Knitting Request

My Mother who is 90 yrs. old now remembers a pattern she used to knit as a
girl ... it was a pillow - used knit and purl ... somehow you knitted (or is
that knit??) a square or rectangle, then gathered it all to the front and
stuck a big covered button in the middle. There are not too many things she
can do anymore so if I could find a pattern for such a pillow, it might
spark her interest a bit. I'm not a knitter so I cannot help her. Can
anyone help? (now I'm thinking why can't you just make that square and tug
it to the front and do it, but she says there's a particular pattern)

Sharon (N.B.)

Must try that - thank you Lucretia!!!

Sharon (N.B.)
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"Lucretia Borgia" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:15:49 GMT, "clancy"
wrote:

My Mother who is 90 yrs. old now remembers a pattern she used to knit as
a
girl ... it was a pillow - used knit and purl ... somehow you knitted (or
is
that knit??) a square or rectangle, then gathered it all to the front and
stuck a big covered button in the middle. There are not too many things
she
can do anymore so if I could find a pattern for such a pillow, it might
spark her interest a bit. I'm not a knitter so I cannot help her. Can
anyone help? (now I'm thinking why can't you just make that square and
tug
it to the front and do it, but she says there's a particular pattern)

Sharon (N.B.)


I haven't done much knitting recently but I would think it would have
four decreasing areas and then the remaining stitches in the centre
were gathered where the button would be.

Why not go to rcty and ask there ? I bet you would have a pattern in
minutes.

Sheena

Hmmm. I was going to suggest just knitting a huge square (appx. twice the size
of the finished product), then put the pillow in the middle, on the diagonal,
bring the corners to the center, and then seam the two diagonals.


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That's what I suggested ... but she says she needs a pattern 'cuz it's
different than that' .... I dunno .... but thanks for the suggestion Karen.
This type of thing has happened several times with my Mother - she thinks
she wants to do a particular thing, then when I search down the 'stuff' to
do such thing, I'm told it's not exactly what she wants to do right then.
Soooooooo ....... I keep trying.

Sharon (N.B.)
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"Karen C - California" wrote in message
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Hmmm. I was going to suggest just knitting a huge square (appx. twice the
size
of the finished product), then put the pillow in the middle, on the
diagonal,
bring the corners to the center, and then seam the two diagonals.


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Finished 5/21/04 - Fireman's Wife
WIP: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn, Calif
Sampler,
Holiday Snowglobe

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http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html

This type of thing has happened several times with my Mother - she thinks she
wants to do a particular thing, then when I search down the 'stuff' to do such
thing, I'm told it's not exactly what she wants to do right then. Soooooooo
........ I keep trying.

Why?????????????????

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Well she gets frustrated that I'm sitting there doing needlework or
quilting, etc. - and I know if I found something that she could and would
love to do - I would be happier too ... does that make sense? Old age ain't
as golden as some would like you to believe.

Sharon (N.B.)
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"Olwynmary" wrote in message
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This type of thing has happened several times with my Mother - she thinks
she
wants to do a particular thing, then when I search down the 'stuff' to do
such
thing, I'm told it's not exactly what she wants to do right then.
Soooooooo
....... I keep trying.

Why?????????????????

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Because she`s a GOOD person! heehee!

Pat P

"Olwynmary" wrote in message
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This type of thing has happened several times with my Mother - she thinks
she
wants to do a particular thing, then when I search down the 'stuff' to do
such
thing, I'm told it's not exactly what she wants to do right then.
Soooooooo
....... I keep trying.

Why?????????????????

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Because she`s a GOOD person! heehee!

Pat P

"Olwynmary" wrote in message
...
This type of thing has happened several times with my Mother - she thinks
she
wants to do a particular thing, then when I search down the 'stuff' to do
such
thing, I'm told it's not exactly what she wants to do right then.
Soooooooo
....... I keep trying.

Why?????????????????

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.




And it's what good people do for their parents or grandparents, even when they
drive them totally nuts! lol

Caryn
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Well she gets frustrated that I'm sitting there doing needlework or quilting,
etc. - and I know if I found something that she could and would love to do - I
would be happier too ... does that make sense? Old age ain't as golden as some
would like you to believe.

In that case, I apologise for the smart remark. It so happens, my mother is
one of the extremely awkward kind - no-one on this earth could ever do anything
right for her!! - but we don't even live on the same continent. I do have some
very old knitting etc. books which I have picked up at estate sales, would you
like me to dig some of them out and look to see if there is anything similar?

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I didn't really take your remarks as a smart remark - just something I say
to myself now and again. I'd love you to have a look-see whenever you have
time just to see if there is such a pattern. Would appreciate it very much
.... if she's happy, I'm happy. :-))

Sharon (N.B.)
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"Olwynmary" wrote in message
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Well she gets frustrated that I'm sitting there doing needlework or
quilting,
etc. - and I know if I found something that she could and would love to
do - I
would be happier too ... does that make sense? Old age ain't as golden as
some
would like you to believe.

In that case, I apologise for the smart remark. It so happens, my mother
is
one of the extremely awkward kind - no-one on this earth could ever do
anything
right for her!! - but we don't even live on the same continent. I do have
some
very old knitting etc. books which I have picked up at estate sales, would
you
like me to dig some of them out and look to see if there is anything
similar?

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.