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Springtime

Mar 30, 2008
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I finished my very first knit-along project! Considering how many dishcloths I've made this year, it's a wonder that I hadn't knitted a picture cloth until now. It was fun, I may have to go looking for more picture patterns. I LOVE the Bernat organic cotton! Compared to the Lily Sugar'n Cream that I normally use, it's wickedly soft. The bad news is that Bernat has a very limited choice of colors so I'll have to keep an eye out for other organic cotton yarn.

Pattern: "Springing Up Flowers"
Yarn: Bernat Organic Natural Cotton (Mineral Spring)

Spring Flowers

Bess has been sick the last 3 weeks. The first two was the flu, this last week it morphed into pneumonia. I swear, I don't think I've ever seen her that ill without being in the hospital. She really suffered, it was hard to see her in so much pain. I'd forgotten how painful your back gets with pneumonia. :*( Thanks to the miricle of antibiotics, she's feeling better. I'm glad I had the doctor talk to her about activity once she's feeling better. Because recovery time can be slow and relapse due to over exertion is a real possibility, she's under orders to take it easy and stay home at least another week.

I have to share these pics!

Bunny Cupcakes

(yep, I made these)

Breakfast with Grammy

Breakfast with Grammy (Orion)

Breakfast with Grammy (Skylar)

Knitted Cloths

Mar 19, 2008
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I'm a member of Beta Sigma Phi, a non-academic sorority with 200000 members in chapters around the world. Every chapter year, we select a service project or two and this year my chapter is working on washcloths to be sent to a midwifery program. They'll be sent through the Compassionate Warehouse program. These particular washcloths are for rural midwives as gifts upon the completion of their training, to be used when they deliver babies in these very impoverished areas.

Knitting dish/washcloths has proven to be valuable far beyond my original expectations. Not only have I learned many new stitches, I've been able to practice and perfect my knitting. I've learned to use dpn's (scary at first, even my family was worried!), have discovered that not all 100% cotton yarn is equal. *cough* Have also learned that while cone yarn is less expensive, it's BORING to work with after so many projects. Cloths are easy to transport in a small tote bag and easy to work on in small spaces (such as doctor's offices). They also attract a lot of interested onlookers, kids included! It's also a great feeling to be knitting along with my chapter sisters on something that will benefit women in need and their newborn babies.

Check out the pictures I have of my cloths:

Washcloths