Mama's Stash

Mama, circa 2000

My husband's grandmother was a knitter. When I met her (Mama) she was no longer knitting. I hadn't started. She died in 2001 at the young age of 96. She was a wonderful, caring, giving, lovely woman. I wish I had found her stash while she was alive. The stories she could have told about her projects! Instead, last month I was given her stash. There are quite a few unfinished projects. Some with needles still attached, all without the patterns. And without the stories. How sad!!! While going through the bags and boxes, her daughter Maria told me how Mama learned to knit. She befriended a lady who was the nurse to Robert Louis Stevenson. She taught Mama to knit her very first item.....socks!!! It took me 4 years to finally venture out and attempt socks. Now I kick myself for waiting so long to knit them.
I brought all the yarn home and today I took pictures of my "inheritance".... it took eight years of asking for the stash and last month I got it. Eureka!!!
Here we go....

Purple Mohair

Parfait, 9 balls

I started unraveling this project and I'm knitting a scarf with the yarn

Who was this for? My husband?

Almost complete. Where's the pattern??

Unknown

I think I can finish these

Yarn odds & ends

If you have suggestions or comments on this post, please, please send them. I would love to hear what you think, what I should do, etc.

Wool Hat

I made this wonderfully warm wool hat last month. I just love it!!
I used Noro Kureyon 100% wool yarn #159 Brick/Green/Purple/Blue colorway.
I used two skeins. I found a good price on ebay. I found a link to this pattern while reading blogs. The pattern can be found here. Pretty?