“It’s hard to imagine a group of burly prisoners all sitting together crocheting, but it is happening in Maghaberry'
Prisoners in Maghaberry have mastered the art of crocheting to make tiny hats for premature babies, blankets for the elderly and scarves for the homeless.
Prison Officer Melanie Green hosts weekly crochet classes. She said: “We’ve been crocheting for a while now. It all started when one of my colleagues alerted us to an appeal at Craigavon Area Hospital for tiny hats for premature babies."The prisoners wanted to help and when I said I could teach them how to crochet they jumped at it."
“It’s hard to imagine a group of burly prisoners all sitting together crocheting, but it is happening in Maghaberry, and they’re totally engaged. During the classes you can hear them chatting about ‘casting the yarn’, slip-knots and patterns.
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