the little girls crowd greedily
Around the table, grabbing
At the tiny balls of yarn
And sitting round in circles
Of maybe five or six
They form their granny squares
To stitch together into blankets
Made with love and friendship too.
I started a crochet club at school today and it was so much fun. I felt like a few teachers were rolling their eyes and thinking it wasn’t very cool, but I had about twenty students give up their lunch time to have a go at a new skill. I even had a few boys pitch up!
My hope is that once I have them all crocheting confidently, we can make a blanket that we can sell for charity. It will be so lovely for us all to make granny squares and stitch them together into something beautiful.
Never forget that crochet and knitting is cool.
Much Love
Rachel xx
Margot Kinberg
I absolutely love this idea, Rachel! I used to crochet when I was younger, and once or twice I knitted things. It’s so relaxing, and yet creative. And look how it’s brought your students and you together! It’ll be excellent, too, to use that new skill they’re learning for the good of others. What a great lesson! Kudos to you.
patientandkindlove
Oh it’s so good for mental health. I really hope it helps the kids. I have a feeling I’m going to be super stressed dealing with all the tangled yarn they leave me with every Monday lunch time!
juliadeniro
I love knitting. It’s so relaxing, and you can make such cool things. I’m glad your students seem interested!
patientandkindlove
And it’s even better because once you’ve got the hang of it you can watch TV at the same time #winning
clcouch123
Crochet is cool. Congratulations!
patientandkindlove
Hell yeah!