Sixth graders learn to knit, reach out to others
Size 8 knitting needles have taken the place of video game controls in the hands of students in Susan Klinkhammer's social studies classes at Linus Pauling Middle School.
Inspired by a similar project she saw on the Internet, Klinkhammer and a number of community volunteers are teaching sixth graders how to knit. Using donated yarn, each student is creating an 8-inch square. The squares will be hooked together by Klinkhammer to form a blanket that will be sent to an orphan child in Ethiopia.
The knitting takes place three afternoons a week and fits into a class study of Africa.
Klinkhammer says she is really pleased with how eager the students are to learn a new skill, as well as help someone less fortunate than them across the globe.
Additional yarn, needles and volunteers willing to help the sixth graders learn how to knit are always needed. If you'd like to help, call 757-3986.
