Bluebird Care Care Assistant Encourages People to Try Crocheting Over Lockdown
Published: 18/06/2020
Suki Bhamra joined Bluebird Care Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell in 2015. She works as a Care Assistant for the home care provider and played a huge part in their success in achieving an Outstanding Rating from the CQC.
Suki began crocheting in 2017, after she visited a Bluebird Care customer who was 100 years old. Suki said:
“She was a lovely lady who would always share her memories. She explained that during the war, knitting and crocheting was something a lot of women did to pass time. How it was a way to calm their nerves while sitting for hours in raid shelters.
“She gave me inspiration to pick up crocheting again, as it was something I was interested in as a child. I drove myself to the crafts shop and bought some wool and crochet needles, and created my first piece, a small teddy bear. I took the bear to show the customer, she was over the moon and so happy with my efforts.”
Suki made a Peppa Pig crochet doll for a Bluebird Care customer in Windsor who had asked if she could have one made.
Suki doesn’t just bring joy to Bluebird Care customers; she also donated a crochet doll of an NHS worker to Wexham Park Hospital. She did this because she sees care as her passion, and her daughter works at the Wexham Park Hospital. Suki wanted to show thanks to all the NHS workers there who have been working so hard at this difficult time.
Suki would recommend everyone tries crocheting over the lockdown period, she added:
“Crocheting for me has become a special hobby in many ways. Not only does crocheting give you a chance to create beautiful gifts for friends and family but can also relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety.
“I learned watching Youtube videos and researching online, starting with a scarf and eventually being able to make these dolls.
“During this lockdown it is a great way to keep your mind occupied just like the ladies did during the war and I can’t express how much I enjoy putting a smile on people’s faces with the things I make.
“Believe in yourself and do not give up.”
Rebecca Hawkins, Business Development Manager at Bluebird Care Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell, said:
“Suki’s dolls are wonderful; it’s so lovely she gifted them to Bluebird Care customers and our local NHS hospital.”
