Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Squares and Hats for Refugees

The staff and pupils at the tiny school I work in (13 pupils) have been busy knitting and crocheting tonight at After School Club. The children are very keen to monitor the progress of the collection for the Syrian refugees so I have taken all that I have so far there for them to see. They have organised it into hats and squares and are keeping count. I have had several phone calls in the past couple of days from people wanting to help, which is fantastic.

A couple of links for you:
The LILY blog, including the latest news of items that have been sent to the refugees and a couple of the latest photos from the LILY facebook page:




These are the organised donations at school:


Including the latest batch of squares and hats made by me (stash busting away!)

 
431g

300g

Stash Busting Progress:
Yarn at start of year: 31,034g
Yarn gained: 450g
Yarn busted: Jan: 1049g, Feb: 1075g, Total: 2124g
Yarn given away: 100g
Yarn in stash: 29,260g

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10 comments:

  1. linda19 February 2013 at 20:52

    That's fantastic Julia it's lovely to hear everyone is helping this way, it must be so nice to be part of a caring community like yours.:)

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    1. Unknown20 February 2013 at 22:32

      No different to the many communities that make up Loving Hands groups and the forums - just this one has a history of knitting (and the school is doing work on inspirational people and compassion!)

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  2. Love In the Language of Yarn and Education20 February 2013 at 07:22

    Brought tears to my eyes! Thank you so so much! Please say a big big thank you to the staff and pupils xxx

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    1. Unknown20 February 2013 at 22:33

      Will do, and the wider community too - got another phone call about squares today! The word is spreading.

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  3. moleymakes20 February 2013 at 15:10

    Never underestimate the generosity of the knitting/crochet community. This is just one of the many community projects worldwide that always welcome our yarny goodies made from scraps and bits of stash.

    Well done Julia and friends :)

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    1. Unknown20 February 2013 at 22:34

      There has to be a reason we never throw odds and ends away Ruby - and projects like this are made for such bits!

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  4. Ana BC20 February 2013 at 18:57

    wow...great progress!

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  5. Anonymous21 February 2013 at 20:28

    Your post is truly inspirational. What a lovely thing to be a part of.
    Kindest regards Linda

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    1. Unknown21 February 2013 at 20:50

      I think Dianne and the team in Turkey are the inspiration behind lots of work being done by compassionate crafters around the world. It's a privelege to be part of it!

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