Saturday, 28 February 2015

#eighteen

The "knitted comforts" are finished


I made a bag mitten for an injured hand
 and a cap to wear with steel helmet


The knitters were asked to write a label 
and say why they had made each item.
I made mine in memory of two family members killed in WW1
Francis Edward Charles Hall and William Wardle Colling Hall


My mam made a short neck helmet 
and a boot for an injured foot.
She was evacuated during WW2 and remembered 
ladies knitting for the war effort
and her mother making items for my uncle
who fought and was a prisoner of war in Italy

I've really enjoyed this project 
and am looking forward 
to seeing photos of the full display
by Jilly Evans at 
Solent Showcase Art Gallery in Southampton



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