Another blast from the past for today. Actually this photograph is marked “Father’s Day” so should have come before the previous oldie I put up here, as this date puts Tim at only 2-3 months old. He is held by my husband (wearing a jumper I had knitted for him, too!) and flanked by Craig’s Dad and Grandad, so this is a four generation photo. Quite cool, no?
Tim is wearing a pale green outfit I had knitted for our new baby whilst I was still pregnant. It is in fisherman’s rib; thus turning me off this stitch for many years, man, you know how I’m into quick knitting projects…! Come to think of it, I’ve not knitted another fisherman’s rib project since…
The outfit was from a Patons baby booklet and comprised pants and a cute little fisherman’s jumper, with a half tab button front and a little collar. Oh, but it was cute! The buttons I used on the front were little wooden toggle buttons, hand-carved by my father, and were adorable. I still have some of the leftover buttons in a little paper bag, marked “Timothy’s buttons”. I’ve never done another project worthy of them….
I don’t know where this little outfit is now. I thought I had passed it on to one of my sisters-in-law but it seems to have disappeared. This makes me a little sad. But I know I shouldn’t attach too much sentimentality to “things”. After all, I’ve got the most important, er “things” here with me still, meaning the men in my family. Right? Right.
(if you want to see what this cute little bubbsie looks like now, go here)
(On another note; you can just see a glimpse of the collar of the shirt my husband is wearing underneath, which has since been refashioned here)
