A crocheted hierloom

In the post last week popped a little present from  the future gran in law Bernie, we get on really really well - email each other every week or so, catch up on the gossip, we shared our thoughts and newspaper clippings about the royal wedding and she's helping me plan my own. I always say she's the person that believes in me and Joe the most. I was more then grateful when Bernie posted me this little crocheted hat - a gift from her own mother for her high school graduation. Its gorgeously cute, made of trebles and chains in contrasting white and cream cotton finished off around the join with a red felt ribbon tied into a bow. Its still in brilliant condition - only the ribbon is breaking apart slightly. Bernie wants me to keep it as a basis to design a pattern and dollie for our own daughter - I hope I do her proud. Until then it'll be wrapped back up safe and moved over to Joe's until we can keep it on show somehow - it deserves to be seen and loved.

On a side point the daily Newgate Market in York which is between the rear of M&S and The Shambles has a vintagey-rumbley-junk stall, I forgot what days the stall holders there but on Friday they had FOUR, yes FOUR compacts - all pretty decent ones, three were Stratton, ranging in price from £7.50 up to £18. Yet i'm so caught up in saving money I was strong enough to walk away, one of them I really could of brought. 

If I see them again I might not be as strong but there's only so much room in that suitcase of mine and god knows how many i'm going to be able to take to America anyway gaaah.  

Do you have any heirlooms?