Marie wrote:
But knitting, that's orderly and straightforward... I don't know anyone who can do both knit and crochet.
I'm with you. I can knit, standing up in the subway even, but I can't crochet worth a damn. I end up with a twisty thing that won't lie flat.
Now my grandmother could do both, sort of a human perpetual motion machine. Annual output: 2 sweaters each per son and grandchild, 1 per daughter-in-law and other miscellaneous extended family, plus hats, scarves, and mittens for all, including the crossing guards. And these amazing two-piece dresses for herself that I swear she knitted on toothpicks. The crochet haul included assorted afghans, laces tablecloths, antimacassars and doilies. And she quilted. And sewed. And gardened. And cooked. All day. I learned a lot from her.
-Helen/Aidan
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