New Delhi: Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) on Saturday set a Guinness World Records by displaying 41,541 knitted woollen caps here. Nearly 3,000 women, all AFWWA members from all over the country, knitted more than 40,000 woollen caps over a period of nearly three months starting July 15 as part of the association's 'Knittathon' drive. The event was organised at the Indian Air Force (IAF) Auditorium here.
"The record is amazing and it is for the display of the highest number of knitted woolen caps. This is a first-of-its kind category," Rishi Nath, an adjudicator at the Guinness World Record told PTI. The colourful caps made of Vardhaman wool were put on display in the verdant lawns of the auditorium campus. They were arranged to form 'KNITTATHON 2022' and '41,541' on the ground.
"These caps were hand-knitted by nearly 3,000 members of AFWWA as part of our special drive 'Knittathon' which started on July 15 and culminated on October 15. The caps will be distributed to extremely needy people ahead of the winter," AFWWA president Neeta Chaudhari said. The event was held to mark the 52nd anniversary of AFWWA.
"A total of 41,541 caps have been knitted by our members from across the country. This will boost their confidence and this achievement is a step forward to make them 'atmanirbhar'," she said. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani was the chief guest at the event. In her address, she hailed the women for their achievement earned through "precision-based participation". Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the auditorium campus and congratulated AFWWA for the achievement. (PTI)
