Knit Glitten KI-N-GMC

$ 10.50

Fingerless glove w/ mitten pullover (glitten), lined on cuff These fingerless gloves with a mitten pullover (glittens) are the perfect answer for keeping your fingers and hands warm while still being able to get things done. When you need to, just pull off the finger cover and pull it back and button the flap! Advance order recommended, these sell out quickly! Assorted colors and sizes that sell well with the KI-NH-EH. Advance order recommended! Limited stock on hand. ***Bestseller!!

Description

 

Fleeing from Tibet at the age of 12 with little schooling and no money, Pema-la Lama struggled to settle herself in to her new country of Nepal.

 A refugee there, she taught herself to read and write in Nepali and learned how to knit and sew, all the while caring for 6 younger siblings and tending to a father dying of cancer.  When Ric and I first met Pema-la in 1984 she lived with her husband Namgyal (also a Tibetan refugee, who fled when he was 1) and their baby daughter, Chimmi in a small room in Kathmandu with no water, bathroom or kitchen. They supported themselves with sales from a small shop where they sold the bags and knitwear that they made by hand…
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