Every thing we craft has a story, sometimes it’s a ‘simple’ one: a trip to the store to purchase yarn; a find from the GOG stash of yarn that sings to us; practicing a new stitch; or, working a well known favourite … sometimes, as with Kathryn and Marnie’s recent granny square rugs the story is more ‘complex’ and isn’t fully known as we pull together and finish work that some-one else started. Sometimes though, we know the story … earlier this month I was gifted a stash of yarn from my niece’s mother-in-law, she had passed away a number of years ago and it was only while the family were cleaning out the family home after the father-in-law’s death did the stash resurface. Hidden in the stash was a started granny rug with enough yarn to complete it, so in honour of the original crocheter and her family here is ‘Tricia’s Rug’ ready for the next chapter in its story …
