Surprise, Paula!

What every well-dressed house needs is its own rose garden.... shawl, that is.  I used Bernat silky acrylic variegated yarn...color was Rose Garden.  This is a five row granny attached to nine others  with a row of shells all around the whole scarf.   

It's my newest finished project...

 I fashioned this for my sister/cousin's  birthday surprise party.  We were supposed to bring a package of seed.  I had selected a cute box with all blue flowering seeds...  But due to el Polar Vortex weather My seed order was returned to sender by UPS....  so.I made her this with Rose Garden yarn...

 Rose garden seems appropriate foe so many reasons. Our grandmother...we call her Ma.....  had such huge, dinner plate roses... That sweet grandmother is ever out in her garden in our memories---Suntanned arms, hair in  French knot, Ma had a beautiful way with flowers, handiwork, and living. My cousins all inherited those green thumbs... Which usually translates to lots of work.

 Tonight's party will be in her daughter's new home...  I'm excited to see my sister/cousin's expression because  she has absolutely no idea.  What about you? Do you like surprises?

 We are also creating a memory jar...  I'm afraid my memory just got out of hand!  I couldn't stop with one... we have too much history...  I had to do the whole alphabet!

 And for that special touch..  I crocheted her a book Mark with a posy...  and I might have just "chained one" for each of her special years on this earth...