I offered to make my friend Maria a hat while she was still pregnant. She said if she had a girl she’d like it to have a flower, and I said I was happy to oblige. When her son arrived I said I’d make her a flower anyway, for her to tuck away with her baby things for next time.

I hadn’t crocheted anything other than an edging in a long, long time, so it was fun to finish a little crochet project.