You want the gift that gets remembered — the one still being held years from now, the one someone holds and says, smiling, "my grandmother/godmother gave this to me."
This is that piece.
I'd had this rosebud arrangement on my list to make for a while — the little medallion at the centre, the rosebud-and-leaf detail scattered through the rounds — and the 150th Ekka gave me as good a reason as any to finally sit down and make it happen. It came home with a First Prize ribbon in Crochet Open, made exactly the way everything from Legacy Laceworks is made: the same care, the same attention, the same hours at the hook.
There's only one of these. Worked from the centre outward in concentric rounds, it builds from a small crocheted rosebud medallion at its heart through bands of open lace and gentle shell-stitch scallops, every ring finished with tiny crocheted rosebuds and leaves. Soft ivory, banded through with dusty sage-blue — a palette chosen to still feel right in ten years, not just for this year's nursery.
Crocheted in Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton 4 Ply, it's gentle against new born skin and sturdy enough to hold its shape through years of use — wrapped around them on the cold nights, tucked over the pram on the walks, kept close on the days they need to feel safe and warm and utterly comforted.
This is for you if:
- You're the grandparent or godparent who wants to give something money alone can't replicate
- You want a christening, naming day, or first-photo keepsake worth holding onto
- You'd rather give one meaningful piece than several forgettable ones
Details:
- Pattern: Whatcha-ma-call-it by Hooked on Sunshine
- Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton 4 Ply, 100% cotton
- Colourway: Ivory with sage-blue banding and pink rosebud detail
- Size: 88cm x 88cm
- Handmade, ready-made and available now — and once it's gone, it's gone
- Care: gentle wash, dry flat in shade
