Student-Run Knitting Class Offers Fun and Community

HCC Nepal Knitting After buckling down and studying for weeks for their final exams, HCC students are currently basking in a well-earned spring break of almost one month. During break periods, HCC sets up a variety of activities for students to participate in to keep them engaged and motivated while also providing an opportunity for fun, community, and to recharge. HCC University student Chet is teaching one of the more popular activities this break, a knitting class. Currently, they are learning to knit mufflers, making 15 mufflers to date. The students intend to sell the mufflers as a part of fundraising efforts. Students from the secondary and high school levels not only have the opportunity to learn a useful skill, but they also get to nourish their relationships in their community at Khushi Ghar by talking and relaxing while knitting.

Thank you to all of the sponsors who provided knitting materials to HCC! HCC Nepal Girls Knitting

Finally the day arrived and we had to arrive at the venue by 3. We rushed to the models and did the final fittings. By that time, Dinesh Uncle, Hira Aunt and Bruce Uncle had arrived. As my sequence was on the 4th we had a huge rush backstage that let me meet them only for a brief minute and we couldn’t even click a picture together. Show started at 7. After the third sequence we had the models change into our designs. Finally, our design was on the runway, and we walked at the end of the sequence with our showstopper, Simpal Kharel. While walking on the runway, there were a huge number of audiences, included; designers, press media, journalists, photographers, ambassadors, etc. After our sequence, we went backstage and we really had a roller coaster of emotions. All those sleepless nights, stresses, no meal days and all the difficulties we went through were finally over. It was worth everything. This concludes my three years of learning and we had the chance to showcase it to the crowd and people. After our sequence we finally had the time to breather. All along these past three months it felt as if somebody had put on something in our neck as we were suffocating but now it felt as if it had been let go. We could breathe in peace.

After the runway we had a huge feast and that tasted like the best meal that I had for the entire life.