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Ever see such a wool blanket?! Lap Robe?

Discussion in 'PUBLIC Show and Tell - Share your treasures' started by petey, Dec 21, 2017.

  1. petey

    petey Registered Guest

    Probably tres ordinaire to you fashion conscience ones. Found this in the trash of Back Bay Boston a decade ago and forgot about it. Anyone know of its origin do tell thanks.
    42 x 60 and 5/16 thick at edges...pills much thicker.
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  2. Linn

    Linn Super Moderator Staff Member VFG Past President

    I think it's what my grandmother called an "afghan" which was a knitted or crocheted blanket like piece placed over the top of a sofa that could be used as a lap robe. Ot maybe - if it's not a lap robe it might be a scatter rug - but I think it's an afghan.
     
  3. petey

    petey Registered Guest

    Thank you Linn. In the late 60's a long, embellished coat was called an 'afghan' as well- presumably referencing cultural folk wear.
     
  4. amandainvermont

    amandainvermont VFG Member

    I agree with Linn. Often these were made with really garnish colors, but that one is nice and it has unusual raised squares (don't know the correct name) in the strips. We did call them "granny afghans."
     

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