No Calorie Cookies....Shamrocks & Granny Crawford Memories

I have just learned to crochet. One of my students showed me how to do the basics and I was hooked (no pun intended!)

Thank you Rita!. This lovely lady is the official spokeman for Ireland's Special Olympics and as well as that she is very gifted at crochet (and not too bad at computers, which is what I teach her)

 She is always making something for someone...usually a baby cardigan for an expected arrival. She does not even need a pattern as she can just do it! Her work is so gorgeous I got the "graw" to take it up myself and asked Rita to show me how. I am so glad I did. I can already knit and do many other crafts so I knew I could pick this up.

So with the basics in place and St Patrick's Day coming up, I went to Youtube to get a tutorial on crocheting a shamrock.

Here is the result....

 

Then I had to look for a new challenge and found instructions for crocheted cookies..Yummy and calorie free!

 

Both are very easy to do and tutorials are given by Teresa Richardson on Youtube. If you got to Youtube and key in Small Crochet Shamrock you will find the tutorial.   Teresa has lots more, easy to follow, tutorials on there. I will be going back for more.

Next I will try to do one of her lovely flowers and cupcakes and then maybe I will go for something bigger. After many years of threatening to - I have finally got to grips with crochet.

My Granny Crawford was a fabulous crochet-er and seamstess. Maybe I inherited her talents. I used to visit her in the sixties and she used to say "Oh my, you are growing out of your skirt!" .....and then -much to my dismay she would let down the hem on her foot treadle Singer sewing machine.

(Ah sufferin' heart! there goes my street cred.!) 

I never had the heart to tell her that it was a mini skirt and therefor... the height of fashion!

This is a picture of her - Elizabeth Crawford,  pictured with my dad (upper right) and her other children, taken in about 1926-ish.  A very beautiful woman who led a hard life but was known for her kindness to all and sundry. It was said that tramps had left a special mark on her gatepost to let others know that this was a good place to get something to eat. She would always bring them in to sit on the stairs and have a bowl of soup or stew and a cup lof tea.

A medium once told me that she kept a special eye on me - like a guardian angel. I am a bit of a skeptic on these things but it is a nice idea all the same.

Well Granny, I can now crochet too...I bet you would be proud of me!

Comments

[colleen]

What a wonderful photo! And your shamrock is adorable! I used to crochet cookies and make them magnets for the fridge..you're so great learning and growing..you'll never grow old :-)

[kimme]

Neat shamrock! And perfect for Saint Patrick's day :)
Cute little cookies too!

I loved the story about your granny. What a wonderful
and kind hearted lady she must have been..... must run
in the family :)

[Josie]

your shamrock looks great,
Josie x
ps) I've changed the etsy settings to ship to Ireland - thanks again

[JapaneseKeane]

Nice works !!
Shamrock is must on St.Patrick`s Day :-)

[Lace hearts]

Crochet is such a wonderful thing, and it looks like you've taken off fast - lovely biscuits!
Thanks so much - the pattern dropped onto the mat this morning, and I can't tell you how excited I am. Just got a small matter of a patchwork quilt to finish off, then I shall be tackling a wonderful duck. I love it. Thank you for your kindness in sending it.

[betty]

Well, you are just 'craftier' than ever. Cute little shamrock; adorable little cookies. I had no idea you could crochet cookies! Well done!

[Val]

Oh they are brilliant, well done.

[Linda]

Those cookies are so cute!
Cheers Linda

[sharie]

What a lovely story and photo of your granny. So sweet of you never to tell her the skirt was a mini too.
I had a granny with a heart of gold too but sadly she died just before I was born.

You've done well making a shamrock - no stopping you now :-)

[Carmen]

Oh I'm so glad that you found me! I am very much enjoying your blog as well! Sounds like we have quite a it in common! Hope you don't mind that I read your blog with a lil' Irish accent (not that I do it justice at all), but I SO love an irish accent! Well, I will visit more...nice to meet you!