When Grief stole into my world, one tool I used to snatch my joy from the jaws of despair was to create.

Perhaps Lawson was born when he was born for a reason. Not to replace another life, but to give direction to a life struggling in the face of loss.

What is life, after all, except one remarkable creation after another?

The pattern is “Snowy Dog” in the August/September 2013 issue of Crochet magazine.