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Knitting For Baby Before You Know He Or She Is Arriving

Elita Claymanposted to Nancy Rohnacher Bowen about a minute ago. Thank you for December 7, 2004, 9 years ago when I fell outside Michaels in Timonium on a rainy Tuesday because the shopping carts were left out in walking path. You helped me up and told us to go to your hospital St.Joseph's and you met us there and you made sure I got the best care. You walked me to the x-rays department, came back to make sure I was being cared for and sat with me too. I never ...forgot you, I have written a few stories where I mention your name.

I was there to buy wool to knit some baby clothes; because it was said if the Grandmother starts to knit, then a baby will be coming. So it was because two months later we were told my daughter-in-law was expecting a boy. Now he is 8 years old and has a sister 6. Two beautiful and smart kids.

Thank you for helping me to get up and to be taken care of. Love from me Elita Sohmer Clayman, Pikesville, Md... xooxoxoxoxo You were my Angel that day!!!!! ·

The nine years rolled by so quickly and in August of 2005 that precious little grandson Ethan came to live with his mom and dad, my son and daughter-in-law. We went on January 15th, 2005 to a restaurant in Columbia and we had an early dinner with them and they told us. My eyes filled up, my heart was full of joy and delightful anticipation and I continued on clicking my knitting needles to knit a baby blanket for him. 

So I always honor December 7th for this getting of the wool, needles and instructions at the craft store and even though I fell, I healed  my dislocated arm and it was feeling fine enough for me to hold him when he was born and to always remember Nancy who helped me in a time of need.

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I told this little story of knitting on the grandmother's part and then you are told of the impending birth to an email pal of mine. Yes, she started to knit and two months later, just like me, she got the news that she was becoming a first time grandmother.

So here's to wool, acrylic, cotton, cashmere and any kind of knitting fabrics. Try it and see what happens. Who knows, it could happen to you and it took a while for me to go back to Michaels, the place where I fell on a rainy Tuesday afternoon and I met my Angel- Nancy who aided me in my time of need. I kept seeing me fall and then seeing me healed and a few weeks later, receiving the wonderful grandchild news.

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I met a lady in a doctor's office and she was knitting baby hats while awaiting her turn.I told her my story and she told me she is knitting for her two daughters-in-laws who each are having girls. However,  she is always knitting everything she can and some she gives away to lesser advantaged people which is a mitzvah (good deed).

So here is to the hobby of knitting and what one can reap if they do.

Dr. Seuss would have said "a hat is a hat because it is a hat."

I say a knitting object is a baby arriving and let us hope that everyone who desires one, a baby that is, receives their wish granted as I did nine years ago this coming week. Be it blue, pink, white or yellow wool, it will create a beautiful object to be worn on the most beautiful creation we know, a new child.

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