Not Socks!

woo hoo! lookie what came home to me!

my mommy made this for me when i was little! it's from Workbasket Dec 1971. she made 4 (i think)




sis M somehow saved them and she sent me mine several years ago--this was & is a major feat since Mom gave away most of my/our childhood --and then stated "but i didn't think any of you would want that stuff" - there are 8 of us (me-i'm #7) and i'm sure we could & would have fought each other for all of it!

Mom knit & crocheted (still does) for....well...all of my life. Hats, mittens, ponchos, dresses, sweaters, afghans, etc. and boy! what i wouldn't give to have all that for my grandkids.

the dress is made from Red Heart yarn. i'm telling you, this stuff wears like IRON! this dress is like 30+ years old!! oh, and i DO have the pattern and made L B her own pink - very pink dress - she had to,,,,just had to,,,, have it --floor length!

don't tell! i don't like Red Heart! - Mom loves the stuff!



L B has been wearing it for the past couple of years and even when it got too small, she'd sometimes wear it to bed. Guess her momba convinced her that it should go back to Mamere. I have the belt too, need to find it and put them together.

I remember that when we first got it out to have her try on- she used the belt as a leash to walk her brother down the hallway!!!

after much laughter (and then concern that she might choke her brother), her mom & i put the belt "away".

any idea where "away" is now??