February 2008
I had so much fun giving away my Happy Hats at a fall mini-retreat,
that I whipped up another batch before attending the winter one, titled
"The Light Deep Within." Leftover cotton yarn yielded washclothes for
the retreat leaders, balancing this lovely ring of light-evoking caps.
Another batch of chemo caps is ready to drop off at The Wellness Community.
The photo is a bit washed out, but that second floppy-brimmed hat has a
great multi-colored flower to liven it up and distinguish it from its older sibling.
The red, white, and blue cap is in a variegated cotton yarn called
"American Stripes." Unfortunately, I didn't follow the washing
instructions on my own tag, so the "white" stripes are a shade pink.
I'm hoping the navy caps will appeal to those with more subdued color
preferences. Some of them are larger than I usually make, too, which
might work better for a man's head.
I had a delightful day with Lezlie (from my Stitch'n Bitch group), driving out to Kiparoo Farm Studio and Dancing Leaf Farm
for their "Valentine's Day Sweet Sale." I bought assortment bags of
luscious yarn, mostly hand-dyed wool from their farms' sheep. While
those yarns aren't suitable for chemo caps, perhaps I can create a
unique chapeau or two for a fundraising auction. Or maybe I'll just
play!
Finally, for anyone who remembers I promised
some exciting variations on a stitch I used in the border of a previous
Stich'n Bitch afghan, here's a way overdue progress report as of 10 Feb 2008. I actually
finished the blocks some months ago, but the assembly process has been
dragging. The Granny squares (rose, teal, and cream variegated yarn)
were crocheted by Susan from the Stitch'n Bitch group. I added the
bright teal to create a center block from a few rounds she'd eked out
of the last of the yarn. Yes, the colors are much prettier in person
than I was able to capture with the camera.
But the blocks of interest (to me, anyway) are those I did in dusty
teal and cream. They are all in the same stitch pattern: single
crochet alternating with a chain stitch, where the single crochet
stitches are made in the space created by the chain stitches in the
previous row. I had fun experimenting with how the color I used for a
round affected the look of each block. See whether you can figure out
how the blocks vary!
On 12 Feb 2008, I finally got to the Wellness Community to drop off
the
chemo caps. While I was there, I took pictures of the new sign in
place and which caps have still not been claimed. That may help me
figure out which styles and colors are the most popular. I'm told some
of the ones that are left are too short (top to brim) to adequately
cover from brow to nape of the neck. Any that are still unclaimed by
the end of the summer, I should probably reclaim, rip out, and make
into something else, so they aren't taking up valuable display space.
OK, who talked me into joining Ravelry?!?
I've spent a whole lot of
time adding information about my projects there, instead of working on
them! But at least it motivated me to inventory my yarn stash and
take photos of the gorgeous wools I picked up at the 10 Feb yarn sales.
If you're also on there, drop me a private message or friend request.
I'd love to see your projects.
I finally finished assembling and edging the fourth SnB afghan on 24 Feb
2008, so here it is, taken with a flash. It still doesn't really capture the colors, but hopefully you get the idea.
(More about this afghan on next month's page!)
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