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Knitted Doll Blanket and Pillow Item Info
- Title:
- Knitted Doll Blanket and Pillow
- Creator:
- Great Grandmother Patricia
- Date Created:
- 1989
- Material:
- Baby weight acrylic blend yarn and polyfill
- Techniques:
- Knitting
- Description:
- Both the pillow and the blanket are knitted from a baby weight acrylic blend yarn that changes colour from white, pink, and blue. The Pillow is a rectangle stuffed with polyfill and features a frilly edging all around. The Blanket is a larger rectangle that has been knitted with a regular knit stitch and features a popcorn-like edging around the perimeter. There are a few stains on the blanket and pillow from wear and tear.
- Story:
- The item was originally a handmade canopy doll bed, complete with a blanket and pillow, that my great-grandmother had crafted and given to my mother as a gift when she was a teenager. When my mother recalls that gift, she remembers not feeling very connected to it at the time.
- My Mothers Point of View:
- When my mother recalls that gift, she remembers not feeling very connected to it at the time. Speaking with her, she said that she was done playing dolls by the time she was fourteen. Well, the gift felt out of touch to my mother. She kept it because she knew her grandmother had made it for her with love. My mother recalls that her grandmother enjoyed making lots of doll accessories, specifically Barbie clothes, which were passed down to my mother's sister.
- My Point of View:
- My mother passed down the bed and doll blanket to me when I was six years old. I no longer remember the bed, as I broke it, but I will always remember the sheets. Growing up, I knew GG made the sheets, and that was why they were one of my favourite toys. I knew the value and love that went into the item, and I cherished it. It was also the perfect size to tuck in my favourite stuffed animal, Lamby.
- Subjects:
- Knitting; Creative item
- Source:
- Photo taken by the Author, item made by Great Grandmother Patricia.
- Type:
- Image;StillImage
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Language:
- eng
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Knitted Doll Blanket and Pillow", The Threads of Crafting, The Threads of Crafting Corperation
- Reference Link:
- http://localhost:4000/items/kitted_doll_blanket_and_pillow.html
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