Knitting some Easter joy
1 min read 04 April 2023
Dawn is a veritable knitting machine – in fact, she pumps out hundreds of one-off designs to raise money for Peter Mac every year.
This week, Dawn (left in the photo with her daughter Shona) brought her latest haul of gorgeous toys to Peter Mac in preparation for Wednesday's Easter stall, run by Volunteer Services.
It appears there’s nothing she can’t knit – there’s popular characters from children’s stories, bears, dragons and even baby chicks that pop out of knitted eggs.
Dawn made a pledge to do all she can to raise money for cancer research – she lost her husband to cancer and her family has been touched by it many times.
“It really gives me so much joy when I’m knitting knowing that it will raise money for something important. That really drives me,” Dawn explains.
“I also love having a theme and a collection to knit, so my daughter and I have had a lot of fun selecting Easter designs - we hope people enjoy them as much as I’ve enjoyed knitting them.”
Dawn is one of an army of volunteers who provide beautiful hand-made items for Volunteer Services – all proceeds going to support important projects across Peter Mac.
“We’re incredibly lucky to have so many dedicated supporters – and their talent is absolutely mind blowing,” Volunteer Services Manager Anna Taylor says.
“Dawn is such a talent – it’s hard to believe that these are hand-made, they’re so perfectly finished – we know they’ll be snapped up quickly.”
The Volunteer Services Easter stall will be on Wednesday April 5 from 10:30am to 3:00pm in the Welcome Hall.