My Great Granny

At times one needs to rediscover, uncover, pay homage to one's roots. For me this process tends to be most rewarding when accompanied by my buddies, Hookster, The Twins (needles) and Yarnola. However, on my last trip down memory lane our little group ditched The Twins and we slipped into my ride for a much needed visit to Granny's place.

Now, visits to Granny's pad can truthfully at times be a bit boring. Conversely, there are instances when that old lady will drop her normally square demeanor and git her groove on. Armed with this knowledge of pleasurable visits past, our little trio stopped off at the local BevMo to lay in supplies before proceeding to Casa de Granny.

*Shhhh*

Don't tell anybody, but Granny can be a bit of a lush...

*Ahem*

Hey, a lush Granny is a loose Granny and a loose Granny is a very creative Granny. So what's a little alcohol between friends?

Okay, okay! I see the value of a sober Granny! Jeesh.

On the wagon, Granny is sedate, structured and quite literally a stalwart block that can be relied upon in a variety of situations. Just check out this vintage example of Granny in program...



Yes, I admit it. When Granny is dry, She belts out myriad items that are both pretty and functional, if sometimes a wee bit kitchy. But check out what happens when Granny has just a little sip of her tall cool one...



Another good example of tipsy Granny...



Basically, when Granny is sippin', she's a little less square and, in turn, a bit more flexible.

Now, how can this be a bad thing???

However, it's true. When Granny is, well, plastered, she does tend to get a bit crazy...



Backing off the sauce when she's in that state is generally considered to be a good thing by many of her companions, or so I'm told. Apparently clowns and seals balancing balls atop their noses made entirely from G-Squares are not projects that everyone longs to um, err, sink their hooks into. I, however, think Granny's a blast fully lit! Hell, I'm all for a G-Square Ring Master (and will throw one together this year for sure), but then again I'm not yer average chick. Like you hadn't noticed...

Granny's states of intoxication having been articulated, I must inform you that my last visit with Granny ended up less crazy party and more catch-up with old friends. Heck, Granny must have missed me because the minute our trio excited our vehicle, Granny wobbled out of her domicile and started jabbering a mile a minute. She garnered my attention so quickly that I'd completely forgotten about our supply stop en route! No matter. It was good to reminisce and blow through my stash during our visit. Actually, who am I kidding? I eradicated a HUGE amount of my wool stores when hanging with The Granster! Take a looksee...



I know, kind of sedate for me, but I just had to make one "normal" item for a change...



Ahhh, Granny really is the greatest!

Have you hooked your Granny today???

No? Well, here are some more resources to get you started:

• The basics and then some
• Half Grannies (I used these at the top of my Great Granny Shawl shown above)
• Neato Granny slippers
• The ubiquitous 'ghan
• A headband
• Cherubic Grannies
• Oooh-la-la a beret!
• Granny patterns galore

Do me a favor? When you're hanging out with your Granny, make sure to tell her that LadyLinoleum is her biggest fan...