Knitting for kids' sake
from Hampton Roads Daily Press

As 2006 ended, the owners, employees and customers of the Knitting Sisters yarn shop in Williamsburg turned out more than a thousand tiny caps for babies in poverty-stricken countries. As 2007 began, two of them found themselves making the rounds of congressional offices in Washington. Politics came to life for Kat England and Elizabeth Gorny as they helped the Save the Children organization deliver handmade caps from around the country and campaign for an act to increase aid for mothers and newborns worldwide. The knitters and crocheters met Jan. 31 with members of Congress to brief them on how simple, low-cost solutions, like a knitted cap, can help save lives. Worldwide, according to information from Save the Children, four million infants die each year before they're a month old, including two million during their first 24 hours.

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