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01.05.2007 :: A shawl, a chicken, artists and fun fur for kids!
You are my friend you are special
Mr. Rogers
That is my way of saying thank you. Again.
Knitting on a chicken plate. Knitting by me. Chicken plate painted by my friend. I cannot believe I am knitting lace. But with a great pattern like Susan's Forest Canopy Shawl and wonderful yarn such as Brook's Farm Four Play that my Norma brought back to me from a fiber fest, how could I go wrong? Lace and me in the past have not gotten along so well. This shawl is something that I cannot wait to get back to, I love it that much. But it does not take a good picture, that is why I put it on a chicken plate. Not just anything looks good on a chicken plate. The US8 needle that I am using is too short and I don't seem to have another one *ahem* available that I can find so I am making due with the shorter needles. I am finding that I like my stitches so close together in this case. However, it is all clumped up on the needles, looking like a hat. A couple people at work have complimented me on this HAT that I am knitting. Thank you, I say. It's easier than getting that look when I say I am knitting a shawl. You know?
It's right about here that I intended to slip in a picture of the latest pair of Fetching that I knit. They were white with a blue stripe on the bottom edge. I'm all about the stripe lately. Stripe is the new black. But I gifted that pair of fetching without so much as a photo. Imagine?
However, I do have this artist's rendition of them.
Creative license was taken with the cables. The cables were not done in pink but in white. But white is a hard one to pull off in a drawing. Ask any artist.
IMPORTANT STUFF HERE
Okay, here's the important stuff. Mini is collecting hand knit hats to give out to the kids in the cancer floor at Children's Hospital. She's having a contest and everything. Her Dad was diagnosed with espohogial cancer and is winning his war. She wants to honor her Dad's stuggle. Mr. Mini wants to honor children. A better cause you'll never find. Sure, we don't love to knit with fun fur as a rule but kids love fun fur. These kids have cancer and they deserve a wacky hat to don. Won't you knit one? Or 10? Go ahead over to Kate's blog and join in. You might win something. But you will be guaranteed a warm, fuzzy feeling. (fuzzy. Heh) Be sure to leave her your name and email address.
TGIF!
Posted by Sandy on 01.05.2007 AT 04:46 PM
Comments
Love the colors in your Forest Canopy! Like the plate too, I collect roosters for the kitchen. Well, for me. I admitted to owning Fun Fur so I think Kate's worthy project will be a great success!
Posted by: Carol on 01.06.2007 AT 08:49 PM
Stripe is the new black. Perfectly said. Wish I'd thought of it.
Posted by: Martha on 01.06.2007 AT 10:12 AM
If only I knew about artist renditions when my camera battery was dead...........
Posted by: Holly Burnham on 01.06.2007 AT 07:44 AM
I jsut have to tell you about the sky I saw on Thursday. Here I am not a blogger, nowhere to post and I saw the most amazing sky on my way home from work (downtown Boston)> Directly in front of me the sky was pinky-orange with some cool clouds, and I thought "Oh Sandy would like that" I turned toward the west-the reddest sky I have ever seen, so unreal and beautiful. I didn't think my cell phone camera would do it justice, but I thought you should know about it.
(long time lurker)
Posted by: Liz on 01.05.2007 AT 10:33 PM
Yeah -- it was my blog address -- once I deleted it, it let me post.
Anyway -- I just finished Forest Canopy, and loved it, except for the 9th repeat, which I had problems with! I didn't have a chicken plate to model it, though!
Posted by: janna on 01.05.2007 AT 10:21 PM
I'm being told my comment is being denied due to "questionable content."
Posted by: janna on 01.05.2007 AT 10:19 PM
So, Sandy, your blog thinks I'm a spammer. ;(
It would allow me to comment if I include my blog address
Posted by: susan on 01.05.2007 AT 07:43 PM
I finished my first Fun Fur cap already!
I love the yarn you're using for the shawl.
Posted by: susan on 01.05.2007 AT 07:42 PM
You are an artist extraordinaire.
Posted by: Carole on 01.05.2007 AT 06:11 PM
Love the Fetching artwork! I was just thinking that I wanted to work on my Forest Canopy Shawl. It is not very photogenic at the moment.
Posted by: Paula on 01.05.2007 AT 06:03 PM
Can you believe I don't have any fun fur and will have to go buy some? I will wear my fake nose and glasses when I do.
You CRACK me up. First it was "not everything looks good on a chicken plate" (but what a great idea -- I have also found that the digital cameras sometimes behave better with strange, colorful backgrounds...)
and the artist's rendering -- priceless. You are definitely back in the game, Funny Woman.
Posted by: Norma on 01.05.2007 AT 05:54 PM
I knew I was saving that fun fur for a reason!
Posted by: elizabeth on 01.05.2007 AT 05:20 PM
Catchy title! One can't help but be interested in a post that starts with something like that :)
Your Forest Canopy is looking lovely, even all scrunched up. I've not had much luck with lace in the past, either, but I can vouch for the Forest Canopy pattern to be good for beginners. I've knit two of them so far, and I'd knit another one in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Rachel on 01.05.2007 AT 05:14 PM
Love that plate!!! (love the knitting too) but Love the plate!!!
Posted by: Kate on 01.06.2007 AT 10:10 PM