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SASKATOON A Prince Albert senior has spent about 900 hours this past year knitting and crocheting scarves for people in the city who are living homeless. Eleanor George, 84, said it took her a minimum of five hours to make each scarf. With knitting and crochet needles in her hands for several hours a day this past year, she managed to make 175 scarves to gift to the less fortunate. “Not everybody gets something homemade,” said George. “I always feel there’s a need in the city.” She also washed, dried, conditioned and individually bagged the scarves. George donated them to city council’s annual holiday initiative that distributes bags of necessities to homeless people in Prince Albert. The pandemic has forced its usual Christmas Eve get-together at the Union Centre, where people can pick up the bags and visit over coffee and snacks. ....