Noah's Ark Baby Blanket
You: Oh my gosh! Did you really make that!?
Me: I sure did! I suuure did!
You: It must have taken forever!! How long did it take you to crochet this fantastically beautiful Noah's Ark baby blanket?
Me: It only took a few weeks. I was only able to work on it about an hour a day though!
You: Wow! Can you crochet me one? I'll pay you for it!!
Me: Sorry, no, I can't. But if you want to buy something else I've crocheted you can click here!
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Early History of CrochetAround the world, crochet became a thriving cottage industry, particularly in Ireland and northern France, supporting communities whose traditional livelihoods had been damaged by wars, changes in farming and land use, and crop failures. Women and sometimes even children would stay at home and create things such as clothes and blankets to make money. The finished items were purchased mainly by the emerging middle class. The introduction of crochet as an imitation of a status symbol, rather than a unique craft in its own right, had stigmatized the practice as common. Those who could afford lace made by older and more expensive methods disdained crochet as a cheap copy. This impression was partially mitigated by Queen Victoria, who conspicuously purchased Irish-made crochet lace and even learned to crochet herself. |
Random Crochet Fact Some theorize that crochet evolved from traditional practices in Arabia, South America, or China, but there is no decisive evidence of the craft being performed before its popularity in Europe during the 1800s. The earliest written reference to crochet refers to shepherd's knitting from The Memoirs of a Highland Lady by Elizabeth Grant in 1812. The first published crochet patterns appeared in the Dutch magazine Pénélopé in 1824. |
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Crochet Fashion Fact Fashions in crochet changed with the end of the Victorian era in the 1890s. Crocheted laces in the new Edwardian era, peaking between 1910 and 1920, became even more elaborate in texture and complicated stitching. |
