Hi Everyone
I am a knitter - but also a journalist for CBS News. I spend a lot of time in war zones - mostly recently Iraq - and knit while on assignment to help cope with stress.
Recently while in Baghdad I ordered some wool online. My yarn supplier, seeing where I was writing from, asked if I'd write an article for their newsletter about others who knit in conflict zones. Could I, they asked, get in touch with other military knitters?
I've had limited success tracking down women (or men) who knit while on active service, or those who knit as part of rehabilitation when they get home.
Can anyone help me track down people who fit the bill? I just want them to tell me in a brief email what, when and how they knit.
Any idea if there's a good widely read knitting notice board where I could post an appeal?
Best wishes to all at the start of the holiday season.
Elizabeth Palmer