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    Blogging from A to Z: Knitting

    Über soft scarf knitted from alpaca fiber. My grandmother was a big knitter. She’d knit sweaters and afghans for all of her grandchildren. If you were pregnant, your newborn would receive a knitted sweater, booties and hat, all hand-made by my Grandma. One of my most prized possessions to this day is the collection of knit clothing she made for my Barbie dolls. She made a skirt and blouse combo, a stole (women had those in the 60s and 70s), dresses and many other items. She must have knit them with teeny weeny needles because I’ve never seen such fine stitchery. I thought I was the luckiest girl in the…