My lovely mother-in-law taught me how to crochet. She has blessed our home with several handmade quilts and crocheted afghans. To see the immense work that goes into creation each time we use it is a reminder that we are much loved. Each stitch, each crochet.
And so it is when you give a gift like that yourself. It is love poured into each and every stitch, each and every crochet. It is thinking about the person you are making it for with every turn of the hand, each quickening of the fingers…until the last stitch is complete, thinking continually of the joy it will be to gift the blessing.
This year for Christmas I chose the most challenging pattern a novice like me could handle, and determined to complete it as a labor of love for my mother-in-law. A lovely shawl for a lovely lady. Blue is her favorite color, and pineapples are a symbol of hospitality. A perfect pattern for a woman who’s taught me so much about being hospitable.
This shawl was adapted from this lovely pineapple shawl pattern by Stitch Nation.
Have a wonderful weekend friends! See you on Grace Laced Mondays!
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WOW!! You did a beautiful job!! I have never ventured into lace type crochet, but you tempt me!! Stunning gift, and you are right, when you make your project for a specific person, there is so much thinking about and even praying for that can be done while working each stitch.
Thanks, Jen! I’m sure it’d be a piece of cake for you, Miss Crochet-master!
Love it! I’ve been wanting to do some pineapple crochet myself. I didn’t know the symbolism behind it! It looks great.
Noelle, I liked this pattern because the “pineapples” are large and more contemporary, and less doily-like!
Great job! It looks awesome on you too–you should make one for yourself!
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The fitting is really awesome and I think I should make one for me. The sky color is my favorite. Thanks for this excellent allocation. 
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Hi I’m trying to do this stitch nation pineapple shawl but I’m struggling right after in the first row when she says turn she doesn’t say where to do the shells where to do the chains and it doesn’t seem to be coming out I was wondering if you could be of any help
Joanne, it’s been awhile since I’ve made this, but I do remember it taking a few times of trying out what the directions meant. I just reread the directions, and you are dc in the last chain, and when you turn, you are chaining 4 more, then increase shell into the ch2 of the first shell (from the first row). I don’t have a shawl here to look at, but I know the tricky thing is just that the edge of the shawl doesn’t become apparent until after a few rows.