Pineapple

[Daydreamer-girl]

I wonder why pineapples are so popular when it comes to crochet?

[econ-nerd]

I think they look really neat I think it is a pretty design and showy

[Empress Busy Bee]

Just different tastes.

Not mine usually but a lot of people like them. Just like I don't usually like varigated yarn but a lot of other people do.

 

[craziebunny]

there alot easier to make then doing the real pineapple cutting and slicing!

[Elle]

I wonder why pineapples are so popular when it comes to crochet?

 

I think it all goes back to the old days when symbolism was very important to people. I don't know for sure, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that there's a good chance that it started during the Victorian Era, or at least became popular during that era, because symbolism was rampant during those days. Every flower had a different meaning, every color had a different meaning, etc. The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality, and since crochet is used to make many things for the home, it makes sense to me that the pineapple would be a popular thing to crochet because, at least in days gone by, pineapple items made people feel welcome in peoples' homes when they went visiting. Like I said, I don't know this for sure, but it seems like a plausible theory.

[Gran]

Maybe it's because our mothers like(d) them. I like them.

[jheatherley]

I've wondered for years why the pineapple is such a popular pattern. Elle, yours is the most plausible explanation I've ever seen.

[Sylviaf]

I love the lacy look.

[blong2001]

I love the lacy look also. It was the pineapple pattern from an afghan that made me to decide to learn to crochet.

Beth

[crochetrenee]

I just think they're pretty!

[happy stitcher]

I second Elle...

The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality.

 

That's why you'll see pineapples etched in doors or in the curve of furniture sometimes.

[Granny Square]

Here's an interesting article on the subject. I was pretty sure the pineapple symbolism want back at least to American Colonial times, but it started in the Renaissance. I'd remembered reading elsewhere as well that hostesses would rent pineapples 'just for show'. So the whole pineapple theme makes sense for display doilies and table linens...or did back then anyway

 

http://www.levins.com/pineapple.html

[RoseRed]

My grandmother loved them because they were so fast for her to do. Once she got it started she didn't even bother to pay attention to what she was doing. Kinda like granny squares.

 

Hubby loves the look of them (and so do I) so I'll be making a set for us.

 

Personally I just think they look so intricate and way cool.

[Momcrochets]

I just think they're pretty, and fast/easy to do once they get started.

Thanks for the history on it though, Elle and Granny Square

[goodie2shoes]

Well I know all the things about hospitality, but why are they so popular to do?

 

 

My own theory is they are repetative enought to make the pattern easy to do,

yet look complicated enough that they make a wonderfully showy piece in the end.

Gee :yaywhat we all want, a little bang for the buck! Fairly easy crocheting and

a complicated looking showy end product. Whoppeee!

[zeropixie]

My own theory is they are repetative enought to make the pattern easy to do,

yet look complicated enough that they make a wonderfully showy piece in the end.

 

That's exactly why I love them. My friends that know nothing about crochet think that they are so complicated and must take forever, I just smile and take the compliment

[Elle]

I did a bit of research, and I found a link that y'all might be interested in reading - Social History of the Pineapple It has LOADS of interesting things in it about how the pineapple came to be so popular in our culture. Happy reading!

[crochetrenee]

Elle and Granny Square, thanks for the history lesson. It was very interesting reading...can you imagine renting a pineapple? Funny!

[Miss Crochet]

I'm not terribly keen on the pineapple pattern again - but here's a weird thing: I've never actually seen anything crocheted in this pattern, except in photos here on the Ville. Having read its 'social history' (VERY interesting, thank you!) I wonder if it is a pattern that is primarily connected to the US and its social history?? Several times the 'American colonies' are mentioned in the article...

 

Like Daydreamer-girl, I'm in Germany (hallo! wo wohnst du denn, übrigens?) so maybe it's just unusual for us??

[Daydreamer-girl]

I'm not terribly keen on the pineapple pattern again - but here's a weird thing: I've never actually seen anything crocheted in this pattern, except in photos here on the Ville. Having read its 'social history' (VERY interesting, thank you!) I wonder if it is a pattern that is primarily connected to the US and its social history?? Several times the 'American colonies' are mention in the article...

 

Like Daydreamer-girl, I'm in Germany (hallo! wo wohnst du denn, übrigens?) so maybe it's just unusual for us??

 

Come to think of it, I can´t remember seeing anything crochet in pineapple either (except in photos).