I didn’t make this afghan, my mom did.  Yes I know it’s a little ratty, but that’s sort of the point.  It’s like an old friend who has been with me for a lot of years.  And it’s made with……steady yourself…..acrylic yarn.  In her defense, that was really all we knew then.  I say that tounge-in-cheek because I’m really not a yarn snob.  It just reminds me of how much things have changed.  This was made in 1982, before personal computers, before online shopping or LYSs to choose from.   I know she put careful thought into all aspects of making the afghan because I was going off to college, and she wanted it to be special.

 

She designed it herself, though we didn’t think of it as designing.  She has always been able to make exactly what’s in her imagination, especially with fabric.  I hope I’m like that, too.  I get images that just seem to pop into my head and bug me until I figure out exactly how to make them.  Back to the afghan,  I even found some of Mom’s notes tucked away in an old crafting book:  I love looking through old books!!  Yes, I was pilfering through her stuff not too long ago, hehehe.  I love that I have these notes to go with my afghan.  The papers now have ragged edges where they stuck out of the book all these years, and that just makes it even better. 

Enough sappiness.  Check out some of the pictures from the book: 

          Oh, baby, those collars!!  And check out the skin-tight blue jeans!!  Bet he can’t get into those now!!

And, who didn’t make this afghan?: 

I’d love to hear from those of you who remember the same things!!