Local police used to ask knitting group to supply knitted teddies for when dealing with anxious, stressed, traumatised children. Just realised not had any requests for quite some time now. Think it may be the police officers needing teddies for all the stress they have to cope with!
Witzend you showcase your work but shows how much they are needed to help children and adults in various situations. I know that hand knitted toys help dementia and Alzheimer's patients especially if they are unresponsive to people and don't talk. But they do to the toy.
Thanks, everybody. I do really enjoy knitting and these particular items are very good for using up ‘leftovers’ from my vast stash. Plus of course all these badly needed items are a great excuse for ignoring housework!
Aka worry ‘monsters’ for therapists to use in cases of abuse. So sad that they’re needed, but they are. These two have now gone off via Knit for Nowt to ‘work’.