My Afghan

There is more than just plain yarn

In my afghan—for I see

More than pattern, stitch and color

In such blended tapestry.

There is patience, so much learning,

And an artist’s sense supreme;

Hours and weeks of steady building

To create the finished theme

Of beauty, in this afghan, that

My mother made for me.

All the love and wisdom of her years

She crocheted into its soul;

Tender thoughts and special memories

Were hooked in—row on row.

There were homes and many loved ones,

Passing by in dear parade,

As her fingers fashioned lovely yarn

Of “rosy-velvet” shade.

Into this treasured afghan, that

For me—my mother made.

---Pearle M. Olsen—Sanpete County

Carter, Kate B, complied by, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 1958, Lessons for May, 1958, page 525

Do you have a quilt, afghan, sweater or other article of clothing handmade by a loved one?