Sewing, knitting, crocheting — everything classified under the “textile arts”.
My first attempt was when I was 7 or 8, when our class was given a knitting assignment. We were to craft a pair of baby booties and these were to be displayed outside our classroom on Exhibition Day. Easy enough, right?
I came home, told mother I was supposed to get a pair of knitting needles from her, and mother gave me a pair of giant ones. “That will do,” she said. Mum is always right, right?
So I took the pair of giant needles, and the wool — and for those who know the craft, you know what happened. Giant needles make for giant baby booties with huge gaps in-between the loops. Who would guess that I would invent a pair of booties for giant babies, with natural aeration to boot?
The teacher looked at my pair with some trepidation, but decided I couldn’t be left out. So my big baby booties were exhibited with my classmates’ normal-sized, delicately crafted ones and immediately, everybody couldn’t help but notice them. The enormous BBs elicited giggles, smiles and comments like, “Why are they so big?”
At 8 years old, I already had my 15 minutes of fame.
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Go big is certainly the way to get noticed!
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You had me laughing!
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I wish I knew how to stop people from interrupting me when we’re talking on the phone. There now. I feel much better. 🙃
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😂
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Love your sense of humor, Kathlyn. You sound like somebody I’d love to have as a next door neighbor. I have a hunch we could get into a lot of trouble together! ❤
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Indeed! 😄
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Wish you had posted a pic of those booties 🙂.
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😄
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Long gone…
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This story made me laugh! Thanks for “liking” my blog post on unshakeable hope so I could discover yours.
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I wonder where your mom got those giant knitting needles.
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Me too!
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