She lived a long life - Survived the Great Kanto Earthquake, lost her husband in the World War II, lost a son by an accident during climbing. Had three sons (lost one), six grandchildren (three boys, three girls) and four great-grandchildren (two boys, two girls).
I only met pretty long after she moved in to live with her third (youngest) son (my father-in-law). Only she and I were in the "could you pass me the soy sauce?" league when the family have deep-fried fish for dinner (the other family members likes Worcestershire sauce over soy.)
The funeral was a sad but peaceful one. Families, relatives, friends gathered together and remembered a great lady. All the people there remembered her saying "Thank you." a lot, her smile, and her good appetite. (I remember her happily eating "just a half" of a slice of toast AFTER eating whole bowl of ra-men noodle for lunch. I think she was 85 years old or so at the time.)
We miss her so much.
Before going to her funeral, I finished this pair of non-toe socks.
Pattern; Falling in Love by Anni Design (link is to Ravelry page)
Yarn; Patons Purple Heather 4ply, originally was in my mom's stash
Needles; KnitPicks Harmony DPNs US 1 1/2 (2.5mm)
What are these? Socks without toes? Leg warmers with heels? or Ankle warmers? Anyway, these are Christmas present #1 of 2010. For one of my friends at PTA. The room where our paper works and meetings happen is on the ground floor of the kindergarten chapel (built 80 years ago and made of wood). It is easy to imagine how cold it would be once the summer heat is gone. And I somewhat can't wait that weather.
After that, I casted on Ishbel by Ysolda Teague (in Whimsical Little Knits, which was sent as a part of Janet's care package - Thanks again, Janet!) with light grey lace weight. This yarn was in my mom's stash, too (- hey, I'm doing good on stash-busting!).
This Ishbel shawl is a personal prayer for Gramma Chiyoka. While I knit it, I think of her.
1 comment:
I'm so sorry for your loss! Please pass along condolences to your husband too. She sounds like an amazing woman who lived through a lot.
I *LOVE* your Ishbel and it's sweet to think that you will always remember Gramma Chiyoka when you wear it or see it. I think that's what knitting is all about.
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