Knitting while you wait

I posted this on my personal Facebook page and the Vetty Creations Facebook page yesterday, and it got such a great response that I thought I would share it here too.

At the doctors yesterday morning with one of my children, there was a new “waiting time” initiative. There was a box with wool and knitting needles on top of the table with all the magazines, suggesting you could help in knitting or crocheting some squares to make some rugs for charity. I picked up the needles and did some rows while we waited. We got called for our appointment, so I just popped it back in the box for the next person.

As the idea was so new (it wasn’t there when I visited last week), they were also asking for suggestions of where the eventual rugs can be donated, so I suggested Wrap With Love. They were very pleased with the suggestion, as I told them the wraps get distributed both within Australia and overseas. I said that we’d seen the wraps in action in Ethiopia.

What a great initiative! It was a great way to pass the time while waiting.

Since posting this on Facebook, many others have told me that they’ve seen it in hospitals and other doctors as well. It’s such a good idea that I hope many others do it too.