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Apple core
Recently I obtained another pattern book for knitting food.  I had it sent to my permanent address in the States, specifically my parents home.  This means they got it before I did and that my mom enjoyed looking through it before I got there.  The apple core really caught her eye.  Who would ever think of knitting an apple core?  Susie Johns, in 20 to Make:  Knitted Fruit, of course!

I couldn't wait to stitch one up.  The picture above shows my first attempt.  (When I make another, because one knitted apple core is never enough, I'll use red yarn instead of green for the apple peel.  Although this green is appropriate for a Granny Smith, I think the Red Delicious will look even better.)

Banana skin
I also knit a banana, both the banana insides and the skin, but the entire tale of that adventure deserves its own post.   I mentioned to my Mom that I'd knit an apple core and banana skin in one week stating I was now onto knitting garbage.  She immediately asked:  "Do you think you need to see a psychiatrist?"  If you know Mom you would easily see how funny this is.  Should you not know her, take my word for it, it is funny. She followed the question about the psychiatrist by saying she thought I might need to see a doctor.   Apparently from her POV it was fine for me to knit food, but knitting food trash was a step too far into unreality.  

Since I live with a doctor, albeit one with a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, I asked him if he thought I needed to see a psychiatrist.  He assured me knitting trash did not require an appointment but that he could suggest any number of other problems of mine that might need a psychiatrist's help.  I ran with the I'm OK part of that offer and ignored the rest.

So next time Mom and I talked I reassured her my in-home doctor said I was fine.  And we both laughed so hard we started coughing (another inside joke).  Thanks Mom for accepting my quirky knitting projects and having the kind of sense of humor to laugh with me about them.
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