Liz Crisp and her housekeeper Promise Mahlanga found solace in crochet, this comfort led to Promise making Charity Blankets for the needy in her community!
2015 was an extremely tough year for Liz Crisp, she contracted an unidentified virus which attacked her spinal cord and damaged the nerves in her legs and hands. After extensive rehab she was told that crocheting was a great way to improve the feeling in her fingers.
Liz spent hours working at the craft. Her housekeeper Promise was intrigued by the craft and asked Liz to teach her.
“Promise Mhlanga, my housekeeper, showed such an interest that I offered to teach her. She jumped at the opportunity and immediately it was obvious she was a natural “hooker “
It took Promise one weekend to crochet a full blanket! She took to the skill like she was breathing air, with grace and ease! Promise loves to stay busy and she feels good when she makes something beautiful.
Promise lives in Diepsloot and is surrounded by many people in need. She became inspired to use her skills to make charity blankets. She hands them out to the children, families and elderly in need of comfort and warmth. Her heart is one of solid gold!
Promise has faced her own hard times, her husband has struggled to find work so while she isn’t crocheting she is supporting her family. Apart from her own 3 children, Promise has also become the guardian to 3 other children after a family member passed away.
“Promise is a wonderful woman who always looks for the positive in life. She is a wonderful caring woman and did not hesitate to take on these additional children”
“Crotchet has not only given her a possible way to earn extra money but also is an outlet for her obvious creativity and allows her some form of relaxation and pleasure in a tough life.”
Liz decided to reach out on her local community Facebook Page asking if anyone had spare wool lying around for Promise. What happened next was just awe-inspiring!
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The community started offering spare wool, one woman went out and bought wool for Promise and companies made large donations! People have even started requesting blankets, meaning that Promise can earn a side income which will greatly help her support her large family!
“Hello Liz, I have a shop in Douglasdale and am happy to make it a collection point for you to collect the wool that people donate if you like… Let me know and we will get a bin to keep your collections for you to collect. Well done Promise.” – Margi Cale Bennett
“You can pop into the Ingenuite shop inside Montecasino! I am sure we still have some of the free wool” – David John Openshaw
“Love it. Give a man a fish you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish you feed him for life.” – Audrey Sinclair McCormack
Anyone wanting to help Promise with wool donations can contact Liz via email here.
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