1. the mother of one's father or mother
2. a female ancestor
source: dictionary.com
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Grandma
When I was little I remember watching my grandma crochet blankets, towels that hung from the oven door, pot holders, you name it. Looking at the pieces closely, I couldn't figure out how it was done. It seemed so complicated. As I grew a little older she started to teach me how to crochet. I realized the repeated slip-knot like motion was not nearly as difficult as I expected. That evening, sitting on my grandma's couch, I created a gigantic chain of light blue yarn. It had absolutely zero use, but I was proud of it and so was my grandma. Unfortunately, my grandma passed away before I had the opportunity to learn how to make something more useful than a rope out of the repetitive motion. Again, I wished to learn how to crochet, but lacked a teacher.
My sophomore year of college I was sitting in the commons area when a friend walked up and started to crochet. I found a teacher. She kindly taught me how to crochet rows back and forth. I tried to make a scarf but gave up when it began to get narrower and narrower. Time passed and I always thought about giving it another shot. Between school and work I never really seemed to have the time.
Recently, one of my dear friends found out she was having a baby girl. I figured a small hat would be a good place to start trying to learn again, plus I had some really pretty lavender yarn left over from another project. I found a fairly easy to follow YouTube video and set to work. After a few failed attempts, knots, and rewinding I finished the hat. While I was incredibly excited to finally finish a project, it seemed a little plain. Back to YouTube I went and found a video for an easy crochet flower.
I felt close to my grandma while I was creating this little hat. I'd like to think that she would be delighted to see my little project and excited to see this tradition passed on.
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