I remember my sisters and I wearing dresses like this.
My Nan made three matching ones for my sisters and I.
We wore them for years they grew with us Mum said.
My Nan taught herself to crochet when she visited us here in Australia, just a year after we immigrated.
My sisters and I grew up without the presence of extended family.
It seems to be something that is happening a lot more today.
Only as an adult do I see how hard it was for my parents to make Australia their home.
To raise a family thousands of kilometers away from their own.
This is a little big for Heather to model.
And Michael is not going to cooperate and model the dress for me.
I found this pattern at the op-shop and fell in love with it.
Maybe because it brought back memories of my own childhood.
Or maybe it was those puff sleeves that did it?
I did add a little more length to Heather's dress than the pattern advised.
Pattern: Sirdar 4119
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Alpaca
Hooks: 4mm and 3mm
I have so many books and patterns and I still troll around on Ravalry looking for patterns.
Maybe this years resolution should be to use some of the books and patterns I already have!
11 comments:
Tracy that is so sweet! Heather will look adorable in it.
Beautiful Tracy!! I love the colour :)
Very pretty! Lovely colour!
golly tracy! that is gorgeous.... :) i know what u mean abt memories of wearing such pretty things. i hv mine of my grandma as she too used to knit/crochet for us. which is another reason why i want to learn how to knit n crochet because these are the thing that i reckon kids remember a lot from their childhood. i'm becoming a hoarder myself!! at least u r already a knitting expert n still getting more patterns that you KNOW u can knit up. me? cant even knit ONE proper baby hat and i've got tonnes of books n patterns already. lol i'm over ambitious like that! >.<
I love it!
Totally gorgeous.
So sweet. I love your reminiscences too. DH and I are both 1st generation immigrants so I am bringing up my children 12,000 miles away from my family - it's tough :( When DS1 was born, my mum gave me the shawl that my grandma made for me when I was a baby. Such a lovely thing to have.
Really gorgeous Tracy. It's interesting how making certain things connects us to our foremothers. My mother-in-law was an immigrant, and I often wonder just how she managed with six young children (in 8 years) and no relatives here at all. There are many things that we only realise as adults.
I really enjoy your posts and your insight Tracy - thanks for sharing so much - and Merry Christmas to you too! Regards, Lara (thornberry)
when I see dresses like this, I wish Joseph was a girl. Not really. It is beautiful.
That is so gorgeous Tracy. Look forward to a modelled shot when Heather gets a bit bigger.
Just beautiful, I love this colour.
Just gorgeous Tracy, can't wait to see Heather wearing it :)
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