This month’s theme is Wonderful Women. The wonderful woman that I am honoring is my mom who passed away recently. Her name is Bo Chuen which translates to “Treasured Spring Water”. My tribute to her are five daughter bears, who were loved and learned much from their mother.

My mom was a smart cookie and in school, was often first in her class. At age 12, her schooling stopped and she had to help farm, which was hard work.

Although her own education was cut short, she decided that her daughters should be educated. She wanted her daughters to be able to support themselves and have the freedom to leave an unhappy marriage or to not marry at all. All of the daughters got their college degrees and subsequently jobs. Like our mom, we turned into wonderful women.

I based my five daughter bears on these childhood pictures. We didn’t have a lot of money but my mom made sure that we didn’t go hungry and were clothed. To save money, she sewed dresses for us. The dresses were all the same so people often thought the older girls were quadruplets.

My mom lived a long life and I am thankful for the time that I spent with her. I will miss her dearly.

Peter Pan Collar

I’ve been admiring Trish’s catmujer Peter Pan collars. Luckily, she noted that the instructions are from cobbieknits. Here’s the link for the Peter Pan collar. It’s easy to make -- even a knitter can do it!

This collar is awesome. My first knitted Peter Pan collars didn’t turn out very well. so I have been avoiding them. No more! More Peter Pan collars will show up on my future bears.