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Posted by on November 3, 2009, 2:31 pm
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>lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote:
>> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:38:52 -0800 (PST), "Joan E."
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>>>I can tell the world now.....
>>>I'm gonna be a grandma! DS & DIL are expecting their first child next
>>>June.
>>>Now, what to stitch...what to stitch? I know there's a baby blanket
>>>in the near future but I imagine I will be making other things, too.
>>>Joan
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>> Hee hee Granny - I saw some baby yarn in my yarn shop the other day
>> that is oh so soft and lovely. I understand it is new. Do be sure to
>> check out the newest yarns before you start, even I could feel an urge
>> to use some of that yarn. It looks almost like chenille when knitted
>> up.
Joan, all of my grandchildren and greatgrandchildren have 'blankies'
knitted, crocheted, whatever by me. Every child needs a blankie,
their parents all loved them, the kids all loved them and my
granddaughter now early 30s was just reminiscing about the day her
blankie blew out the car window as they crossed the bridge to
Dartmouth. They arrived at the tolls with her screaming her head off,
the toll taker asked what the problem was, my daughter told him and he
alerted the cop car to take off, siren going, to see if it was still
on the bridge. It was and it was retrieved. The nice cop presented
it to her and made some comment about 'every person needs their
blankie' - lovely yarn, beautifully knitted, you can't go wrong!
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>First and foremost. ASK the expectant mother what she would like!!!
>She may have very decided ideas. For instance, when my dd was expecting
>her first, she anounced that the nursery WOULD be decorated in
>Beatrix Potter. Nothing else. A sampler which came from her inlaws was
>very grudgingly hung up only when they were expected to visit (mind you,
>in fairness, it was very poor work, unevenly stitched and with a very
>lumpy back and lots of show-through).
>She also announced that anything I knit for the baby had to be in
>acrylic. No wool, not even machine-washable, just acrylic. Not the
>cheap, scratchy acrylic, the good stuff mind you (as if I would use
>anyhthing else!). Unfortunately, her MIL crocheted a dress out of very
>cheap, scratchy yarn from WalMart, which was put on once for a picture,
>and never seen again (I told her not to throw it out, just save it for a
>dolly).
>With those caveats, congratulations. Baby things are such fun to make,
>as long as you know they will be used and appreciated.
>Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
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Posted by Joan E. on November 3, 2009, 4:44 pm
On Nov 3, 1:31=A0pm, lucretiabor...@fl.it wrote:
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> ...my granddaughter now early 30s was just reminiscing about the day her
> blankie blew out the car window as they crossed the bridge to
> Dartmouth. =A0They arrived at the tolls with her screaming her head off,
> the toll taker asked what the problem was, my daughter told him and he
> alerted the cop car to take off, siren going, to see if it was still
> on the bridge. =A0It was and it was retrieved. =A0The nice cop presented
> it to her and made some comment about 'every person needs their
> blankie' =A0- lovely yarn, beautifully knitted, you can't go wrong!
Wow, now *that* is public service to the max! What a great memory to
have.
Joan
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Posted by on November 3, 2009, 5:09 pm
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:44:00 -0800 (PST), "Joan E."
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>On Nov 3, 1:31 pm, lucretiabor...@fl.it wrote:
>> ...my granddaughter now early 30s was just reminiscing about the day her
>> blankie blew out the car window as they crossed the bridge to
>> Dartmouth. They arrived at the tolls with her screaming her head off,
>> the toll taker asked what the problem was, my daughter told him and he
>> alerted the cop car to take off, siren going, to see if it was still
>> on the bridge. It was and it was retrieved. The nice cop presented
>> it to her and made some comment about 'every person needs their
>> blankie' - lovely yarn, beautifully knitted, you can't go wrong!
>Wow, now *that* is public service to the max! What a great memory to
>have.
>Joan
I told her it 'dated' her because cars have had a/c for quite some
time now lol
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Posted by Joan E. on November 3, 2009, 4:41 pm
First of all, thanks to everyone for the good wishes! I'm happy to
join the "elite" crowd here. :):):)
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> First and foremost. =A0ASK the expectant mother what she would like!!!
Oh, I most certainly will. She's pretty picky about certain stuff and
isn't into craft things, so I wouldn't spend a lot of time on a cs
piece unless I knew she liked it. I don't think they've gotten as far
as what theme they want for the baby's room. Blankets are another
matter, since they'll be used for multiple kids (if there are multiple
kids, that is! lol)
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> She also announced that anything I knit for the baby had to be in
> acrylic. =A0No wool, not even machine-washable, just acrylic. =A0Not the
> cheap, scratchy acrylic, the good stuff mind you (as if I would use
> anyhthing else!). =A0
Wow, she was pretty demanding! Why *would* she think you'd use
scratchy stuff for a baby, anyway? Sheesh.
At least I have quite a bit of time to make stuff. They will be
finding out the sex, which won't happen until January, I think. In
the meantime, I can start on some multi-colored blanket.
Joan
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Posted by Dawne Peterson on November 4, 2009, 12:33 am
"Olwyn.Mary" wrote
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> She also announced that anything I knit for the baby had to be in acrylic.
> No wool, not even machine-washable, just acrylic. Not the cheap, scratchy
> acrylic, the good stuff mind you (as if I would use anyhthing else!).
> Unfortunately, her MIL crocheted a dress out of very cheap, scratchy yarn
> from WalMart, which was put on once for a picture, and never seen again (I
> told her not to throw it out, just save it for a dolly).
Isn't that all you need to do when given a present, whether it is lovely or
loathsome. Say "Thank you! How thoughtful of you!" and "you shouldn't
have" (which is reallly true in some cases.) Take a picture, send it to the
gift giver...and then, whatever happens to the gift is up to you. It is,
after all, a gift.
I remember a letter my DB wrote to my grandmother when he was in his early
teens and she had given him a truly hideous pair of socks at Christmas. "
Dear Grandma thank you so much for the socks. They will be good for wearing
with my cowboy boots."
Dawne
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>> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:38:52 -0800 (PST), "Joan E."
>>
>>
>>>I can tell the world now.....
>>>I'm gonna be a grandma! DS & DIL are expecting their first child next
>>>June.
>>>Now, what to stitch...what to stitch? I know there's a baby blanket
>>>in the near future but I imagine I will be making other things, too.
>>>Joan
>>
>>
>> Hee hee Granny - I saw some baby yarn in my yarn shop the other day
>> that is oh so soft and lovely. I understand it is new. Do be sure to
>> check out the newest yarns before you start, even I could feel an urge
>> to use some of that yarn. It looks almost like chenille when knitted
>> up.