On Productivity
Since that last post was a bit of a downer, I thought I’d share something more positive. Last weekend, I went to a baby shower in Chicago, and my aunt Cathy gave me my grandmother Thelma’s knitting journals. She used these journals to list, in brief, everything she knit in a given month, who she made it for, and, sometimes, what size she made. Here’s what she knit in the spring of 1978, thirty years ago:
March - 1 pr gloves (Jack); Nan’s Vest - Lulu; Jim’s Afghan - started in Jan.; sweater (1) Sue Kane
April - sweater - Cathy H.; sweater (Thelma)
May - Sweater (2-3) Bertha; dress (2-3) Linda; sweater (1) Darlene Karla
So in the space of three months, she finished an afghan and made a pair of gloves, a vest, five sweaters (two sized for babies), and a baby dress. Only one of those items was for her. Is that amazing or what?
Just for fun, I’m going to adjust my sidebar a bit and add a list that will change each month of what my grandmother was knitting in that month in some earlier year. I hope you’ll find it fun and inspiring!
April 20th, 2008 at 8:09 am
That’s a really cool idea! You’re so lucky to have that! I’m definitely jealous!
April 20th, 2008 at 8:26 am
What a great idea!
April 20th, 2008 at 9:35 am
What a lovely heirloom!
April 20th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Oh my! That’s just too cool.
And *gulp* at her productivity…..
April 20th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I’m in awe of your grandmother’s productivity!