tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648643754444494257.post4107819869766375785..comments2022-12-17T14:04:32.159+00:00Comments on Vivienne's Pastimes: On Princes and ShawlsViviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15102166089045048403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648643754444494257.post-29570439558194268122013-07-28T08:13:05.121+01:002013-07-28T08:13:05.121+01:00I'm always glad when I see Libby dragging the ...I'm always glad when I see Libby dragging the blanket I knitted for her around the floor. Hers is a reasonably complex lace pattern (because I needed to be distracted from pregnancy), but I deliberately chose a machine washable wool in a dark brown that doesn't show anything.Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102166089045048403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648643754444494257.post-71884141417919577022013-07-26T17:01:51.012+01:002013-07-26T17:01:51.012+01:00I have two rather nice cream cotton shawls/blanket...I have two rather nice cream cotton shawls/blankets that my MIL knitted for my two sons. They're very simple - she's not much of a knitter - basket stitch with a border of plain stitch, but they are a very pleasing weight and texture and I've kept them because they are much nicer than almost anything else she's ever given us. My in-laws are the sort of people who usually equate worth with cost, but I like the personal touch in a present, even if (as she never misses an opportunity to point out) they have a few little mistakes in them. I hope that if we have grandchildren, they'll be able to use the shawls too, and that like my sons they'll sometimes opt to cuddle up under one on the sofa when they're bigger and in need of a bit of TLC. But they're robust enough that they don't have to be treated as precious heirlooms. I hope George has some "everyday" things too, as well as his historic pieces of craftsmanship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com