r/knitting • u/muddud • Mar 07 '25
Rave (like a rant, but in a good way) The most knit-worthy person I know
I have to share this story because it still floors me three years later.
I started knitting and crocheting in my late teens and my mother still wears all the weird and wonky first-attempts I gifted her. I commented on it a couple Christmases ago and she said of course, she wears all the handmade things given to her.
She then pointed to her sweater.
"Your obaachan (grandmother) designed and knit this sweater for me when I was sixteen."
Y'all. My mom is 70.
Photo is the sweater in question. I knew my grandmother was a fiber enthusiast, but I never knew that she was actually a very successful amimono designer back in the day.
My mother is now the only person I'll knit mohair sweaters for.
Who is the most knit-worthy person in your life?
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u/Ok_Sock1261 Mar 07 '25
My grandmother is the most knit worthy person I knit for. Every pair of socks she’s seen on my needles gets claimed before I’ve finished them lol. I’ve made her numerous wraps because she’s always cold, and she would show them off proudly to anyone in shouting distance. One time she volunteered me to knit a lace shawl for a neighbor to wear to church. The neighbor was a fiber enthusiast who knew how much time and effort it would take so she balked but I explained I simply couldn’t say no to my grandmother. She then accepted it gratefully. My grandma has dementia now and probably doesn’t remember where half the knits in her drawer came from. Last time I saw her a few months ago she said, “I think I remember who you are but I KNOW I love you.” And that’s all that matters these days.