August 1 - 7 is “International Charity Crafts Week”. Check out this web site to find out more. If you know how, please take some time to do some knitting/crocheting/sewing for someone in need.
I plan to deliver my baby hats to the UCSF ICN next week. I will also send off some hats to The Preemie Project. I may send off something else, too. Depends how I’m doing.
One year ago today, many of our friends were fasting and praying for Paul. We were begging God to spare his life and help him get well enough to come home. God answered the next day with a 6:15 a.m. call from the hospital. It wasn’t the answer we were hoping for, but it *was* an answer.
Please keep us in your prayers this weekend with the anniversary of Paul’s death on Sunday. As I’m sure you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for our whole family.
As you can see, at the moment, I’m trying to make a dent in the attic yarn stash. No idea yet who it will be for — someone who would look good in these colors, I suppose.
YARN: Lion Brand Homespun (mexicana) and Wool-Ease (gold), stranded together.
PATTERN: I cast on 20 stitches, did six rows of garter stitch, then went to this pattern. I’ll finish it with six rows of garter stitch, too.
Now, after having worked with it a bit and after having been spoiled by using Lamb’s Pride, I don’t really care for the Homespun any more. Thing is, I have about eight skeins of it up in the attic. It is, however, pretty soft. I could use the “delft” color (blue & white, like Delft china) for some baby hats, I suppose. I originally bought it for making prayer shawls and scarves. I’ll probably make a few scarves for the holidays. I know for sure I’ll make this scarf (I have both yarns in the colors in the picture; I think it will look great.) I don’t have enough of one color to make one shawl, so I’ll combine some “harvest” and some “olive”.
I’ve also pulled down from the attic two skeins of Divine in “floral fantasy”. I think it would make a lovely lacy scarf/stole. I have two more skeins up there. Now, to find just the right pattern for it….
Well, it didn’t really use too much of my stash, but it used some. This is a quick birthday present for Pattydeo (Shhh! Don’t tell her!). I seem to recall that she looks good in blue, hence the color.
YARN: approximately 1/2 skein Lion Brand Homespun (cobalt) and approximately 3/4 skein Fun Fur (fiji)
PATTERN: No real pattern. With both yarns, I cast on 12 stitches using the “knitting on” method, which I just learned. (Previously, I only knew the “backward loop” method. It’s very easy but not the most practical.) I did five rows of garter stitch, then one row of elongated garter stitch with just the Homespun. Then I did one row of knit with just the Homespun (to get back to where I droppped the Fun Fur), then picked up the Fun Fur again and alternated random numbers of rows of garter stitch (both) and one row of elongated garter stitch (Homespun). It’s hard to see in the picture b/c the good camera is missing, but it looks pretty cool.
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