Knit on

Knit on with confidence and hope, through all crises - Elizabeth Zimmerman



Thuja socks in Paton's Jet. For my brother for Xmas.

It's not exactly what I had planned to knit next but the wool was in its own plastic bag, at the top of my stash and I knew exactly what it was going to be - the perfect yarn to grab when fleeing a city devastated by an earthquake.

Our family and friends are all safe and accounted for- many, like us, have fled to safer places.

My thoughts are with those who are missing loved ones, and with the crews who are working day and night to search for survivors. I find it hard to express in words how distressing it is to see our beloved city in ruins. My mind is filled with a million 'what ifs'.

I am thankful I am now a stay-at-home mum. When the quake hit, my 3yo was literally across the road at kindy, my other daughters one block away with their Dad at school. We were all together quickly. In years past I worked in the CBD. I still dont know if past colleagues made it out or not out of the multistorey building in Hereford St.

I don't know if/when we will be returning home. Our suburb is one of the worst hit areas this time and while 75% of the city has power, our house still does not. No water or sewerage. Our street in broken pieces and covered in silt.

While we wait for safer times, we're trying to keep the children busy - doing normal things and keeping them from the worst images.

And as for me, I'm knitting of course. EZ was right - it is good for the troubled spirit.