Crocheting fanatic finds process relaxing
Pensioner from Durban says crocheting is something that she finds to be relaxing and it is a creative process for her
A pensioner who developed a love for crocheting and quilting from a young age said that she finds the process creative, relaxing and helpful for others.
Seventy-nine-year-old Marjorie Jack’s knack for the yarn took shape when she was just a four year old girl after observing her mother’s domestic schedule and developing a desire to be a part of it. So, she would perch on a chair in the kitchen while her mother juggled between knitting lessons with her, and tending to saucepans on the stove.
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One of the first items she was able to put together was a small jacket for her brother who was newborn.
“I have not stopped knitting since,” she said.
Jack, alongside a group of other women at Garden View Tuinsig, Berea, Durban, were hard at work last month, either crocheting babies’ blankets or knitting a sleuth of teddy bears after being encompassed by skeins of wool of many hues donated anonymously. The results of these efforts were donated to the Domino Foundation’s Babies’ Home, as well as to collaborative partners Baby Line, which provides counselling and support services for mothers in crisis, and to Early Childhood Development centres partnering with Domino.
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Jack said that they added a heart to each teddy bear.
“When I think of the little people who are going to cuddle these soft toys, I want them to know that our gift comes with love,” she said.
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