Christening

After seeing all those lovely christening dresses in the shops specializing in Brussels lace, my hands just itched to get started on something similar. Eventually I found a lovely dress I could crochet in a magazine, one I could make, because let's face it, those dresses in the shops were made by specialized persons and I was only a beginner.
Then I was pregnant with my 4th child, my daughter. That is 32 years ago!
Although I have this christening dress for so many years it never came to mind to use it again and only recently when my children were visiting, my daughter spoke about it, about using it when her child is born (second half of december). Lena was only a few weeks old then and when my daughter-in-law saw it, she wanted to use it too for Lena. Looks like it's becoming an heirloom now.

 

I found this wonderfully, beautiful lace in a shop and  couldn't resist.

If you wondered what the scallop is doing .... during april and may of this year (2013) I did a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and I wore my St James' Scallop all the way on my backpack, now it will be used in the ceremony.