Knitted Hearts For Warmth

Several years ago, I found a cool way online of making tiny knitting(编织) hearts. The way needs some skills but knits up very fast. I made my first hearts during a work trip. When I was getting off the plane to go home, a woman behind me said to me,“I saw you knitting. Were you really knitting a heart?” I gave her one I'd finished the night before.

I have knitted hundreds of hearts. I make them in different sizes and colours. I always put lavender(薰衣草), soft filling, and a small piece of howlite (白纹石) in each heart. This special stone is thought to help people let go of sad past memories.

I take these hearts everywhere. I gave 100 away at a festival and knitted 80 as gifts for my wedding. Most hearts go to strangers I meet. I don't even ask for their names, but I seem to know who needs one. Each heart creates a special moment with someone.

For example, I gave one to a doctor who helped me. Another went to a woman leaving a bad marriage relationship. She held the heart tightly all the way to the train station. I often hear,“You have no idea how much I need this.” That's why I keep on doing it. It brings so much light into my life.

A few years ago, I joined a special mental health programme. On my last day, I gave everyone a small box with a heart inside. A woman there wrote a moving line from a poet on the board:“I carry your heart with me(I carry it in my heart)” It made me cry .

Hearts are how I say,“I see who you are, and it makes me happy.”