Monday, August 13, 2012

Red Strings That Bind Us

Robert Moses State Park
Massena, NY
North Country

With A Little Help From My Friends


"An invisible red string connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The string may stretch or tangle, but it will never break."
 -Chinese proverb


There is an Eastern philosophy that says essentially: we are all linked by a Red String of Fate. I believe that this little project that "we" have started, is not unlike the Red String that binds us.

Most of you are aware, until a little over a year ago, that I came from the smallest state, Rhode Island. Now, I am residing in an area called, North Country in Upstate New York. I learned that in Rhode Island, there is 1 degree of separation. You could meet a total 'stranger', you would chat with them for a while, and before you knew it: you were related to the 'stranger' through your mother's first cousin's husband. (I kid you not). If, the rest of the world is held together by 6 degrees of separation, then it is through this project and my hope, that we can be a little closer by providing a hand knitted hat to a child in Nebraska.

The Status Report: 13 August 2012
Eighteen skeins of Peruvian wool have been ordered from Webs Yarn Store, in Easthampton, Massachusetts,  Blue and Gold the school's colours. The yarn will be shipped at the end of this week and by  next week the first hat should be completed before Wednesday, August 22, 2012. (pending receipt of wool)
Please feel free to comment and please check here frequently for updates and my odd musings. Thanks!
sara
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  1. AnonymousAugust 13, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    I think you are connecting each one of us who help with this project by a common thread of yarn through your knitting! It's these little acts of kindness that help the world turn in a more compassionate way. Hats off to you for coming up with this wonderful idea to help the children stay a little warmer this winter.
    ox Barb

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  2. sdsantanielloAugust 14, 2012 at 12:09 AM

    I am the product of life after the Great Depression. When I was a child my parents used to say to me, "I was sad because I had no shoes; until I saw a man with no feet." (from: The Gulistan of Sa'di By Sa'di Written 1258 A.C.E.)
    My reaction was, I can't make feet but I can make 'shoes'.
    We are not only the sum of our creativity but how we apply it. And so I make 'shoes'.

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