MWM|| Old Projects, Good memories 💗

Blessed afternoon my dear NeedleWorkMonday crafty and creative friends, I hope you are doing well. This week I have been very busy with personal matters so I have not been able to be as active in the community as usual. However, today I decided to take some time to share with you some projects that I made a long time ago, before I started my journey in Hive.

A few days ago I was trying to recover old photos on my old computer, that's how I found a folder of photos of old crochet projects. Seeing these photos made me very excited, I thank God that there are digital photos that allow us to save our memories, because in reality there were many projects that I did not remember. I was surprised at how many things I have knitted in my life and it is beautiful to have a photographic record of it all.

I realized that before I started my Hive blog, I used to do big projects, I remember that in summer time I would go down every afternoon to the garden of the housing development with a reclining chair, a small snack and my basket of yarn and needles to knit bags, tops, rugs and anything that didn't involve following a tutorial. It was wonderful to be in the middle of the plants, listening to music, knitting and enjoying the sunny afternoons. Big projects were very relaxing for me because I was not in a hurry.

In the winter season I would knit in the small living room of the apartment, drinking hot chocolate and watching a Turkish soap opera with my sister and daughter. At that time we knitted hats and scarves to sell. I have no idea of the exact number of hats I knitted while living in Lima, but I do remember the most striking and different ones. I made some sets of hats and scarves for children with the colors of the school uniform and I also made some blankets and ponchos.

A project that I remember a lot and that makes me feel very proud is my cross stitch tablecloth with the image of the Virgin Mary. I knitted this tablecloth during the pandemic confinement. At that time knitting and praying helped me a lot to calm the uncertainty and anxiety caused by such a situation. During the pandemic I also knitted a blanket made from a granny square, this blanket I started with wool scraps and then I was comparing more material until I got a large blanket.

Seeing the pictures of my first amigurumis made me remember that I didn't like making small dolls at all, so I used to duplicate the stitches to enlarge the patterns I found on the web. I made dolls for my children, my nephews, some neighbors and of course a doll for me. My biggest frustration with this doll was embroidering her eyes, so in the end I decided to put 2 wooden buttons on her and she looked very much like Coraline.

I made many bags and pencil cases, but without a doubt the one I liked the most was my heart pencil case made with the Tapestry Crochet technique, since it was my first project knitted with this technique and I think it turned out very nice. Each knitted project has a particular story and reminds me of special moments in my life, so when we deliver a knitted project we also deliver a little piece of ourselves and our personal history. If my weavings could speak they would reveal a piece of my soul. To travel to the past and come back happy is a blessing and this is what happens to me every time I see everything I have created since I came across this wonderful art. Thank you for reading, greetings and blessings.