For many years my mother kept a baby shawl that a friend's mother had made for her, for my impending arrival. It was off white, 4 ply lacy, round and very soft.
I had always imagined bringing my own little bundle of joy home in it.
However, when I was first expecting, my first beautiful baby boy "Elijah John" was still born, so I never got to bring him home at all. After 10 years of infertility, the doctor told me the chances of having children were unlikely, my mother mentioned she was going send my baby shawl to a friend who was expecting- I was sad to see the shawl and my dreams for it being given to someone else but by the same token, I did want the shawl to get used again- so I said sure pass it on.
About a month later, I broke the news to my astounded husband and then called my mother. I was expecting a baby in August and to my delight, mum had procrastinated about sending the shawl and so I was able to for fill my dream of bringing my baby boy home in its softness.
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| Ace Monroe- 21-8-2012 |
A couple of months ago I stumbled across the pattern for making the very same shawl and so set to making one. I used cream 8ply acrylic baby yarn. Here is how it turned out!
