针织的爱意

Zoya Siddiqui

每一針，她们都在用心地织。

Karis Wales， Isha and Diya Goel wereborn prematurely （过早地）. The twins andKaris， who has a twin brother， are now 13.They were born and cared for at the sameArizona hospital， just days apart. After reunitingin the sixth grade， Karis， Isha， andDiya formed a close bond. A year later，they decided to create a club called Knotsfor NICU at school to help support familieslike theirs.

Premature births are not uncommonfor twins.“ Both of us， size and width， wereabout the weight of a loaf of bread，” Diyasaid. Its an“ emotional roller coaster” forparents， she added， not knowing if theirchildren will survive. Karis has also beentold about her parents‘fears when she andher brother were born. “It was especiallydifficult because I got out of the NICU beforemy twin brother did，” Karis explained.For her mother， being needed in two placesat once—at home with Karis and at thehospital with her brother—was particularlychallenging.

Learning how tiny they were at birthhas helped the girls design clothes for preemies（早产儿）.“ One thing we took into accountwas how small the clothes are andhow small we need to make them，” Ishasaid. Knots for NICU meets weekly atBasha High Schools Accelerated MiddleSchool in Chandler. They crochet， knit，and sew everything from headbands toblankets for babies in Banner Desert‘sNICU.

Once the school year ended， the foundersgathered to donate 120 pieces of theclothing. The girls hope that their clubswork will ease the struggles of familiescaring for premature babies. In the future，they hope to host knitting workshops andextend their initiative in order to help evenmore families.

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Why did the girls create the club？