Vintage Poncho
November 24th, 2004
I wanted to share something with you all….My mom gave me this poncho last summer and I decided to wear it to work today:
It’s a poncho that my beloved Granny Mary knitted for my mom back in the sixties. My mom was going to give me two others but I couldn’t fit them in my suitcase. Both my grandma, and my great-grandma were avid knitters. My granny mary knitted lots of cabled items. I think she knitted all of her grandchildren gorgeous cabled afghans (regrettably, I lost mine 
). I became interested in knitting well after she passed away, but I really wish that I learned while she was still alive. I could have learned so much from her! I remember getting hand knit mittens from her in the winters. She did this ingenious thing with them…She connected them together with a very long piece of i-cord, it was long enough to pass through the inside of each coat sleeve and inside teh the back. Each little mitten would stick out the sleeve. She did this so we wouldn’t lose our mittens in the winter. I don’t know if she came up with this idea or if it was something that people did in the sixties, but it saved me from getting in trouble for losing a mitten in the winter! Here is a picture of my granny Mary when she was around 24 years old:
Don’t you love the 1920’s -style flapper bob? This was taken around the time she and my grandpa Ed met.
I think part of why I love knitting so much is because I feel like it brings me a bit closer to my grandma in spirit..
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Note: Click here to see more old photos of my family
Entry Filed under: Vintage
6 Comments
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Heather | November 24th, 2004 at 12:11 pm
I love that old flapper-esque 1920’s look! and they really knew how to accessorize.
Some of my most prized possessions are the crochet swatches I have from my great grandma…truly a gift when you have something they made! It’s beautiful.
happy gobble gobble.
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what a beautiful poncho and an awesome history behind it.
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Mom | November 24th, 2004 at 1:11 pm
I am so very happy that you are wearing the poncho. It is very beautiful, I wore it a lot when you kids were all little. When ponchos went out of style I put it in my cedar chest and there it stayed until last summer when I gave it to you. I am so glad that I did, and it fits you to a tee.
Mom
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Monica | November 24th, 2004 at 7:11 pm
And it still has that lovely cedar chest smell. Which is a good thing
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Eilene | November 25th, 2004 at 2:11 am
What a very pretty pic of you Grandma! Cool poncho. It’s fabulous to have something hand knit from the past! Enjoy it. Happy Turkey Day!
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Lauren | November 25th, 2004 at 5:11 am
Moni, what a wonderful story! I looked through your old photos, and they are so wonderful! You have such a well-documented family history–I would love to do that kind of thing one day and find all the photos from the past.
Beautiful entry–thanks for sharing! The poncho looks great on you!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Katherine | November 26th, 2004 at 1:11 am
great story! I love that you can carry on the family history like that