Monday, 30 April 2012
An Afghan 30 years in the making
Today I finished putting together the 100+ granny squares for an afghan that I made 30 years or so ago. The wool was so old it cost $1.39 a skein and was from Woolworths. This was pre-internet and done without any kind of a pattern. I think I had an example or picture and worked from there. So I had all these blue varigated squares, each one incorrectly made. And after searching the internet for a way to put them together that didn't involve sewing them, I picked a method and in about a week I finished a task I started when I was just out of high school. I remember working on it, sitting on my green loveseat between my parents in thèir almost mstching recliners. This memory brings tears to my eyes, as I remember how much I was loved and how much I miss those two wonderful people. Now if I could only decide what to do with it.
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that's amazing! Congratulations - will the be photos?
ReplyDeleteI have some squares lying around, but would still need to knit more. And am hoping my sister's kids will take up knitting some day so that afghan I also started in highschool will be finished! ;)
I will take pictures, but I found some more squares, enough to make another row. And I need to tuck in those nasty ends of the wool. Thanks for the support.
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