A little break to do some charity knitting:
for Rebuilding Greensburg (originally seen/found through katwithak). Somehow I was thinking it was in one of the
Carolinas, but it’s
Kansas. Anyway, this is the town that got hit by the tornado and was virtually wiped out. They are making afghans for the families, and asking for donations. Recognize this yarn? Left over from the afghan for Alicia and Dan’s wedding gift - it gives me the opportunity to a) reduce stash b) use up leftover yarn and c) do a nice thing for someone in need. It’s win-win-win! The squares have to be mailed off by the beginning of August, so I won’t have time for too many, but anything helps! They ask that the squares be knit on the bias, be 8″ on a side and that at least the edges be garter stitch to make it easier to connect the squares. This knit up pretty quickly, so I’m hoping to use up a few more leftovers and send more than just the one square.I’ve also been knitting “squares” for Warm Up America, using all my old acrylic yarn (believe me, this will be an ongoing project for years). I use it mostly for mindless knitting when I want to knit but all my current projects are too complex, and for knitting while in theaters. (Yes, I’m quiet and unobtrusive!) These “squares” are 7 x 9, so they won’t do to send to
Greensburg…. so I’ll keep collecting and send them off periodically to Warm Up America or donate them locally if I can.I’ve managed to get “over the hump” on my 2nd Summer Solstice sock, and have started the heel flap, so I’m excited to again be making progress on my SOS socks. I hope to finish my first pair soon! (Only 2 weeks behind on those….) I had a “duh” moment today when I realized that my problem stemmed from skipping a line of instruction….
More deadlines are looming, however, as county fair entries must be registered this week, and submitted next week <gasp> so I’d better get off the computer and get back to knitting.
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