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December 4, 2010

From Susan — Wrap it Up

Filed under: Wrapped in Care,Wrapped in Care — lv2knit @ 9:32 pm

In June of 2008, I posted about a program at the hospital where I work called the Wrapped in Care Program.  Women who suffer infant loss are given a handmade shawl as a way of saying we care, we are thinking  about you, you are not alone.  Many of you generously knitted and crocheted shawls for the program and for that I am so grateful.  I received a call this week from Dee Moore saying that they are running low on shawls.

I know many of you are crazy busy with the holidays — either doing your last minute knitting or shopping or getting ready for all of the festivities.  These shawls do not need to be done right away!  They can be knit any time throughout the upcoming year.   In fact, it would be preferred that they kind of trickle in as space is at a premium.   If you find yourself looking for a project that would find a good home, please consider this one.

Please read this brochure for details and mailing information.  THANK YOU!!

December 1, 2010

From Sally — Needing Some Shelter

Filed under: Raglan Turtleneck — surly @ 1:48 pm

It’s December 1st and we were under a tornado warning earlier today.  Say what?  It’s been windy and rainy and the temperature has dropped twenty degrees since I woke up this morning.   In other words, a perfect day to stay home and knit.  I’ve gone back to my husband’s Shelter sweater because Christmas is fast approaching and — please sit down before continuing — my 19-year-old son just asked me to knit him a sweater for Christmas.  And he spontaneously told me that all his friends “love” the gloves I made him two years ago.

The slightest suggestion that someone actually wants any of my knitting sends me straight to a yarn store, so as soon as I finish my husband’s turtleneck, I’ll try to start and finish my son’s before the holidays.

In the meantime, back to doing raglan shaping.  Why — even after having gotten rid of 90+ stitches — do the rows still go so slowly?  Here are some progress shots.

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