When someone finds out about GoG, they often say to me, “I wish I could help out, but I can’t crochet” or “I’m not a very good knitter”, or something similar….so I thought I’d share this photo and short story. 🙂
This is one of the very first beanies I’d ever knitted. Nothing special to look at, band not quite tight enough and maybe a bit wonky, but this beanie helped save a life, inspired me and my best mates to keep knitting and eventually gifted this group it’s name!
The seriously ill gentleman who was gifted this beanie needed it to maintain his body temperature in ICU. When his sister walked into the room, this wonky beanie took centre stage and she remarked “That’s the same beanie Pop used to wear….this is such a good omen!” When I spoke to her many months later, she told me that, “the Beanie gave us hope when there was none.”
I am now connected to this lovely gentleman and his family in a very special way. If you’d like the chance to create your own wonky but very special beanie or blanket, come join the Goodeze at one of our GoG Working Bees! We’d love to help out with any advice or support, as well as give you the opportunity to have a laugh and get creative with some real life ‘Goodies’ in our community! 😁💕
