Hitting Send

Kathryn Hall of Plant Whatever Brings You Joy has started a great blogging community initiative to knit warm scarves for schoolgirls in a remote region of Pakistan. Kathryn was inspired by reading Three Cups of Tea, a dramatic tale of a mountaineer lost on the slopes of K2, who is rescued by the inhabitants of a remote village. From that act of kindness and sheer chance, the mountaineer, Greg Mortensen, returned to the United States determined to start a school for girls back in Pakistan. Having read the book, Kathryn explains the story much better than I can (see the above link) and would like to help in a more practical way than just giving money. So she’s come up with the idea of knitting warm scarves for the girls. A number of blogging pals in the States have pledged to join her and I am hoping to inspire readers to join in sharing the Love!

From her post on the book: “To reveal many details of Greg’s life as it transpires would be a travesty, so rich is this story so deftly told in Three Cups of Tea. The subtitle, One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time, however, gives license to sharing these most incredible photos, all shared courtesy of the Central Asia Institute~

Reading about Greg and seeing pics of the children, Kathryn wrote: “A dream and vision has lodged in my heart and it will not go away. I want to adopt one of the schools Greg Mortensen has set up in Pakistan and rally the hearts and hands of readers to make scarves for at least one classroom of girls to help them stay warm through the winter.” And so began her latest project! I’m hoping that people will feel inspired as well, if not to knit scarves, perhaps to give in another way that feels right for you. I really Love the idea of wrapping them in something handmade with Love, just for them! How could one not want to help these Beautiful children?

New school uniforms–for many the first new clothes ever received~

This is a photo of the road to Askole village, which will be traversed in order to get the scarves to children in Askole village!

Scarves should be five feet long and one foot wide. Use whichever colours or materials inspire you, but it gets cold in the Winter. They can be knitted or crocheted. November 1st is the deadline for scarves being ready to be boxed and shipped to Pakistan. Please contact Kathryn at joyblog (at) aol.com Thank you for your time in passing this along to others who may want to participate!
Many Blessings
♥Antonia