My spinning and knitting are way behind my self-imposed schedule. Somehow that always happens when I set goals for myself. I have a fascinating Infinity Peacock Moebius Wrap on the needles that I’m really loving. I’m using Dream in Color “Smooshy” in the Good Luck Jade colorway. Every time I take a photo of the moebius, it comes out too dark to even see what it is. Maybe once we have some genuine sunshine I’ll be able to take a real photo and post it.
Spinning? I haven’t touched my beautiful Matchless in over a week. I feel as though I have abandoned it! I really need to spin something and soon!
One thing that I need to make ASAP is a second hat for my sister. She was told that she could expect to start losing her hair while undergoing chemotherapy (she gets chemo every other week on Mondays). I knit her the hat from handspun alpaca (not a very heavy hat for Minnesota winters) and sent that to her thinking I had a wee bit of time before needing to knit a thicker, warmer hat for her as she had only had one chemo session and she wouldn’t start losing her hair until after the second or maybe even third session. On Saturday her hair started to fall out in huge clumps. By Sunday she was nearly bald so she shaved the few remaining tufts off. Monday morning she went to her chemo session and said she nearly froze. :(
Thankfully my wonderful friend SuperM sent some beautiful thick squooshy BFL singles in a colorway that will make my sister absolutely drool. I’m casting on for Melody’s next hat as soon as I finish this post. :)
My sister sent me a photo of her now bald head. The last time I saw her without hair was when she was an infant. I admit to getting a little teary when I saw her sans hair. The second picture she sent was of her getting her chemo medications. The stuff being pumped into her was a bright neon orange (per Samuel). I can honestly say that I am kind of glad that I cannot see color! I don’t care what color it is as long as it makes her better.
Today Samuel’s uncle passed away. This was not unexpected (brain tumor) but it is still saddening just the same. The uncle leaves behind a wife, four adult children and four lovely grandchildren.
Today we actually had sunshine and clear skies. This is the first time in two weeks that we have seen the sun and it was very nice. Now the skies are clouding up and we are expecting snow tomorrow.
I think it is time to end this post and start knitting. How could anyone be sad working with such beautiful singles? :)
Last summer I purchased a copy of a pattern called “Infinity Peacock Moebius Wrap” from my friend Anne. My intention was to make it for a relative but that never happened. I’m being selfish and knitting this for me at the moment. I figure the first one will be my learning version and subsequent ones will be absolutely perfect and suitable for gifting…if I can part with them!
I love moebius patterns but I hate to cast on for them. I have tension issues when casting on but I’m sure with practice, those issues will resolve themselves. It did take me several times to get this cast on, but once I did, the hard part was over.
The pattern is simple and easy to memorize. Even though there are 432 stitches in each row, this does knit fairly quickly. Overall, I’m happy with this well-written, easy to understand pattern. Anne’s blog is a great source of information for knitting the Infinity Peacock Moebius Wrap
NOTE: Until February 28, 2010, Anne will be donating $2 of each pattern sale to Save The Children for relief efforts in Haiti.
My weekend has not been going as planned. The departmental cold has been passed to me and today I’m slightly feverish, achy, coughing and I have a sore throat. The next person in my household who gets anywhere near me with a bottle of NyQuil is in for some serious hurt!
We were supposed to participate in a trivia night with friends of ours but had to call that off due to my being sick. I love trivia night and this is the only one until spring time. :( I told Samuel he should at least go and represent us but he refused. Two other people on our team had to call off due to work and illness issues too. That would have left 3 people on the team and not enough to play as a team. Maybe next week we will try to get together and see a movie or do a game night of our own.
Since I am sick, I decided to indulge in a Southern Cross Fiber update on Etsy. I was actually pretty good and only bought four braids of fiber. This is my first Southern Cross Fiber in several months so I’m absolutely tickled to get some new fiber (in addition to rejoining the monthly SCF club). I think this little purchase did more for me than the wretched NyQuil did.
I managed to get two braids of Polwarth, one in the “Jacaranda” colorway and the other in the “Silver Lining” colorway. I love spinning Polwarth! The third braid is Merino in a colorway called “Debbie” which are colors my sister will go bonkers for (maybe a cowl this time). The last braid is in the “Dingo” colorway and is comprised of Shetland and Camel. I’m looking forward to spinning this delightful combination of fibers.
My sister received her birthday package and likes both of the necklaces I sent her. :) She appears to be getting a bit of cabin fever and as of yesterday had plans to get out of the house today. Once again, I am impressed and amazed at her strength and courage and her “no nonsense” attitude in dealing with the cancer. Just being the highly protective/very proud big sister here.
I should really fix my mistake in my Good Luck II cowl. I need to finish spinning two ounces of Merino as part of my weekly spinning goal. I should pick up Mr Greenjeans and knit a few more rows on it. I need to block Melody’s hat and get that packaged up and sent to her still. I think I’m just going to curl up and read for a bit though. The thought of so much activity is wearing me out.
Addendum: The cowl has been finished and the remaining two ounces of Merino has been spun. :) Now I’m going to bed!
I spent my day in database hell. I count myself lucky that I do not have too many of these kinds of days but when I do…ugh!
I decided to knit a few more repeats on my Good Luck II cowl and was happily knitting away when I realized I made an error three rows earlier. Rather than struggling with it when I’m already frazzled, I set the knitting aside.
I spun a couple ounces of super soft Merino on the Matchless. I just could not get into my “spinning zone” so I stopped for the night.
I think it is just time to crawl into bed with my Kindle and read until I fall asleep.
A hat for my beloved little sister, Melody
Knit from my own hand-spun alpaca for my little sister. Not the best photo but I just wanted a quick photo before blocking it and then sending it to her.
