Oh yeah, I'm a switcher & I don't care who knows. Well, I might not go shouting it at Bill Gates, but otherwise I feel pretty safe letting you all know that I am the proud owner of a delicious & nutritious new iBook! I am so happy with my new toy. Of course, the Mr could not be long behind me, so 2 days after my purchase he tripped into Best Buy & bellied up to the Sony Vaio laptop he's been lusting after for months. We are such suckers for technology. Of course, I am also proud to say I am doing my bit to support the Red Cross & craft at the same time by patronizing the Etsy.com shop for Crafters United - all proceeds from the sale of the items listed by crafters all across the country go to the Red Cross for Hurricane Relief.
I feel bad for not keeping up with posting, but I have had a really horrible August. My mom passed away on the first. This left me barely functioning for the most part & then, to top it off, I found out my sweetest, most loving cat, Cole, has kidney stones. He's only 4 years old & although we thought it was touch & go at first, we are hoping he will be around for awhile, even if we have to force yucky medicine on him every day! And we will do it. These 2 things just left me speechless, I guess you could say, but I am going to try to pick up where I left off. This includes knitting. See, my aunt called me with news that my mom was doing poorly on Saturday, I flew straight out on Sunday. While I sat with her I talked & balled up some beautiful sock yarn. I told her all about it & the socks I was going to make with them. She passed away on Monday & I began knitting the socks. I used the 2 socks on 2 circs method & managed to do a little at a time. But I can't seem to finish them. I keep picking them up & putting them down, I'm at the beginning of the toe decreases now, but I just can't bring myself to finish them. I only knit one project at a time, so this is a pretty big deal for me. I have been knitting practically every spare minute for the last year & a half. Until now. I have some beautiful dark brown Calmer to knit a Shedir for myself (made a chemo cap for mom out of some beautiful lavendar Calmer), the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino to unravel from my gargantuan Hourglass Sweater, my Clapotis to re-knit, Irish Hiking Scarf to finish (ran out of yarn, now have more thanks to Rob!) and various other projects waiting to get going. I really want to finish the socks. But, at the same time, I don't. I guess I just need a little more time.
What a downer! Go read something funny now, I promise to be better next time.
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Hi fellow sock pal knitter:
Just read your last blog. I'm sorry to hear of your mom's passing. My thoughts are with you.
I find knitting to be a comforting and relaxing way to focus my energies. Even in hectic and stressful times. Perhaps it may help you reflect on how happy your mom may have been each time you finished a knit item in the past. And how it may continue to please her, wherever she is.
I hope you can find it in yourself to finish those pair of socks you mentioned. You have so many wonderful knitty things waiting to come to fruit.
BGK
Thank you so much for your kind words, they are beautiful & I appreciate them more than I can say.
oh i am so sorry about your mom passing! how hard! i'm hoping you'll finish those socks you started i'm sure your mom will be proud of you! i know it probably comforted her to have you talking about the socks while she was in the hospital.
i know I love the socks i got from you! thank you sooo much sock pal! you did the best! they are soooo soft! and yummy! my DH said "i like that thing on the side" LOL men!? they fit wonderfully. thank you soo much i'm wearing them now i'm not sure i'm going to ever take them off.
you're the best!
my thoughts and prayers are with you!
Thanks Sockpal! :)
Your husband made me chuckle, I'm glad he liked the cables, my fiance requested a cabled scarf after seeing me make the socks. Gotta love 'em.
I loved the socks so much myself, I bought more of the yarn in red to make my own pair!
Being a sockpal has been so rewarding, I hope I get to do it again...I'll have to hone my sock skills in anticipation!
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