Things to remember
So a friend of mine has a grandmother. And her grandmother crocheted a baby afghan for her great-great grandson, my friend’s grandson. Her grandson loved the blanket, and carried it with him. Everywhere. Until there were holes. Giant holes. Really giant holes.
The blanket was mended once, with a scrap brown yarn. Then the grandson put some new and larger holes in it. That’s where I came in, to reduce the number of holes and give it a third life. So on vacation, that was one of my projects, to fix and reinforce the blanket.
The blanket is a simple one, double crochet rows, made of Red Heart in red, white and bright blue. There are nicer yarns and fancier patterns, but as this blanket shows, neither is really that necessary. There are clearly other things that matter more when you’re the three-year-old whose blanket this is.
2 Comments
feel free to leave a few words of your own...Melissa — Fri Apr 16, 2010 at 11:08 am (link)That is so sweet. I love it when something handmade has a beautiful story (which they almost always do).
urban craft — Thu Apr 22, 2010 at 9:54 pm (link)that’s truly a talent. I am gonna learn how to crochet really soon.
