Comments on: Full Circle

By: Amanda Cathleen

Amanda Cathleen — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:41:13 +0000

Amy, you got me feeling all mushy inside. Thanks so much for sharing this story with us. Your cowl is beautiful, and its awesome to see your mom knitting! ((hugs))

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:23:39 +0000

Nice cowl. I love that stitch. I first knit it as the cuff to socks from a Blue Moon Fiber Arts pattern. I just received a skein of yarn from Sundara called Aurora Borealis. Her interpretation is very dark.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:35:31 +0000

A wonderful post! I’m sure that love and memories were knit into that cowl with every stitch. Did your grandmother have the metal / aluminum needles in all different colors? There’s an Etsy shop that makes jewelry out of old knitting needles. I have earrings and a bracelet from her. That would be something neat to do with your grandmother’s needles for you and your mother. I bet you could send her the needles and she could make something from them.

By: Karen B.

Karen B. — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:07:25 +0000

How wonderful that, for the Artisan women, knitting is the gift that keeps on giving.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:45:38 +0000

I’ve always wanted to see the northern lights. Evan has a book (Polar Bear Night) about a young polar bear who goes on a nighttime journey to see sleeping animals and watch the lights. What a neat thing to do with your family!

The cowl looks great, and I’m sure your grandma enjoys that you and your mom are both knitting.

By: Carrie K

Carrie K — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:54:23 +0000

While I’m sorry that your grandmother has had to put away her knitting needles (and no! it can’t happen!) it’s somehow fitting that your mother has picked up the bug.

That cowl is darling and the story behind it makes it all the sweeter.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:51:31 +0000

I also did a lot of knitting while visiting my grandma in her nursing home. She was in a memory care unit, and the projects I brought seemed to remind many women of their needlework. Grandma’s roommate (who didn’t see herself as old, let alone as a patient) kept suggesting that I lead the “old ladies” in knitting classes, because she thought “they” would like that. And another woman became agitated at dinner the night after I left, telling everyone that she’d forgotten to bring her knitting, she needed to go back and find it.

Grandma just beamed and told everyone how she had taught me to knit. Which wasn’t entirely how it happened, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking of her whenever I pick up the needles.

By: catherine

catherine — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:58:25 +0000

I love the cowl, and the story was a pleasure to read…. I’m glad you taught your mom to knit, so your grandma’s hobby was passed to both of you… and you got the pleasure of being your moms teacher…. how fun!

By: Debby

Debby — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:58:35 +0000

What a loving post! Your family is such a treasure. I especially loved reading about the Northern Lights. I’ve never seen them in person, but would like to. I think a knitted souvenir is a perfect way to remember your stories.