Book Review: "Knitting For Peace", By Betty Christiansen
Knitting for the needy, joining a charity knitting program, 15 patterns included - make the world a better place, one stitch at a time.
Whether you call it knitting for the needy, charity knitting, community knitting, or knitting for peace, whether you are knitting alone or knitting as part of an organization - when you pick up needles and yarn to knit for the less fortunate, you join a long history of charitable knitters.
Christiansen weaves a haunting tale of the history of community knitting in "Knitting for Peace", showing you how to join an existing knitting group or start one of your own, and offering over a dozen patterns to get you started. From knitting for premature babies, to sending support and love to the troops, to providing warmth and care for Native elders, the stories tug at your heartstrings, making it difficult to read instead of just picking up yarn and needles and contributing.
Doing something so small can end up being huge. Between 1917 and 1919, more than 8 million Red Cross chapter members produced more than 370 million relief articles for the Allied forces and civilians in Europe.
This book exudes love and compassion. Read the book. Pass it on. Knit for the needy.
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Christiansen weaves a haunting tale of the history of community knitting in 
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