Hats Off

Once upon a time my friend Chan wrote a post about her friend Anne and a project that is touching her life more than she would like. Her project is SubLYNNminal Healing. Ann was asking that soft hats be knit for her cousin. Well - since I only seem to knit for others, how could I refuse? I made the pink hat in a very soft merino wool. It has a seed stitch bottom band which overlaps and closes with a very pretty button. Ann said that Lynn's head circumference is 24" and I tried to knit for that, but these hats feel huge! However, they are soft and warm. The second hat knit from a very cute pattern which I found on ravelry. I think it's called the Amanda Hat and if you're on ravelry it can be found here. Both hats were knit on 6mm needle, in the round. I cast on according to my gauge and knit away. I hope they fit. They will be handed over to the mailman tomorrow.

Ta Da

Pattern: Argosy, modified to become a triangle

Inspired by: Chan, as evidenced here

Modeled by: My Friend D (Great Yarns! in the background)

Yarn: ShiBui Sock in cream, 5 hanks + 3 ounces

Needles: Addi Turbo Lace, 47" length, US 4s

Time: 1 month

She Of Little Words

ShiBui Sock

Modified Argosy

After the first week of knitting

Finally cast off - but not blocked

Just Another Long Wednesday

Wednesdays are generally long days for me. I try to get to work early and get a head start on my day before eveyone shows up and I get pulled in 3 different directions at once. This week - I had a long dental appointment at 3:00 which meant I had to leave the office by 2:15 at the latest. I had to stop and pick up my new retainer on my way because it wasn't ready last week. Then I spent almost 2 hours on my head in the dental chair. What I thought was only 2 small fillings was actually 3 old (almost 30 years) silver fillings being removed, 2 small cavities being drilled out and all 3 teeth being filled with composite filling. I have 2 more being done in 2 weeks - fun huh? Then I went to knitting. See that picture? It's beginning lace. It's an idea I stole from Chan. I needed a great handmade idea for one of my pay it forward giftees and not only did Chan think of the perfect idea - she doesn't care if I steal it and use it too! So, I started on it tonight and it's going fast and it's fun!

Pay It Forward

It’s based on the movie with Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey in it called ‘Pay It Forward’..How many of you out there have had a chance to watch it? I love that kind of world. I originally found this on ,Linda's blog; but her comments were full. I followed the commenters for awhile and then gave up. Today, while clicking on a link over at Nicole's blog, I found it again at Grace's blog. Pay It Forward meme I will send a handmade gift* to the first three people who leave a comment requesting to join this Pay It Forward exchange. I don't know what that gift will be yet, but you will receive it within 365 days. The only thing you have to do in return is "pay it forward" by making a similar agreement on your journal. My handmade specialties are sewing and knitting. *The "gift" you send doesn't have to be handmade--choose your specs when you post it on your blog.If you want to join, leave a comment with your email addy (so I can reply -- spell out the email if you don't want it harvested), and we'll hash out details.