2023-07-18 06:26:12
A group of eleven women have joined the “Knitting for Peace” initiative in Seekirchen and have already made 32 blankets for the Ukraine.
There is a lot of knitting and crocheting, talking and laughing. Of course, a small snack should not be missing. The ladies of the knitting group feel comfortable in the room of the boys in Seekirchen Abbey. “Even though we may not be of the right age anymore, the room with its light is ideal for us,” smiles Birgit Felser, who founded the Stricktreff in Seekirchen four years ago together with Ursula Burgstaller. Since then, eleven women have come together fortnightly to indulge in their hobby. They come not only from Seekirchen, but also from Neumarkt, Henndorf and Salzburg. “We started knitting traditional socks, now everyone knits whatever they want, from socks to sweaters,” says Birgit Felser.
Started knitting once more following 40 years
Maria Sommerer from Neumarkt is one of the loyal knitters: “I didn’t knit at all for 40 years and only started when I was retired. My husband needed traditional costume socks, so I ended up in the knitting circle.” Helen Meier, who comes from Wales, introduced a special way of knitting: “In Wales we hold the wool and the needles differently, but the result is the same,” she laughs.
Since May of the previous year, the hard-working women workers have been working on a special project. They make blankets for Ukraine.
Blankets went to the orphanage, among others
“Angelika Gassner from the Archdiocese of Salzburg launched the ‘Knitting for Peace’ campaign. Gerlinde Schmitzberger, who also works on the Seekirchen parish council, presented the campaign in the parish letter and called for wool donations,” says Birgit Felser. “We liked the idea of picking up a thread and passing it on. A blanket gives warmth and is a protective coat.”
The group has now made 32 blankets, 26 of which have already been delivered to an orphanage in the Ukraine, and the others stayed with refugees in Salzburg. The action has meanwhile drawn circles throughout Austria and also in Bavaria.
Knitting together in the retirement home
The women not only knit themselves, but also sew together knitted patches of wool, some of which are made by refugees in Seekirchen, into blankets. Birgit Felser: “It’s a lot of work, but we like doing it.” In the spring there was even a small exhibition in the Museum der Moderne.
Together with Edith Zapfel, Birgit Felser also visits the Seekirchen retirement home. “Here we knit with the old women. It’s an affair of the heart for us. There are women who experienced the war themselves and are now knitting for children in the war. This blanket will have a very special meaning.” So we knit and hope that peace will come soon.”
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