and inspired by Quibs' many great hats that I've seen her knit!). It's hard to explain, but in no way was I trying to be some kind of teacher's pet or suck up to her. I just had this desire to make a little kid happy with something that already brought me joy to make.
Since making the hat, I've looked more into charitable opportunities for crochet and decided to take part in Australia's Save the Children campaign called Knit One, Save One. They are collecting thousands of knit/crocheted squares to make into blankets for children in need abroad. My goal is to make one blanket (16 squares) in collaboration with friends, family, and whoever else wants to get involved. I'll teach anyone who wants to learn and will be going to Michaels tomorrow to get the wool! So stoked. I'll update on the progress of the blanket throughout the summer.
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Tell me how big the squares are and I'll knit some and mail them to you! <3
ReplyDeleteOr just give them to you when I come down to visit. We still need to finish my hat!!