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July 17, 2007

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My Philosophy: Make Something Beautiful, and then Give It Away

Back in the summer, I was obsessed with knitting the dishcloth pattern published in the first Mason-Dixon knitting book. As I was knitting a cloth, it occurred to me that the stitch pattern would make a beautiful blanket. Lo and behold, Afghans for Afghans sent out a call for baby blankets for a hospital in Kabul. So I decided to make one using the dishcloth pattern, and here is the result. In this view, you can see the stitch pattern better. The brown yarn that frames the whole thing is Lion Brand fisherman's wool in natural brown. The other 7 colors are a bunch of wool oddballs I had left over from other projects. I love it and and thinking of making one for myself, on a larger scale of course, and with a more sophisticated palette. I know I blog about Afghans for Afghans a lot, but it's a cause I believe in with all my heart. Even though I can't directly affect the political outcome in that country, I can do one small thing--knit a blanket--that directly and positivel

Seven-Color Fibonacci Scarf (and Bonus Hat)

Well, this is my last post of 2021. It has been a rough year on many fronts, but as always, knitting and crocheting keep me sane. They give me something to do besides doomscroll on my phone and fret about the state of the world. As long as I can afford to buy yarn, I can keep making beautiful things for myself and the people I love, and that gives me a little bit of hope, no matter how dire things get. Anyway, on with the show.... I bought this yarn from Knit Picks as a discount set. It is Gloss DK, a wool and silk blend. I really liked the contrast of warm and cool colors and thought they would work well together in a striped pattern without looking too rainbow-ish. I decided to make a scarf. This design was inspired by a photo of a striped rug I saw in a magazine ad. I liked the idea of one color gradually growing larger while the other diminishes and then repeating the sequence with a different contrasting color. I have long been a fan of the Fibonacci sequence, wherein each numbe

Made It Home In One Piece

My return to Chicago wasn't nearly as bad as my trip on Sunday. The train was delayed by 3 hours, but since I had called ahead to find out whether it was on schedule (HA!), it just gave me more time to hang out with my sis and have lunch with her. Thankfully, we had no further delays between Bloomington-Normal and Chicago. I was in a quieter car, too, with some elderly ladies from Michigan, instead of squalling babies. I didn't knit, however. I think I'm getting sick of the Estonian lace scarf. Last night I did some work on the round baby blanket instead. At this point, I doubt I'll finish the scarf by the end of the World Cup. Ah, well...at least I tried.

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