For João Stanganelli Junior, what began as a simple project for his granddaughter has since turned into a thriving post-retirement business:
In an interview translated from Portuguese, Stanganelli tells Romper that he's been crocheting dolls since December 2018. That's when his wife reportedly challenged him to take up crocheting and Stanganelli decided that he'd like to make a doll that looked like him so his granddaughter Isabela might have something to remember him by.
Because Stanganelli has vitiligo, a skin condition in which patches of skin lose their pigmentation after pigment-producing cells are destroyed by the body, he crocheted his granddaughter's doll to also have vitiligo patches.
"I decided to make the doll for my granddaughter, and wanted something that she would remember about her grandfather," he tells Romper of his inspiration behind the dolls.
magicoffaces on September 19th, 2019 at 02:11 UTC »
As someone with vitiligo since the age of 16, this post brings me warmth.
Doodlebug510 on September 19th, 2019 at 02:48 UTC »
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For João Stanganelli Junior, what began as a simple project for his granddaughter has since turned into a thriving post-retirement business:
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junkmail0178 on September 19th, 2019 at 02:49 UTC »
He needs to be Santa at Christmas! Imagine how overjoyed kids with vitiligo would be to see a Santa who looks like them!