We haven’t met yet – but as we speak you are far away across the country, wrapped in a symbol of my tremendous affection for your wee self – your baby blanket. I know you’re very, very young and quite new around here and you don’t know much about knitting, but but let me tell you a thing or two about having a baby blanket. They take a long time to make. Many, many hours, days and weeks go into making a knitted thing for someone, and that means that whomsoever made the knitted thing for you thought of you for all of those hours and days and weeks, and thought that you were deserving of having that much of their life and time dedicated to you. You’re that important, wee Jack.
In your case, I also think particularly well of your Mum and Dad. Me and Joe (you’ll learn about him later, he’s very fun and loyal and rather hairy, sort of like a very big, very clever dog- You’ll learn about dogs later too) met your parents when they’d only recently come to Canada, and they were so young and nice and their own parents were far away, so we took an interest. We know we weren’t going to be a huge help because Joe and Lucy (you might have heard those names, that’s what we call your mummy and daddy) were still quite far from us too. We were at least in the same country though, and we thought that might be something. Turns out that really you’ve lucked out in the parent department, and they’ve got on perfectly. We drove across the country for their wedding and gosh, what a day. I know you probably have other things on your mind, but know that if you grow up to be as kind, funny, loving and constant as your father, you’ll do just fine – and if you turn out like your loving, thoughtful, sincere and charming mother that wouldn’t be a crime either. They are just the best sort of people -Anyway, on to the blanket, eh tot?
I have made many baby blankets Jack, and each and every one of them is unique. I think long and hard about how you got to be here, the things I think will represent your special story and things that will (when you are bigger, I understand that symbolism is lost on most people who are only days old) help you build a sense of the family you were born into, and the person you will become.
I start with the centre Jack, and yours is a field of leaves – meant to invoke the out-of-doors your parents love to be in, no matter where they roam in the world. Everywhere they are- in Norfolk or Banff, Queensland or Ontario, all places of the world I know they will share with you as you get bigger, a canopy of trees is overhead, gardens grow nearby and the smell of green and growing things drifts over your family. I know it’s coming to the end of a long Canadian winter and that’s all you’ve known, my wee beast – but the sweet and brief summer is coming, and you’ll love leaves when you meet them. These leaves also are a nod to your growing family tree – the branch that your parents have started, and the new leaf that is you.
Around that field of leaves is a tiny border of bitty hearts – for the month of February you were born in, and because even before you were born Jack, you had become the centre of your parents hearts – their dearest little love.
Sweet bairn, around that is a border of an old English pattern called Rose Trellis. See the roses climbing on the diamonds? This pattern is meant to invoke an English garden, and to remind you of your grandmothers. I am a grandmother, and I am here to tell you that their love is something you can count on now and every day that they live. There is an Italian proverb that says “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother” and Jack, this is great advice. I’ve met both your Grandmothers and I can tell you this: Not a day will go by that they will not wish to have you with them, and not a day that either of them would be willing to cross the sea if you asked them to. Distance is nothing to a grandmothers heart, and having a little grandson myself, I don’t think it’s much to a grandkid either. Your grandparents are going to be your strongest supporters and your biggest fans and you can count on them. I know that they feel so lucky that you have been born.
Beyond the very English garden looms the very Canadian Rocky Mountains. You are a first generation Canadian Jack, the child of immigrants and now a native citizen of the most beautiful country in the world (at least most Canadians think so) and you’ll grow up with those very mountains looking on you every day. We met your mum and dad because of those mountains, They live here because of them, and they were wed on the side of a mountain with the glorious range all around. Your parents are at home here – amongst the bears and the glaciers, the snow and the wildflowers, the striking blue lakes, the shimmering rivers and the spectacular peaks and trees. I am quite sure there will be some considerable debate about if you will be a skier or a snowboarder Jack, but Joe and I have already decided to stay out if it. Your orientation won’t matter to us at all and we can love you no matter who you are or what you love. I can’t wait to see you grow the same sense of belonging for the great wild places of this country – just as your folks and many aunties and uncles have. You live in a remarkable, beautiful place, and it is the sort of place that shapes people.
The border of your blanket- the part that goes all around the outside, is made up of waves. Great cresting waves, to symbolize how much of who you are and were you come from is reflected by your relationship with water. It goes without saying that your parents have a wonderful connection to the water around where you live – if your mum hasn’t already thought about when she can get you in a canoe I’d be surprised, and already you’ve met a great deal of water- albeit rather frozen. These waves are for the water near where you live, that your parents love to be in and on, they are for the water they crossed to come to Canada and the waves are to remind you that this is all that separates you from your English family – who live across the pond and many, many waves. For the English seaside you’ll visit, for the beaches and oceans you’ll see – and finally, for the water you came from yourself, born on a wave, already shepherded by your strong and lovely mum.
All of this together in one knitted thing is all that I hope for you wee Jack. The strength of mountains, the constancy of lapping waves. The sweet green leaves of the world all around you, and the enduring help of a family, as beautiful as roses and your own garden. This blanket is soft and it is big enough that you will fit under it your whole life, and I hope it’s a long-serving reminder of all the gifts and strengths you were born with.
You are a most welcome, hoped for and loved child, welcome, welcome, welcome.
Love,
Stephanie
Wow. The blankets (and the letters) seem to get bigger and better and more beautiful! I know that the ones for your own family were extra super special, but it’s so exciting to see these new lace motifs. Those leaves are beautiful, and those mountains! What a lucky baby. And lucky us, to see these masterpieces take form.
The baby blanket is stunning. The thoughts behind its creation even more profound.
Congrats to the lucky little humans who receives this heart made gift.
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This baby and his family are blessed to have your love. It’s absolutely beautiful…both it’s physical being and it’s symbolism.
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These blanket stories make me cry every time.
Me too. Steph, both your blankets and your writing about them are works of art.
Blanket and letter are both beautiful and it’s lovely to see through years of the blog how you welcome people into your lives
We have recently acquired The World’s Most Beautiful Grandson ™, and his most favourite thing in the world is to smile at plants, especially if they have flowers. I swear he will be a botanist in about 25 years.
I need to make him something leafy, too: he doesn’t need a blanket in the hot Aussie Summer, but you’ve inspired me to get the stitch dictionary out and see what I can come up with.
Lovely. It’s kind of dusty in here
What a very lucky little boy to receive such a wonderful work of art. It is beautiful.
Another heritage gift and story for a blessed child. Your pattern choices always fascinate me. At this point have you memorized all of these patterns or do you have some kind of amazing book of lace or blanket patterns that you refer to?
GORGEOUS! I love hearing the stories behind each blanket you make and the love that goes into every stitch!
Poetry in prose form. I bet Rams is somewhere sniffling in teary agreement.
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Lovey in every way
What a wonderful gift to a new little person. The blanket and the letter, together, are really beautiful. You have an ability to touch hearts with your words. And, as for your knitting…. Wow. Glorious.
So totally agree with this comment on your post. The love you created in each stitch, and the prose of your heart for this new little life on earth, is marvelous!
As I did not know how to respond/comment to you directly, I replied to one of the comments already posted.
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And most importantly, I am sending you Get Well Soon thoughts and wishes.
You are such an inspiration.
Marg
So very beautiful and such a lovely letter to Jack and his parents!
Welcome little Jack, and thank you Stephanie for putting into words all the wonderful feeling we share when we welcome someone new into the family. I wish you continued health in your recovery, and hope you both get to meet little Jack soon.
The letter is wonderful, the entire blanket is gorgeous, but those mountains? Oh, my.
Much love,
Your Favorite Colorado Friend
(Shhhh, don’t tell the others.)
P.S. I do hope the plan for rest is working and you are getting back to your old self.
The blanket is so beautiful and the love letter the second gift that he can wrap around himself for the rest of his life, the warmest type of hug and a ‘you’ve-got-this, love.’ He will always have them to remember that that is so because Stephanie and every one of us reading this today said so along with her.
Welcome, Jack. This is the best place to be. We’re so very very glad you are here.
Stephanie,
This blanket is beyond stunning. The love that went into it will surely wrap wee Jack for years to come. How lucky he is to be in such an amazing extended family.
Another beautiful blanket, Stephanie. And another wee one to cherish. (Yes, I am jealous LOL). Enjoy every moment.
What an heirloom! Any baby who gets such an incredible gift is unbelievably lucky.
So beautiful.
Wow! Just Wow!
Steph, I love that you give the babies two gifts – the beautiful blanket, and a wonderful story about it and why it is the way it is. I truly hope all the babies that are blessed by a blanket from you also get these stories too.
Such a beautiful and thoughtful blanket. The love letter that accompanies it is the icing on the cake!
A beautiful blanket, crafted from a beautiful story. What a treasure. Welcome, Jack, to the world. You are so so loved.
Absolutely beautiful, both the blanket and the personalized magic you’ve knitted into it. What a blessing!
Darn pollen got in my eyes. I’m not crying!!!
Just superb – blanket and blog post both.
Simply beautiful. Your talents with needles and yarn is only surpassed by your way with words. ♥️
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A beautiful blanket story. Thank you.
thank you very much for another amazing blanket story.
Yes welcome new baby Jack!
and enjoy the blanket in the coming years.
I’m ‘way behind reading blogs, and had to read 4 of yours (including this one) to catch up but 1) I’m glad you are feeling better; 2) I’m glad Joe survive n-virus; 3) I’m glad your daughter recovered well from surgery — and you all did too; 4) the blanket for Jack is *glorious*; and 5) you remain one of my blogging/knitting/persevering heroes because…well, you just are. Thanks for all you do.
How very beautiful – words and a blanket to cherish forever. Lucky, lucky Jack!
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Beautiful blanket, and letter. Welcome, little one!
The blanket, as well as the particular magic that you’ve crocheted into it, is geometry dash absolutely stunning. What a wonderful gift!
Aww, this is such a sweet and heartwarming letter! The blanket sounds absolutely beautiful and full of love. What a thoughtful gift and a beautiful way to welcome little Jack to the world. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
Stephanie, you have done it again with not only a masterpiece of knitting that beautiful blanket, but also with the letter that accompanies it. Both are treasures, as are you, dear lady.
A small blanket, but it contains a whole world of love – this emotional message makes me feel the sacredness of family love, the connection between generations, and the deep love for a baby Retro Bowl who has just entered the world.
Such a beautiful read. And an amazing blanket. I truly feel the love that went into knitting this.
This is a work of art! Just beautiful. Which patterns would I have to look for to make the same borders and edging? I’d love to make a similar one! Wow.
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This is a lovely message! It beautifully captures the sentiment behind a handmade baby blanket. Thinking of little Jack wrapped in that symbol of love is heartwarming. The details about the leaves, hearts, roses, and mountains are so meaningful. Perhaps when Jack gets older, he’ll even enjoy playing the Sprunki game and learn about the world in a fun, interactive way. It’s a special blanket made with so much care.
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Personally: I am grateful for anyone who shares a little love and kindness in the world. This wonderful celebratory letter and this generous sharing of things in her life is, for me, one of the greatest blessings of the internet.
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What an extraordinary blanket and an even more extraordinary account of it. I’ll admit to some mostly internal tears, thinking of grandchildren far away. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful—your words and the blanket!
Your letters to newborns are so touching. I knit blankets for nieces and nephews. Nothing nearly as special as yours. When I visit even after many years, they always want to show me that the blankets are still tucked into their beds.
This is one of the most beautiful geometry dash free, heartfelt letters I’ve ever read—what a lucky little boy to be wrapped in something that holds so much love, history, and hope in every stitch.
The blanket is beautiful, as is the story. I love reading about all the thought and love that goes into each blanket. What a lucky little guy, and a lucky family.
Aww, this is such a sweet letter! The details about the blanket and what each part symbolizes are so thoughtful. Makes me wanna knit a blanket for someone! ❤️
“What a lucky little yarn burrito—Jack’s got more love stitched into that blanket than I’ve got in my entire sock drawer!”
“Wow Jack, with a blanket that took this much thought, you better grow up to be an absolute legend!”
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Awww, this is so sweet! What a beautiful sentiment and a gorgeous blanket, I’m sure Jack will cherish it forever. It’s so lovely to see such thoughtful and personalized gifts. Knitting is such a labor of love!
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