Sadly, knitting is becoming a lost art – it’s time consuming and requires patience and practice (lots of it!)
But residents at WA’s Bethanie aged care and retirement homes haven’t forgotten their skills – and they’re using them to stay connected to the wider world and help those less fortunate than themselves.
They’ve been sending their knitted creations all the way to Mongolia – through the not-for-profit, humanitarian organisation MongoliaCare. The organisation provides help and hope to the needy and impoverished across the country.
Bethanie Gwelup Aged Care Home Chaplain, James Goss, established MongoliaCare 19 years ago and says the residents have a huge impact on those they gift their knitting to (pictured inset).
“It is always such a joy to see the children’s faces light up as we hand them a colourful beanie, scarf or jumper”, he said. “When I share with them that these were not massed produced in a factory, but rather were made with love by seniors in Australia, it adds a personal touch and they feel the love from those who made them.”
Amazing work. We hope they keep those knitting needles working!
