San Rafael’s WildCare is asking knitters and crocheters to pick up their sticks and hooks and make some much needed bird nests for their residents. The organization’s current goal is to collect 1,200 woven yarn nests in various sizes (small 3×4″; medium 4×6″; and large 4×7″). They can be knitted, crochet, or felted, and they need to be very tightly woven so that the bird’s tiny legs do not poke through through. As you can see in the video below, the nests are put in small plastic containers and tissue is added as well.
What a great way to help animals in need, and you can use up some yarn scraps as well.
Here are some links with more information if you’d like to help out:
San Rafael’s WildCare seeks volunteers to knit nests for orphaned baby birds
by Liz Trenow, which according to the press release I was sent “unravels the intertwined stories of a modern-day London designer struggling to make ends meet, and a remarkable young seamstress employed by the royal household in the early 20th century who creates a patchwork quilt that is central to her life and the novel’s plot.”
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, which I adapted a little. The yarn cost about $10 for the skein, and I used just about every single inch of it for this shawl.
