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...send good thoughts this way for my friend, Roger.
He was recently diagnosed with cancer and will begin chemotherapy tomorrow.
Roger is not just the husband of my best friend, he's a very special friend himself. I love him dearly and hate that he has to go through this.
While you're sending those good thoughts, please send some for Patti too.
My friend, Mel, is having a raffle to help raise money for the No on 1 campaign. He's even raffling off a pair of socks, handknit especially for the winner by him. David, his husband, is offering up a pair of RedMaple Sportswear socks to keep the winner's feet warm while Mel knits the prize socks.
Please go read his post here for more details and then go make a donation if you are able.
As Mel says, this is going to be a close race, so I'm going to sweeten the pot a little. Everyone who donates any amount and comes back here to let me know (even if you've already entered Mel's raffle) will be eligible to win one of two prizes.
What are those prizes?
Gale's Art, 4 ounces BFL in the colorway "Crayon Box"
or
A 2007 club installment of BMFA Socks that Rock, 4.5 ounces, 360 yards, coloryway "Lenore", complete with the key chain with mini skein, dyers notes, and pattern "Lenore" by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
One final word - if you live in Maine, be sure to VOTE NO ON 1 ON NOVEMBER 3rd!!!!
It's Wednesday, so how about a Wednesday Night Bullet Post?
~~Today is the first full day of Fall, so naturally it was hot (temps in the 80's).
~~I'm not complaining; I like it hot (even though I didn't dress properly for hot).
~~Long sleeve shirt, black jeans, wool socks are not really summer weather clothes!
~~My niece got married on Saturday night.
~~I took hardly any pictures; I'm waiting for my Dad to upload his 283 pictures.
~~No, that is not an exaggeration; he really took that many.
~~Kristen (the Bride) was beautiful!
~~Clover called her a princess and she truly did look like one.
~~Clover and her two 2nd cousins, Kayla (Kristen's daughter) and Ella (my nephew Ryan's daughter) danced all night.
~~They were too cute!
~~I'll share pictures with you once I get them. (Not all 283, I promise!)
~~Using a GPS unit doesn't guarentee you'll get from the wedding to the reception without getting lost.
~~The 35 minute drive from the wedding to the reception actually took over an hour!
~~Over an hour on dark deserted roads with a nearly empty gas tank and no gas stations in sight.
~~It was very stressful (understatement of the year)!
~~I couldn't get a drink in my hand fast enough once we got there.
~~Even though we were late to the reception, we didn't miss anything - Phew!
~~There was some yummy fiber from Marianne's shop waiting in my mailbox for me yesterday.
~~The sock knitting has slowed way down.
~~Clover's Christmas dress is at a standstill until the red yarn I need comes in to the shop (probably tomorrow).
~~The rest of the dress will be red & green stripes with a white trim.
~~There has been very little spinning so I'll save that for another day.
~~Have a great night!
Example:
This is the beginning of Clover's Christmas dress.
Even though I measured her little chest at 19" and the dress is supposed to be close fitting, the more I knit the more nervous I got. So, once I finished the bodice last night, I put it on some scrap yarn and measured it:
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Now I know it'll grow a little with blocking, but I was still too nervous to go on so I put it aside until I could try it on her.
I was able to do that when I went home for lunch today and all I can say is -
That child is a peanut!
The dress fits her perfectly so far. Phew!
Pattern: Oriental Lily (with some mods)
Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash
Needles: Size 6
With the end of Labor Day weekend came the end of the massive crowds at the beach.
Samm took Clover to enjoy some time at the nearly empty beach and beach playground on Wednesday afternoon.
Quite a different site than just a week ago (quite a bit cooler too!) Do you recognize the hat, Sharon?
Here's Clover making rain out of sand (if you listen closely, you can hear her saying "rain" and "raining").
More pictures here.
I have an announcement to make and I don't want anyone to fall over from the shock of it.
Are you ready?
You are sitting, right?
I finally finished my Cabled Yoke Sweater!
Cabled Yoke Pullover from Rowan
Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride in M77, Blue Magic
Needles: Sizes 8 and 9 circulars
Remember going to slumber parties as kids?
Staying up all night, eating tons of junk food, laughing and giggling with the girls, playing games.
Those were some good times, weren't they?
Why should all that fun be left to kids? It shouldn't, and it wasn't this past weekend.
Patti, Sharon, Eileen, Carol, and I decided to have a slumber party at Sharon's house. It was a typical girls' slumber party. We laughed, we giggled, we played games (knit & spin), we ate (and ate and ate and ate). The only thing we didn't do was stay up all night. Wait, we also didn't play Truth or Dare; hmmmm, maybe next time.
We never left Sharon's house from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon.
Not only was it a fun weekend, it was a productive weekend.
To top off the weekend, I got home and received this from Clover:
I'll end with a picture of Clover's finished socks. I used Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock yarn for this tiny pair of socks.
They fit her perfectly and she loves them - I call that a success!
