Joint project

My Mum was always making something by hand and of course I wanted to join in. By way of countless projects over many years, she taught me how to sew, knit and crochet.

As a teenager I had more time than money, so being able to make my own clothes was a bonus. Mum had infinitely more patience than me so her results were always better, but I managed to throw together some pretty funky handmade outfits over the years.

Sadly, my lovely Mum died a few years ago. A few months before she passed away, she had started knitting me a poncho. She had made me one as a girl and I requested this more up-to-date replacement!

It was a good few years before I could bring myself to pick up the half-finished project that Mum left behind but I am so glad that I eventually did. Mum had knitted the back of the poncho and was half way through the front. I finished the front, sewed it up, kitted the collar and added the fringing. I wear it a lot in the cooler weather and it gives me comfort to know that Mum and I knitted it together.