Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle knitting samples lifts to reveal a patterned

lifts to reveal a patterned fabric lining

who lived as of the 1940 census in Winslow

looking very very smitten--one wonders if this pretty young women is really his girlfriend

who looks to me super warm and kindly

I always fall in love with them each time--just perfect design

Beautiful, Much Loved Old Primitive Pine Scoop with Hooked Handle knitting samples lifts to reveal a patternedI found this old carved pine scoop at a shop in New Hampshire and just couldn't put it down. My photos don't really do justice (I think I haven't mastered the settings on my newish iphone camera very well and it picks up every undertone in wood) but between the form and the wood and the wear, it's a lovely and very honest feeling thing. Looks like it was once stained painted, but that has worn away entirely on the scoop itself, remaining just on the