Jo's Chemo Cap

Here Jamie is modeling Jo's Chemo Cap.

Pattern Source: http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/kpatt10.htm

Yarn: Fun Fur, brown

Needles: US 10

(and yes, I couldn't stop laughing either. I have never seen Jamie with hair!)

Prayer Shawl for Josephine Haight

My dear friend Josephine (Jo as we call her) has been diagnosed with cancer. Little does the cancer know it doesn't stand a chance against Jo!

I made her a prayer shawl to help her get through Chemotherapy.

The only pattern used was a checkerboard pattern of 6x6, knit border of 6x6. I used Caron One Pound Country Rose with a matching varigated for stripes and fringe.

Jo lost her battle with cancer December 2009. Love and miss you Jo-girl~

More Hats for the Hospital and for Save the Children Organization

Download the Pattern for the baby hats from here:

http://www.savethechildren.org/programs/health/child-survival/survive-to-5/knit-one-save-one.html it's the intermediate knit hat.

I sent two of these hats to the "Save the Children" organization for distribution, the green one and the multi-colored one beside it. Can you afford to donate too? If so, click here to make a monetary donation: http://www.savethechildren.org/donate/?WT.mc_id=0607_wtg_index

Plastic Knitting

Here is my first attempt at making "Pl-arn" (plastic yarn) and knitting with it to make a bag for those quick trips to the grocery store! Tristin is modeling it.

It took (and I'm only guessing here) about 80 grocery sacks that I cut down and connected to make Plarn.

Learn how to make plarn here: http://hellejorgensen.typepad.com/gooseflesh/2007/02/plastic_bag_yar.html

I'll post the pattern link as soon I as I find it again!

Kids Slippers

I made these over the weekend for my kids. They knit up pretty quick on size 8 needles. The pattern only called for one color, but I used two to knit with for a varigated look.

One pair I sewed straight down the bottom, the other pair I sewed close in a "T" fashion. Both look fine, but the straight seam works better for longer feet!

My kids love these!

Pattern Source: http://www.geocities.com/lindaslists/kslippers.htm

Something for Me

Once in a while, I will actually make something for myself.

So, here's my slippers. These should keep my feet nice and toasty on my cold floors!

The pattern for these can be found at http://www.craftown.com/knit/pat16.htm

Yarn is worsted weight yarn. I used size 8 needs as I don't have the size 9 the pattern calls for. :)

I finished these in two or three evenings.

More knit hats to United Memorial Hospital!

Although I don't have pictures of the hats I have recently donated to the local hospital, I did want to blog about them!

I donated them on November 4th. I try to knit up between 10-20 before I donate them. If you want to help support my efforts, I accept baby/fingering weight soft yarn donations!