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One thing my mother left me was a big bag of soft mohair-type knitting wool in lovely shades of red. She obviously saw the bag-full on sale somewhere – I guess it was probably an end of range or the like, but there were no labels on the balls – and thought I would like it because she knew I had knitted two things from similar yarn in the past. As it happened I didn’t need to use it for myself, as I already had the warm jumpers and cardigan I had knitted before, so I still had it in my stash when Big One needed a warm jumper a few years ago. So I found a pattern that used yarn that looked like the same sort, and knitted one for her. It worked out well; she was very happy with it and has worn it a lot for several years. Now it’s getting a bit small, so since I still had more than half the yarn left I offered to make her another. It was meant to be in time for Christmas but I didn’t quite manage it, but finally it is finished and she’s pleased to have one that’s a better fit just in time for this latest cold weather. The smaller one is still in decent shape and just needs a wash and brush-up to be usable by Little One if she wants it – although Big One is loathe to give it up just yet! There’s still one ball left as well, maybe I could make some matching mittens or something. I know my mother would have been pleased it turned out to be so useful, so thanks Mam, that was a great bargain! The picture doesn’t show them at their best – there wasn’t enough space to spread them both out properly! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2023.