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The Chicken & the Egg

April 1, 2015 2 Comments

The Chicken & The Egg - A look at a vintage Easter knitting project.

I’ve written before about my great-grandma, who was a prolific crafter. She lived to be 102, remaining in her own home through age 100, and she crafted for essentially all of her long life. Moreso than her impressive lifespan and crafting ability, Great-Grandma Louise was defined by her Catholicism, and her youngest son, my grandfather, was also very Catholic. Since it’s Easter week, it seems fitting that I bust out another appropriately Catholic creation of my Great-Grandma’s, a knit Easter chick designed to fit cozily around a plastic egg.

The Chicken & The Egg - A look at a vintage Easter knitting project.

Since I know I’ve got a few Baby Boomers out there reading, I do know that the egg Mr. Chick is crafted around is, in fact, a vintage L’eggs egg. Great-Grandma seemed to have a thing for knitting and crocheting cozies for a variety of household objects. See: this chick/egg, her nail polish cover & a household cleaner cover. The woman also clearly liked googly eyes.

(PS: Look at this 1991 New York Times article I came across about the “big switch” L’eggs made from plastic to cardboard eggs. Funny!)

The Chicken & The Egg - A look at a vintage Easter knitting project.

What makes this unusual knit item so special isn’t just its handmade and vintage status. It’s sporting an Easter blessings stamp around its little neck featuring her son’s name on the back in her handwriting. She lived so long that her knitting was incredible, but her handwriting was beautifully shaky. Despite being one of dozens of great-grandchildren, many of us have the odd handmade item like this laying around, which is really special. It’s really beautiful to be able to hang on to precious handmade items like this, and it’s a nice reminder about the value of handmade gifts – even ones as random as The Chick & The Egg.

The Chicken & The Egg - A look at a vintage Easter knitting project.

Happy Easter, everybody!

The Chicken & The Egg - A look at a vintage Easter knitting project.

Filed Under: Easter, Inspiration, Knitting, Knitting & Crochet, Vintage Crafts Tagged With: easter, egg cosy, egg cozy, handmade gifts, knit, Knitting, l'eggs, midcentury crafts, vintage crafts

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Carol

    April 1, 2015 at 7:08 pm

    Great Grandma and Grandpa are smiling down on you, Great Grandma was one amazing woman. Happy Easter.

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  2. Julie

    April 2, 2015 at 11:47 am

    that’s so adorable, what a great Easter knit idea!

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