Hi Lauren! Much like you I grew up only believing older women would knit and crochet. My reasoning for believing it was for older women came from my grandmother crocheting nearly every piece of clothing in her closet and blanket in her house. She had A small group of friends who would get together once A week to have lunch, catch up, and crochet at each other's house. Most of the time they would crochet blankets or mittens to take to the homeless shelter or the Ronald McDonald house here in Birmingham to give to the children. I remember her trying to teach me how to crochet but I was never any good at it because it just did not seem exciting to me. Before she passed late last year, I sewed her A pillow which she proudly displayed on her couch and never let anyone touch it. I feel learning to knit will make me feel closer to her in spirit by being able to share the joy of one of her favorite pastimes. Much like her, I would like to make A small difference and share my new found talent with people who are not as fortunate as me as well as promote activism through craft!
Craftivism
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