Tuesday 22 October 2013

Patchwork Quilt!!

Hello!!

Being the nostalgic person I am, I have always loved the idea of family traditions and passing things on to next generations. Throughout my childhood I can remember my Gran was always knitting something. I was always fascinated that with two sticks and some wool, she could create just about anything. So a few years ago I asked my Gran to teach me and it is something I've loved doing since. Although don't ask to see any of my work as it is a pile of unfinished scarfs and hats because as I have mentioned before I am quite the procrastinator!! 


My Knitting Bag!


So last year I decided to start a knitted version of a patchwork quilt. I asked my family and friends if they wanted to contribute and it could be passed onto our family for hopefully many generations. The patch could be any colour, pattern or theme. The only requirement is that it is to resemble a square of some form. The beauty and charm of a patchwork quilt is that it doesn't have to look perfect! My Mum and sister made their patches within about two weeks of me asking but because of my procrastinating ways I kind of gave up on my patch and put the project to one side. So after a year of not doing much with it I have decided to stop wasting time and get back to creating a family tradition!!


Top: My Mum's patch
Left: My Sister's patch (she loves all things Spanish!!)
Right: My attempt!!



This is just a selection of the wool and knitting needles I own because I went a bit mad on buying these last year and this post would end up just being lots and lots of photos of different coloured wool and different sized knitting needles!! I wanted to experiment with different sizes of needles as I wanted to create large and small patches for the quilt. I usually buy the needles from Amazon as they have a good choice of widths and lengths available. For the wool, we usually go to B&M who have a great selection and at really cheap too (but still good quality). 

So I am going to start work on a new patch next week and hopefully it will soon start resembling a quilt of some form!! 

Do you knit? Do you have any family keepsakes?

                          History Never Repeats
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10 comments:

  1. my mum use to knitt sweaters for me and my brother when w e were young. I want to learn it from her too..
    your mum's patch is so neat...
    Looking forward to more knitting posts from you..
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    1. Thank you!! You should definitely start knitting!! X

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  2. This is an amazing tradition! I cant wait to see it when its finished :D xxx

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  3. Love knitting! but haven't picked up my needles since spring so got to get my knitting groove back on. I started a patchwork blanket last year made from little honeycomb shapes. Its going to take a while but I can't wait for it to be finished. Keep up the good work. If you haven't already get yourself a free account on Ravelry, its a social website for Knitters/Crocheters to intermingle and share both paid and free patterns for every skill level. I loose hours on there ha ha x

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    1. Thanks for the tip!! Definitely going to sign up!! X

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  4. I would love to be able to knit, my grandmother taught me when I was about 10 but that was 20 years ago and I can't remember how to do it now! I've got it on my '32 Before 32' list to learn how to do it again - think that'll be my new year project :-) x

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    1. I love the "32 before 32" list!! Very motivational!! You should definitely make knitting your new year project!! X

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  5. My gran taught me to knit too but I haven't done it in ages. My boyfriend asked me to kit him a scarf about two years ago and I got quite far with it but I've never got round to finishing it :( Your post has inspired me to pick the knitting needles back up though and maybe my boyfriend will have his scarf by Christmas :) x

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    1. Thank you for your lovely comment!! You should definitely post a photo of it once its finished!! X

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