Conversation with grandson – what should I do?? - ConnieLene

Conversation with grandson – what should I do??

Mar.31, 2012

Mormor (mothers mother in Danish) can you knit bird pictures?

moi: yes I could, but I don’t.

Why?

moi: I don’t usually knit pictures.

Why not?

moi : Because I don’t like knitting pictures.

Why? Is it too hard for you?

moi: no, it isn’t too hard. Bird pictures are knitted using the intarsia method. I knit intarsia often. In fact, I love knitting intarsia. I just don’t knit pictures. Okay.

If you knit intarsia and that knits pictures why don’t you knit birds?

moi: Intarsia is the method I use to knit with many colours. I could knit pictures if I wanted to.

Why don’t you then?

moi: because I don’t really like knitting pictures.

Why not?

now you can see where this is going can’t you?

If you knit intarsia you could knit me a sweater with a bird on the front, couldn’t you?

moi: I could but you would not wear a sweater with a bird on the front, would you? and I don’t really like knitting pictures.

but you could, couldn’t you?

moi: yes I could but you would not wear it.

I would if you knitted me one.

moi thinking: this is a boy aged 8 going on 9 (in June) – would he really wear this sweater more than once? Would I really commit to creating one? I hate sweaters with pictures, I really do.

moi out loud: would you like me to knit you a winter telly watching blanket – that could have a kind of bird on it.

Yes it could, but I would wear a sweater with a bird on the front that you made.

moi thinking: this boy will go a long way

moi out loud: what say we stick to a telly watching blanket with a kind of a bird on it, would that be okay?

Yes it would, but I would wear a sweater with a bird on the front that you made.

moi thinking: oh no you wouldn’t.

Am I wrong? This is a boy who is passionate about birds, plants and animals. It is an honour to think that he would wear a sweater that I create with a bird on it. But he is nearly 9 and loves robots, cars, the planet, swimming, rugby and cricket and plays a mean game of sequence, tries chess, and thinks his mormor is too old to dance, climb hills and ride bikes. But he thinks I am good enough to knit a bird picture on a sweater that he will wear.

What should I do?

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10 Comments for this entry

Rachelle
March 31st, 2012 on 6:15 pm
I’d knit the sweater, he obviously really wants it and has asked nicely for a 9 year old boy. He also obviously appreciates your art; that is invaluable in a youngster.
WS
April 1st, 2012 on 10:22 am
LOL! With a son that age, I share your experiences with determined boys! I suspect that if he is that persistent, he will love the sweater you knit (and I’m sure you’ll make it tasteful and not like those 80′s jumpers with large pictures on the front) and will be very proud of his mormor’s achievement.
Dagmar
April 2nd, 2012 on 9:30 am
Hi Connie,
I would knit the front of the sweater and ask him again, if he would wear this. If he is then not so sure about it, you could take your knitting as a center part for a blanket.
Anyway – this is a great chance to pass the love for knitted garments to a new generation ;o)

kind regards from Germany
Dagamr
meppybn
April 2nd, 2012 on 11:20 am
Perhaps knit a plain jersy with a button-on pocket – that could be changed out for a robot, rugby ball, BIRD, or whtever interest might be at that time! Sounds like he might really wear it though
connie
April 2nd, 2012 on 4:26 pm
Dagmar from “Knitting in Nature” is it really you? Thank you for your wonderful idea. I do have to consider creating this piece and have discussed dinosaurs to birds with him. He is considering what he wants. It is now coming towards our winter reasonably fast so a new sweater is certainly in order.
connie
April 2nd, 2012 on 4:28 pm
Dear meppbyn, that is a very clever idea, wish I had thought of it. I will get to a solution for him that he wants, but I really don’t like knitting pictures very much.

From memory the only “picture” I have knitted was for his mother about 36 years ago and it was a wee row of hearts on a yoke of a pinafore .
connie
April 2nd, 2012 on 4:30 pm
Thanks Rachelle, you are right he has asked nicely. He thinks though that my knitting is rather funny stuff but that probably I could knit a bird on a sweater if I tried hard enough. There have been other ideas here so I will get to a good solution for him. Thanks
connie
April 2nd, 2012 on 4:43 pm
Dear WS, thank you for taking the time to comment here. Yes I am going to knit a bird picture of some kind, maybe on a pocket, maybe on a sweater, maybe on a Telly watching rug.

Kiwiyarns Knits Had a quick look on your website and love it. The information and links to New Zealand yarn suppliers and shops is great. I love your wrist warmers and will convert the pattern because grandson has asked for blue (school uniform colour blue) wrist warmers for wearing to school. thanks again, Connie
Dagmar
April 2nd, 2012 on 8:53 pm
Yes, Connie – it is ME
Katie
May 12th, 2012 on 9:52 am
I positively enjoying each little little bit of this story and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post. Your grandson story is great – knit the bird sweater okay.