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8. My late aunt was quite the knitter. She made these oven mitts out of wool.

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:01 PM

Sep 2013

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A thing you could place under a hot plate or hot pot to not ruin the counter. About 6 inches square. They are knitted or crochet. By chance in my favourite colours: green and turquoise. Now I have something to brighten up my kitchen that is functional and Twilight obviously has something new to sit on. And something to remember her by.

My aunt used to crochet wash cloths too. She grew up in the countryside with a dad who was born in 1881 and a mother born in 1898. I think they were old time ways of making things when you used to make all the things you used. I feel very connected to the past through that side of my family. My aunt did too.

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Cute. But what is a wool plate cozy? Phentex Sep 2013 #7

My late aunt was quite the knitter. She made these oven mitts out of wool. applegrove Sep 2013 #8

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