Wool on Sunday...

Monday and Tuesday of this week are the birthdays of DD1 and DD2 respectively. Yep they were born 3 years and 1 day apart.

And while tidying/decluttering  cupboards recently I came across some of the little knitted garments that my girls wore in the early 1980s. My mother in law knitted and crocheted a huge bundle of little garments which she brought up to Brisbane in a large suitcase. But I don't seem to have many of these left...I'm afraid it's a bit of a hotchpotch, but a hotchpotch of memories. 😊

A bonnet that was part of a set which included a matching matinee jacket and booties. 

My mother in law made 3 such sets; yellow, blue and white. ( boys dominated births in her family so most expected me to have boys...so no pink! Lol) 

Another blue cardi she made...

In the bag of baby stuff was one lonely baby bootie...no idea why I only kept one! It was crocheted by my MiL and she used cotton as we live in a subtropical climate.

The next item is also just one of a pair...and it's very special to me...

It's a crocheted mitten...and is quite large. The story behind it? When I was pregnant with DD1, I was teaching a Year 7 class. I had noticed that one of my students, Alison, would work on a crocheting project if she finished her work early. Little did I know then, that she was making baby mittens as a gift when I left to go on leave...how special. 

With such a lot of items made by my girls' Nanna, I didn't really knit much in the way of baby clothes but there are 3 items that I did make and these items were in the bag I found in the cupboard too.

A little jumper I made for DD1...

Another little top I knitted for DD2...

And a pram blanket I made before DD2 was born...the pattern was published in New Idea and used Patons Totem yarn. I made a few of these as gifts.

Linking this post with Rainbow Hare's Wool on Sunday.
I have decided to keep the 2 little jumpers for some of the teddies to wear, and the little blanket. I'm afraid the other items will be despatched...no room for being sentimental I'm afraid.  

Yarn on Sunday...

Well...I have had a lovely day today, just knitting. What bliss to just be able to sit on the sofa and work on DsD2's throw? 

This enjoyable state of affairs has come about by a silly little accident I had yesterday. You see while I was admiring a beautiful little ginger and white kitten who was at the foot of a small set of stairs, I missed the bottom step, lost my balance and fell in a heap...my goodness how embarrassing. Lol. And a bit 'ouchy ' too as the afternoon wore on, and my ankle swelled. Early evening saw DH taking me to the Prince of Wales Hospital here in Sydney where I had the most wonderful care and attention. The diagnosis, ' mild head injury ( hit my head on the rim of a plant pot) and a small break in a bone in my foot'.

So the instructions from the doctor were rest the foot, keep it elevated, use ice and wear the 'moon boot' to walk or when I felt I needed support. Follow up will be Brisbane after we get home on Tuesday. So I have followed these instructions with 'due diligence'! 

Never let a chance to knit go by is a good motto!