Wangari Maathai by Carla Mitrani

Wangari Maathai

Crochet
March 2023
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
US 0 - 2.0 mm
2.5 mm
20 cm (7 3/4 in) tall
US
English

Why Wangari? Because with a very simple idea - teaching the women in her natal Kenya to plant trees to render the land fertile again - she created a ripple effect known as the Green Belt Movement, which expanded to many other countries.

Materials
For Wangari

  • 2.5 mm crochet hook
  • 100% 8-ply cotton; colors used: skin color, white, black, petrol blue, light green, egg yolk yellow, small amount of pink
  • Yarn needle
  • 8mm safety eyes
  • Stitch marker
  • Fibrefill stuffing

For the plant

  • 2mm crochet hook
  • 100% 4-ply cotton; colors used: light grey, dark brown, and green

Finished Size
Wangari: 20 cm tall
Plant: 8 cm tall