Hi,

            This post is dedicated to my mom, my first teacher, my inspiration and the best critic there can be... She enjoys watching me work, gives suggestions, loves showing to others the works I do,  but minces no words if she feels the final product isn'tworth the effort put in.... Well, she's my very own quality control system....

          In another old post of mine, I had put in pictures of some place mats using some woollen yarn my mother got from water- filters... this is the link to the old story...
https://chitras-creative-corner.blogspot.com/2016/08/hi-friends-posting-another-one-of-my.html

          Well, got more of those yarn... so crocheted a long mat out of it.. The yarn is not smooth and it hurts the fingers when you crochet for a long time. Plus, it is a stiff and thick yarn....  So, it was just normal double crochet stitch all the way.

         

   The whole yarn came out of eight filters and the total length of the finished mat is a little less than a metre and a half. It was a perfect fit for my father's  bamboo lounge chair. 

You can see the different shades of off- white colour on the mat; each from a different filter. Since the whole mat was one colour, it looked dull. So, used some brown wool from my stock to add an edging all around.

    This is final look... My dad usually isn't lavish with words of praise, but the smile on his face said it all....

     

    What else was unexpected was the expresion on my little lad's face.. He started complaining to one and all that amma is never making anything for him :-(

Now, it was my turn to make amends..... Using some yarn left out from this project, I crocheted a small oval mat for him... something he could use when he would be sitting on the floor, playing...

These two projects took me a couple of weeks to get completed as I could crochet only for short periods of time daily, at night, after all work gets done. This is what happens when you are dividing your time between job and home and kids and what not.... 

    But, one thing is for sure.... There is a satisfaction of having completed a job, and then there is happiness in spreading happiness... so who can resist when the benefit is two-fold !!

( No mother would exchange for the whole world, the toothy smile and the sweet kisses her little prince rewards her with.... )

“CROCHET GIVES ME AN INNER PEACE THAT I TREASURE EACH AND EVERY DAY.” – JUDITH FERRETT

Bye. Take care.

- Chitra.