I posted this a couple of years ago but since most of you weren’t following me then I thought I would brag about my mom’s talent one more time…enjoy.
I was going through some of my mother’s things when I came across this bunny so I thought I would share it with you.
My mother tried in vain for years to teach me how to crochet. All I can do is a chain, but my mother was amazing. Her fingers would fly as she made the most beautiful things from afghans to tableclothes. In the 80′s, I started up a craft business and mom made many of these small “pictures” that could be framed so I could sell them.
She later made each of my children dollies with their names on them.
Which I think are just beautiful.
Like I told you..I know nothing about crocheting so I can’t tell you how to even begin to do this but I did find the pattern that mom used to make the bunny.
I know that whenever she would make one of these creations, she would first take graph paper and mark it out like this.
If you figure out how to make this, please let me know…I would love to think that mom’s handiwork lives on after her.
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She did beautiful work. So sorry for your Loss. Praying for you and your family. Mothers are so special.
Thank you…God truely blessed me witha great mom…a
I don’t crochet, either, but wish I could. These are precious & such sweet little gifts that your Mom left for you & your children.
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These are just lovely and gorgeous! My mother crocheted all our names, too, and I’m working on getting them framed soon
Cute!
In case you’re curious, that kind of crocheting is called “filet crochet” and it can be very beautiful — do a google image search to see what I mean.
I haven’t personally done much filet work, but it’s actually quite easy if you’re able to follow the grid carefully. To make one of the solid squares, you crochet a bunch of stitches next to each other (it looks like she used ‘triple’ stitches). To make the empty square you just make a chain to skip that spot.
I looove old hand work — my mom has an entire box of my great-grandmother’s knitting, crocheting, tatting, and hemstitching and it is just breathtaking.
Thanks for sharing
Diann, I so can relate to your post today. My mother who passed away 11 years ago was an avid crocheter. She crocheted tablecloths, dollies, dresser scarfs and the name dollies. She tried her best to teach me but I had no interest. Now, that am 58 and miss my mom I WISH I had learned to crochet. My mother crochet probably close to 100 name dollies. Many people commissioned her to crochet the name dollies for wedding gifts, baby gifts etc. over the years. To this day when I run into someone that had one of her name dollies they are always so proud to tell me that they have one.