05/21/2026
Community Member of the Month: Julie Meyers
This month, we are delighted to introduce you to the amazing Julie Meyers, an east coast native whose journey as a knitter began when she was just five years old. Julie’s mom was a beautiful knitter and taught Julie to make squares from leftover yarn. Keeping the squares in a large box, it was years before she made them in to an afghan, but she finally succeeded. Julie fondly remembers that when her older brother went off to college, her mom knit an afghan designed specifically to fit his dorm room bed. Many years later, Julie followed the same tradition, knitting large blankets for her own two children to take to college with them. Julie worked on the blankets outdoors during the annual summer camp her family attended. Other knitters joined her and they would sit on the camp’s large front porch, busily working and chatting. Many were inspired to make blankets for their own children. This intrepid group (now going on 50 years!) continued to grow and eventually chose to make blankets for every camper who graduated from high school. A whole new generation of knitters and crocheters sprang from this effort as teenagers and children joined the group and began their own crafting journeys.
Julie’s relationship with Knitting4Peace began over twenty years ago while she was still living in Rhode Island. She had been donating items locally when she became aware of Knitting4Peace, and began sending some of her handmade items to Denver. When a family move brought Julie to Denver, she connected with Susan McKee, K4P founder, and began attending Susan’s knitting group in Park Hill. Julie had recently retired from her career as a pediatrician and Susan seized on the opportunity to entice Julie to help with the K4P Intake process. Julie later joined the Knitting4Peace Board and even took a stint as the K4P Board Chair.
Fortunately for us, Julie’s enthusiasm for Knitting4Peace has not waned over the years as she continues to regularly work with the K4P Intake team--opening boxes, counting items, and logging donations. She also has taken on the task of scheduling our Intake volunteers. Julie explained her passion around the Intake process by sharing “It’s like Christmas as you can’t believe all the beautiful things people send in. There is so much creativity and people are so generous. You get to know the names of our regular contributors and just feel the connection.”
