Daisy may be 90 years old, but that hasn’t stopped her from crocheting 500 toques and donating them to the Salvation Army.
Over the last few years, Daisy has crochet and donated over 500 toques. They’ve all been donated to the Salvation Army, because of her parents’ story, and because they’ve always been there in her own times of need. She accepts wool donations, and can often be found crocheting by the fireplace at Orchard Valley Retirement Residence in Vernon, where she lives.
It takes Daisy about 6 hours to finish a toque, and because she crochets by the fire for 2 hours in both the morning and afternoon, she completes a hat every day and a half.
Daisy first learned to crochet from a friend when she was about 30 years old. Now 90, she’s happy she can still enjoy the hobby, and is very grateful to the Halina Seniors’ Centre for their wool donations.
Daisy doesn’t use a pattern for the hats, and her designs are dependent on the wool she gets. Because of her vision, Daisy tends to stay away from dark coloured wools. Instead, her toques are bright and often multicoloured. She makes them in all different sizes, and tries to consider the user and their preferences whenever possible.