Twelve-year-old helps with blanket project

FALLBROOK – For the Fallbrook Blanket Project, Drew Zieber volunteered to crochet together 56 donated patches to create a patriotic red, white, and blue blanket which will be donated to a women’s shelter in Escondido. Drew, age 12, is the youngest person to participate in the project, which so far has created 31 blankets and 27 Afghans, given to needy recipients in the area.

Drew was taught to crochet when he was 10 years old by both of his grandmothers and has been helpful in teaching and assisting others in the Monday morning crochet and knitting group that meets at Fallbrook Library from 10 am to noon. Drew, who just finished fifth grade at Springs Charter School, is also home-schooled; he is the son of Tara and Robert Zieber of Fallbrook.

Any person is welcome to attend the free Monday morning group, which meets in the community room at Fallbrook Library. Come and learn or re-learn yarn skills or just simply knit or crochet with the group.

For more information contact Carmen Willard at (314) 803-0986 or [email protected].