Knitting Therapy

Time sure flies!

In just a couple of weeks, I'm off to see my parents and go to the MN state fair. A few weeks after that is the annual beach trip with the inlaws, which is always a ton of fun. I've been spinning away on Magda, working on some pretty sea green Corriedale roving, which will be laceweight. There's a ton of it, so it's taking a long time.

I'm also working on a slew of market bags, which will be for sale at our local craft fair in September. The pattern is simple as pie. I'll be writing it up and posting it here once I've got bag pictures loaded. Crochet goes quickly. I can make a bag in about two days!

I submitted a hat pattern to a book about hats. I won't post a picture here on the off chance I get picked but, once I know one way or another, I'll show it off!

Finally, I'm organizing a charity project for my knitting group. A dear friend of mine has been battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma for years; he is (I am glad to say) two years cancer free this month! He got his much needed transplant at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and I'm collecting chemo hats to send there. I know there's a few knitters and crocheters who read this - if you want to contribute a hat (or 2, or 12), just let me know. I'm planning to send them to Sloan-Kettering in late September or early October. I even have a couple of patterns I'll recommend. Child-sized hats and men's hats are always welcome, as are trendier hats for survivors in their teens/twenties.