When my daughters were little, they were afraid to sleep by themselves and needed a lot of convincing to stay in bed without me. I thought it might help if they had a little security blanket of sorts, so I crocheted up an extra large granny square for each of them to sleep with.
I let them pick out the colors, and they sat with me as I made each square. While I crocheted, I told them how all my love was going into the squares as I worked, so that when they took the square to bed with them, it would be just like I was there with them.
Well, I can’t say that it solved all our bedtime struggles, but the squares definitely became a comfort and special keepsake for my girls. They slept with them every night and have even stuffed them in their backpacks for school and brought them to sleepovers.
Now, about 7 years later, they are old enough to kiss me goodnight and go upstairs to bed themselves. They don’t need the squares as a comfort anymore, but they still each have theirs. And when they make their beds each morning, they lay their squares on their pillows … and that makes me smile 🙂
I let them pick out the colors, and they sat with me as I made each square. While I crocheted, I told them how all my love was going into the squares as I worked, so that when they took the square to bed with them, it would be just like I was there with them.
Well, I can’t say that it solved all our bedtime struggles, but the squares definitely became a comfort and special keepsake for my girls. They slept with them every night and have even stuffed them in their backpacks for school and brought them to sleepovers.
Now, about 7 years later, they are old enough to kiss me goodnight and go upstairs to bed themselves. They don’t need the squares as a comfort anymore, but they still each have theirs. And when they make their beds each morning, they lay their squares on their pillows … and that makes me smile 🙂
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I loved this post! What a wonderful idea, and treasure for your little ones!
Love the “history” of those granny squares!!! I truly believe that a lot of love can be transmitted through crochet and knit pieces. Thanks for sharing and inspiring us…
♥Ana BC
How completely sweet!
Sweet story and I take it as a good advice for a future mummy 🙂
That is the sweetest thing ever. I love how they sat with you while you crocheted them. Now I wanna do this for my little guy. :):)
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Awww, that is so sweet!
I think that is the sweetest thing ever.
How sweet Kara!! I LOVE that you told them you were putting all your love into the square as you worked. It’s true isn’t it we put so much love into creating things.:) I think I need to make something like this for my boys.:)
How sweet!
That’s so sweet!
What a wonderful story and such a creative solution to bedtime problems! I love that your girls still treasure their squares.