Visits from my grandson

There is always the need of clothing for babies! A friend of mine is expecting her child at the end of the summer and I thought a light-weight bonnet would be something practical to have:

The bonnet is made of cotton yarn, crochet hook 3,5 (E-4). A crochet fan pattern, and the edge outlined with simple dc/sc stitches, using a fine contrasting yarn. The bonnet is closed with two ca. 25 cm ribbons, the chains made like a Solomon stitch crochet cast-on. E-mail me if you need more information. Need a suitable card for announcing the birth of a new baby? Here it is, in Cindy's blog Scherenschnitte - Papercuts. She lives in the US, does masterful papercuts, also on commission.

To my great joy and delight, I was able to see my grandson Victor for a week earlier this month. A four-year old boy, charming, lively, intensely interested in just about everything except going to bed. And maybe due to my steadily advancing age, and reflecting on the wars that have been going on for all the years in my life at some place or another in the world, I once again began comparing the life of present-day children, their environments and everyday happenings with mine so many years ago. How lucky many of us are, living in an area without hostile conflicts or worse.

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And this is only half of it: by accepting the invitation, the account of the person sending the invite will also be credited with US $ 25.00 to lend to a borrower. Note:  again the loan will be paid back to the original overall donor.

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Thank you for reading this post.

(Here the link I try to include in every post: Helpful Tips and Links for Textile Crafters) Scroll post down to the end).