I was looking through my photo albums this week for one of my sons, and realised my knitting and crochet has not changed much over the years.
The pattern was in a Prima magazine, and I really really wish I had kept it.
I still knit in multi colours and crochet granny square blankets- long may I continue.
Does anyone else have photos of their old work, which reflects their current makes? Love to hear what you think.
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Cathyx
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My taste has changed a bit, but I am still a sucker for a Norwegian sweater pattern, a small floral and a scrap quilt! Love those photos of your boys! I have a photo somewhere of my girls in some of the fancy dresses I made them back when they were small, I’ll have to dig them out!
I’d love to see those pictures please.
I shall hunt them down this weekend!
You do beautiful work! Lovely sweaters and afghans, both then and now 🙂
Thank you- can’t help wondering if I should have improved a bit and matured in my tastes!
Your tastes are fine! Also, the sweaters are for kids, who love bright colors now as they did then 🙂
Gorgeous photos of the boys, make me smile!
Thanks- those were the days!
Heartwarming photos of gorgeous fun and colourful knits. I used to clothe my husband in all sorts of ‘trendy’ knits in the 70s – he was not in the least bit trendy and were teased a lot by friends and family! Blanket dens are the best!
Did he oblige with manly poses in his trendy knitwear?
Lovely pictures and lovely crochet! It’s fun that your kids made a den out of the blanket and it is still used for picnics today. Great memories. X
Who would have thought it could have lasted so long, and I’m glad I took pictures of their den.
A lifelong love affair with colour, and it looks as if it might be genetic if your young grandson is anything to go by… I don’t knit or crochet, but I can show an English Paper Pieced quilt from 35 years ago, my first ever. Not in daily use, but still in one piece and much loved. I might have to refurbish it a bit one of these days…. Oh dear, something else for the To Do list!
I would love to see before and after pictures of your quilt- sorry about the to Do list!
At some stage I shall fetch it down out of the linen cupboard and give it an overhaul. And probably a whole lot more quilting! Back then, I didn’t realise the importance of quilting, and it’s sad and baggy in places.
Sounds a bit like me- sad and baggy!
I’m SURE that’s an exaggeration.
Nope, not really!
🙂
I didn’t sew or knit for my girls when they were little – although I have no idea why because I could do both. I think, unlike you, my tastes have changed over the years but, as I have no photos to prove it, you’ll just have to take my word for it.
I do take your word for it! I loved making things for my children, in fact I thought I would be a bad Mummy if I didn’t. I have been making things since I was about 9 years old- I blame the Brownies!
lovely photos, although I’m laughing at how your kids are nice & warm on the top half but bare legs & feet on the bottom half lol.
I didn’t know how to knit properly, or crochet when my kids were Young. I didn’t sew either! So no old family pics with my crafting.
Well that’s just boys for you! I love spotting my old makes in pictures.
I love the sweaters! I should look to see if I have photos of my early knitting.
Thank you- shring our old makes would be fascinating.
What fun pictures and beautiful work!! I love that you still enjoy using such fun and colorful yarns 😀
Thank you, consider myself blessed that one grandson loves bright colours too.
I love the sweaters!!! Wow, they look so super colourful, I bet the kids loved them. I still have pictures of my first knits, they might be on the blog except for the very first scarf I made … (I’m still gonna photograph this one day. 😉 It was a kit from ALDI, with one of those horrible bobble scarves)
My boys loved them, especially the oldest who totally disregarding school unifrom rules wore it every day to school for a term, and I had not one complaint from the teacher. I love bright colours on children. A bobble scarf- that one passed me by- bobble hats yes- please do post.