My Nanna used to crochet coathanger covers, and give them out as part of our Christmas presents.
When my sister and I were idiot teens, we used to laugh behind her back, thinking they were lame.
I now know better, and cherish the ones she has made me. I also grab other ones from op shops whenever I stumble across them, and wonder whose Nannas made them, and if they too had ungrateful little shits as grandchildren.
I'm sorry Nanna. I will never doubt you again.
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oh that is so sweet! My nana did these too...so did my mum...she was a nana before her time. They are so lovely. A lots of different colours.
ReplyDeletemy Mum did them for me too.. I think the worst part was they were always pink, and lilac, and aqua.. I finally convinced her to do some in red and black and EVERYONE LOVED them. And of course, now we are older and wiser, we KNOW how good they are for our precious clothes.♥
ReplyDeleteha ha ha... i love your little story that comes with it. i never came across them as a child, but i kinda rediscovered them anyway through the blogging world, and am now a fan! they may not have been popular in our regions, for to this day i have not been able to thrift just the one! so. lucky for me there's eyecandy around!!
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ReplyDeleteoh I love knitted hangers! I found one ages ago -crochet like that with a knitted storks head over the hanger bit (thus making it more swan like) and a little plastic baby in a knitted basket hanging off! I like the yellow one the best, so pretty!
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Oh so true, we can be such silly teens! The hangers are adorable and it's lovely that although it took a while you cherish them so much now. x
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