Knitted Blessings
The blessings I've received since my oldest daughter and her sons moved here are innumerable. One of the sweetest blessings was when Skylar's teddy bear sprung a few leaks and needed repairs. He's so pleased with "N'ya N'ya's" new scarf and socks. I recently discovered that Orion, my youngest grandson, did not have a bear or other lovey so I set out to make one just for him. I dropped by his house yesterday afternoon to give it to him but discovered that he was still napping. I placed it in the crib, right next to him so he'd find it when he woke up. His mother called later to tell me how delighted he was with his new bear, that his brothers couldn't take away from him. Yay!
The KAL or Knit Along is another blessing. My friend Mander is making a Survivor's Quilt (using the Barn Raising Quilt pattern) to make money for the American Cancer Society. The very cool thing about the quilt is that folks from all over are knitting the squares and sending them to Mander to put together. She's asked that we use purple sock yarn of our choice, and hasn't limited us to any one shade of purple. I can't wait to see the finished project. Here's a sample of my quilt squares:
I can't wait to tell my friend Tam about the blessings my sorority chapter (Beta Sigma Phi) and I have received as a result of a post she made to her blog many months ago. She posted about an interesting project where washcloths were being knitted/crocheted to be sent to a midwifery program. Upon graduation from the program, the women are given a 100% cotton, hand knit or crocheted cloth to be used for cleaning up the newborn babes. I am proud to say that my chapter has 107 cloths to send! I made 27 cloths and may make one more before sending the box off to Canada. Even numbers and all... and multiples of 10... may have to whip up 3 more before shipping. ;-)
My Washcloth Collection - click to see more pictures:
Knitting - enriches my life and hopefully the lives of a few people within my reach.
