Kind patient's donation of cute knitted goods to Telford hospital

Wendy Mole knitted for years when she was younger, but opted to pick up the needles again after suffering a stroke five years ago.

Wendy said: "I started knitting them because I had a stroke and had problems with my hands."

Using steel needles put pressure and strain on her fingers and wrists, so Wendy opted to switch to a different needle.

She added: "Someone suggested that I use bamboo knitting needles, and they are much easier to use for me.

"Knitting also keeps me occupied, as I still struggle with the effects of my stroke."

Wendy knitted some 20 unique teddybears, and a handful of hats for premature babies, and donated them in the week before Christmas. Wendy even incorporated a couple of her little knitting mistakes into some of the teddies, and one has a crutch, while another wears an eyepatch.

She said: "Before my stroke my daughter was in the Princess Royal for a stay, and I remember seeing something about them needing donations of clothes and things, so I just wanted to do something nice for them, and I have decided I will keep knitting and maybe donate to Hope House or various other places in Shropshire."