This is the scarf I made for my father-in-law. I started it when he was in the hospital and pretty disoriented but he paid attention when I was crocheting so I asked him if he wanted me to make something for him. I decided that I would only work on it when I was visiting him, so it has traveled with me each day first to the hospital then to the rehab facility. Each day I would remind him I was making it for him, ask him if he liked the color and show him the progress before I left.
After I sewed in the ends, I gave it to him to try on. “Is this for me?” he asked. He spent some time examining it. I asked him if he wanted fringe added to the end. (No.) For a while he laid it over his lap like an extremely short afghan, then carefully folded it and set it on the bed next to him. “It is very nice work, thank you.”
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Wonderful color and made with love.
You can’t tell from the photo, but he has amazing blue eyes. This will bring out their color even more.
Sounds like a happy man.
It did make him happy. He will be even happier once he is home!
I bet. It can’t be fun
Oh, how wonderful! I’ve loved hearing abut the particular project, since it’s brought him joy. And the scarf looks great!
Thanks. It was hard to find a “masculine” stitch, but this one worked. It was good to see him happy for a few moments.