Handmade knits make a difference to cancer patients

A Compass Academy senior, Bravyn Stutzman, has made it his mission to knit caps for cancer patients.

Stutzman, who was given the opportunity to pick a student senior project, chose to learn knitting.

“Slowly, painfully learning how to knit. I couldn’t have done it without my mentor, Tish Vawter,” Stutzman said.

Stutzman and volunteers meet at The Yarn Collection to work on their handmade caps.

The caps come in all sorts of colors and styles, and are given to children and adults.

Store owner Tish Vawter said they have done charity knitting for years.

“We’ve given stuff to cancer patients. We’ve done things hats and mittens for the schools to the heaven and helmet liners and socks for soldiers,” Vawter said.

Most of the material was donated by customers along with the Plymouth Yarn Encore.

Stutzman and Vawter both agree that the feeling they get from donating makes it worth it.

“It makes us feel good and we know that they need it,” Vawter said.

Stutzman plans on delivering all 90 caps to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and the Teton Cancer Institute by the end of March.