Comfort creation gives cancer patients a hug
An Oban knitting enthusiast is putting her talent to good use by making beautiful ‘knit a hug’ comfort scarves for cancer patients, writes Fiona Scott.
Dinease Crowe is now encouraging others to register to the aHug website, free of charge, to access one of the four patterns available and get started.
‘I had already knitted some longer scarves and then someone told me about this website and I thought “what a great idea”,’ said Dinease.
‘There are four different patterns to follow, suitable for beginners to accomplished knitters, and once you are finished you send your scarves in and they launder them and pass them on to cancer patients.’
Dinease took her knitting along to the Benderloch Bookends Finish what You Started pop-in last week where the ladies, and some of the gentlemen, present showed great interest in the project. ‘Bookends are holding their next pop-in session on Sunday February 9 and It would be great if as many people as possible would knit some scarves and bring them along, Dinease added.
‘You don’t even have to wash them as aHug stipulate that they launder them before sending them out to keep everything as sterile as possible.
‘The scarves really are cosy and would be a real benefit when people aren’t feeling great and need some comfort.’
Each aHug scarf requires 150g of Chunky or DK yarn/150g-200g of four-ply yarn or the equivalent. Knitters can either purchase yarn from the aHug website or use up what they already have at home.
Personalised labels, reading ‘Knitted with love by ...’ can also be purchased on the site.