My grandmother passed away a little over 3 years ago. She was a multi-talented fiber artist. She knitted, crocheted, sewed, etc... She is the person who taught me to crochet when I was young. Over the years, I have been blessed to receive some articles she made; everything from baby dolls/baby doll clothes to pot holders and doilies. I love them all.
Recently, my grandfather passed away as well. As my dad and aunts were going through their estate, they came across a lot of different knit, crochet, and sewing supplies. As I am one of the few people in the family who crochet and sew, and, to my knowledge, the only one who knits, I was blessed to receive a lot of it. While the circumstances are not ideal, I feel very blessed to be able to continue creating gifts of love to be passed through my family and friends using the same hooks, needles, and yarn she used.
Among these items was a crocheted afghan that my grandmother had started but not been able to complete. My heart swelled when I saw this because it thrills me to be able to complete something that she started. There is plenty of yarn of the same dye lot to complete an adult sized afghan and the crochet hook she started it with was still inside the currently-being-used skein. However, there is no pattern. I am in need of help in this area. I might be able to decipher the pattern per row if I take the time to look it over well. And it very well may be a pattern she was improvising. However, I am going to post pics and, if anyone out there can identify it and has the pattern, I would greatly appreciate having it so I can complete this project. I would love to have something that my grandmother and I both worked on to pass down to my children. Thanks for taking the time to take a look and hopefully I can get this sorted out.
I love to knit, crochet, sew, cook, paint, build things, grow things (plants and children alike), craft, stamp, write, photograph, and make music. (Along with a hundred other things...) This blog is inteded to chronicle my endeavors in living a handmade lifestyle.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A Project of Legacy
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Hannah's Gifts
We are getting ready to celebrated a belated Christmas with one side of my family. I am making some gifts for different people. Here are a couple of things I have made for my cousin's almost 2-year-old daughter, Hannah.
I'm hoping that she and her parents will like them. I am now going to be starting a couple of items for her brother, Daniel, who is 3 1/2 years old. More to come...
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Recent Fiber Art Projects
I haven't posted much during the holidays -- mostly because I've been insanely busy. But I thought I would post a short entry recapping the projects I have finished/started the past couple of weeks. If you are interested in any of the patterns, let me know.

A scarf for my nephew, Wyatt.
A scarf for my nephew, Eli.
A scarf for my niece, Leandra.
An afghan for my dad.
A scarf for my niece, Samantha.
A starfish cloth for me.
A hat for my mom.
I completed all of these except the starfish cloth in about 2 weeks! It was a hurricane of needles and hooks in my house! I had a good time doing them but I am glad that they are finished now. I love making things for people but I hate feeling like I have a deadline for my knitting and crochet. :) It's not over quite yet. I have one more family Christmas celebration at the end of January as well as 2 birthdays in January that I want to finish some gifts for. But at least I have a month this time! :) I'll post those as they are complete as well. Best wishes in the New Year!
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