I forgot I had this chapter still in the doc manager.
Photo #95: Knit One, Purl Two
Whenever Grandma Magda would visit, that's when Eadlyn knew it would be a good day - no, an amazing day. That woman was blessed with the ability to make something as dull and lifeless as yarn be interesting. Seriously. Yarn. The memories brought back by this next photo remind Eadlyn that she did have a fun time with yarn and apparently, it was so much fun that she even remembers the event.
The day revolves around knitting and Eadlyn actually remembers that day even though she was just sitting there next to two of her favorite women in the world. The Polaroid telling the whole story even has a fringe border made of yarn around it which is touching.
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"According to legend - and by legend, I mean myself - we create what we want because what we want doesn't exist," Magda starts as if she's giving some sort of motivational mantra. "It's okay to fail just as long as you tried because we all make mistakes. The danger lies in letting those mistakes make us believe we can't put things right. Make us believe there is no hope. Make us give up."
America casually nods her head in the way that indicates that she zoned out after one sentence. "Wow, Mom, that's really inspirational."
She isn't sure if she sounded sarcastic or not when she said that but if she did, she really didn't intend for it.
Magda smiles anyways. "Thanks, baby. Now, like I've said before - it's knit one, purl two."
America sighs as she returns back to her knitting needles and follows her mother's steps. She alongside Magda were sitting on a couch in the Newsome Library, each with knitting needles in their hands and two projects in progress. The projects in question were baby booties for Shreave Baby #4 which currently resides evidently in America's stomach with America making one and Magda the other (it's going like a live-demo follow along session). Beside them sits Eadlyn who untangles the balls of yarn from the basket on the floor beside her. Then, across from the coffee table were Ahren and Kaden who play baseball with the balls of yarn as the baseballs and some rulers as the bats.
America groans in frustration as she looks at her failed garter piece. "Can't I just start over?"
"No," Magda responds. "Going with Plan B means that Plan A will fail."
"Plan A did fail and there are 25 more letters."
"Just keep going and cover your mistakes with a fringe add-on afterwards."
She keeps quiet about how she'll end up covering the whole bootie with fringe since the whole piece is a mistake, but both women were actually thinking that same thing so it didn't really need to have been said aloud. America mutters to herself something along the lines of how her Plan Z was just to cover her newborn baby's feet with fringe because she can't knit for the life of her.
For the past three children, Magda was always the one who knitted the baby booties and each baby had multiple pairs in every color and styles imaginable. But when America told her she was pregnant again, Magda thought it was finally the time to teach her her daughter how to make them (she blamed the possibility and feeling of contracting arthritis). It was also to prepare her daughter for her future grandchildren but if she were still around to see her great-grandchildren, then Magda would use all the yarn and knit anything and everything for them (which would actually save America from doing it herself).
There's a small knock on the door and Kaden opens it just as a ball of yarn hits his head. Kaden picks it up and goes to throw it back at Ahren as Maxon welcomes himself inside the Newsome Library. He smiles at everyone in the room as he stands behind the couch and kisses the top of America's head. He notices all the knitting gear and is shocked to see America with a pair of knitting needles in her hands.
"I didn't know you were interested in knitting," Maxon says.
"I'm not," America replies.
Maxon looks at America confused and she pulls him closer to her face by the collar of his shirt.
"This probably hurts more than childbirth," she whispers almost inaudibly to him.
"What was that?" Maxon asks.
"Don't ask. Women are confusing."
Maxon stands up straight and backs away from her before leaving the room, closing the door on his way out. America and Magda laugh to themselves.
"Maxon's a good man which means that he'll make good boys who will grow up to be good men," Magda states.
The two women look at two of the wonderful boys Maxon created and see that they have evolved immaturely from playing baseball with the yarn to using it to see how many balls it takes to mummify each other. Both Magda and America are speechless at what seemed to now be an empty statement on Magda's part.
America sighs. "All Maxon had to do was give an X..."
"What?"
America suddenly snickers a little as she runs her fingers through Eadlyn's hair. "You'll understand when you're older."
Eadlyn remains confused as if she was going to ask more so that means it was time to change the topic.
"Eady," Magda interjects, "how do you feel about a third brother along the way?"
Eadlyn shrugs with a small smile on her face. "Fine, I guess. The ones I have right now are irritating but easy to forget if you just ignore them."
America and Magda stare at Eadlyn completely stunned at that response, and Eadlyn just goes back to untangling yarn as if she said nothing. The two older women glance at one another, holding back their roaring laughter as they go back to their knitting. America kind of agrees with her daughter's logic. As America continues to stitch, she notices her mother lurking over her shoulder like a hawk to his prey.
"Do you have to stare at me?" America asks her.
"I always keep my eye on you because you always get lost."
Magda taps her nose and America smirks.
"Thanks for helping me," America tells her.
Magda grins. "I'd like to think of it as saving."
When you make a chapter about knitting pretty enjoyable.
If anyone is interested, I have a new Wonder Woman one-shot titled, No Man's The Godkiller ready to read.
Stay Tuned - (another sneak peek but I swear, it's a good one)
