Jennifer Kibler-McCabe
Madison, MN
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Stan & Ruth at
Stitches West 2003
Oakland, CA
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Poem by Julie Adamson,
Victoria, B.C., Canada
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Keasha Dane
Mercer Island, WA
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Val Brokes at
Stitches West 2004
Oakland, CA
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Andrew & Amber
Thompson
Oxford, MI
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Carrie Thompson
Oxford, MI
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Danielle & Amber Thompson
Oxford, MI
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Packing Volunteer Sarah
Peterson & Baby Surprise
Sweater, Berkeley, CA
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Congregation Beth Israel
Knit-A-Mitzvah Group
Portland, OR
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2004 Knit-Out &
Crochet Event, Nell
Benton, Washington, D.C.
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Linda Graves
Duvall, WA
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Packing Volunteers Paula
Bagby & Stan Stanbury
San Francisco, CA
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Judy Robinson, Saxtons
River, VT, says...
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Pacific Northwest College
of Art, Portland, OR
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Jenn Vanderslice of
Downingtown, PA
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Anne Chamberlain
NY, NY
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Mimi Routh
Mount Shasta, CA
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Ula Ward, Ana &
Angie Mendonca at
SSTAR, Fall River, MA
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Eliza Drummond
Eugene, OR
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Zoe Petersen
San Francisco, CA
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Knitting for Afghanistan
I like to knit and watch TV
With a slice of cake and a cup of tea.
It should be relaxing to purl and plain
But the news is filled with war and pain.
Bombs and guns and WMD,
The rich getting richer and the poor not free.
Those deadly weapons have not been found.
Most alleged terrorists have gone to ground.
We know the news is mostly drama
And we seldom see the full panorama
But break it down into smaller parts.
There are human stories that break our hearts.
Children aged beyond their years,
Too traumatized and numb for tears.
Families displaced, their homes disrupted,
By wars or disasters their lives interrupted.
I drop some stitches as I think of their sadness.
Is the world full of evil or is it madness?
Pick up the stitches and shape for a vest,
Knit for the families who have been dispossessed.
Knitters united, we do what we can
For the suffering people of Afghanistan,
Sending warm garments to show that we care
For we are all family in this world that we share.
Julie Adamson, Victoria, B.C., Canada, March 2004 |
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