The Blanket of Hope has arrived
It has arrived and it is an amazing blanket! It's huge and Rebekah sent a grocery bag of leftover squares. VK and I are both so touched. He'll have another PET scan in a month or so. He's been having some gallbladder trouble lately, and the BoH has been a great boost to his spirits. We can't thank Rebekah and everyone who sent squares enough. We are both feeling very well supported and cared for. Zoey, Shane, and Lucy have been thoroughly enjoying sniffing Abner and Django on the blanket too! VK adds, "I'm eternally grateful to everyone, especially Rebekah. I appreciate all the time and effort that everyone put into it to create such a wonderful gift."
I took it with me to knitting yesterday and we had a great time identifying all the different kinds of yarn. There's some great stuff in there. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy my knitting group? I don't get to go too often because of my pesky job, but I do love it when I'm there.
Here's the extent of how much VK likes to be photographed.
Sorry it's been so long since I posted. For a while I had no knitting progress to show, and then when I did I had a wretched cold that seemed to hang on forever. I'm feeling better but still producing great quantities of snot. The progress is that the sleeves on the Moose sweater are finished. Yay! Of course now I must take my traditional long pause between the knitting and the finishing. ;o) There's about a gazillion ends to weave in. If I get ambitious, I'll block it this weekend. And I still need to put the zipper in Rogue.
I started some garter rib socks in STR Farmhouse. And guess what! They're pooling! Grrrrr... I thought about adusting the stitch count, but I'd rather have them fit.
I made my mom a pair of Fetchings. She liked them so much she wanted another pair in another color. And one of her co-workers wanted a pair. Glad they knit up quickly. Oooh, navy blue. How colorful.
I hope I post before another month goes by. I have a big indexing project (1100 pages!) so I don't know how much knitting is going to happen. BTW, you know how it's the little things in life that really make a person happy. I got a new AC adapter for my laptop today and I can't tell you how happy I am that I don't have to constantly wiggle the connection to keep it plugged in. *sigh*
Hi! I came across your blog this morning and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about all of your knitting!!! You are amazing! I just started crocheting, knitting was too hard - one too many needles! And as much as I would like to one day knit a beautiful sweater like you have, I just know I'm missing the knit gene! Anyway, love your blog - love your new blanket, too!! Nan
Posted by: Nan Slaughter | February 23, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Yay! I'm so glad you have the blanket, I think I see one of my squares too! Sending good vibes for you guys this week! Moose sweater looks great and go you on the fetchings. Gah..pooling, sometimes I like it, sometimes not.
Posted by: Zonda | February 23, 2008 at 04:28 PM
The blanket is just stunning, what an incredible project!
Posted by: Heather | February 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Sonya- Rebekah sure came through. There's alot of good vibes in that blanket.
Don't feel bad about not posting- February is a good time to go into hiding.
Posted by: Lorraine | February 24, 2008 at 05:23 AM
Oh wow, the blanket is fabulous!! I'm sooo happy for you guys, and I'm sure it'll bring much warmth and happiness.
Glad to see you posting again! And to see a picture of the Moose. :)
Posted by: Brigitte | February 24, 2008 at 10:38 AM
The blanket is wonderful- what a caring thing to do.
Posted by: A. Warped, Knitter | February 25, 2008 at 05:43 PM
OOOH! The moose, the MOOSE! It is so almost done! Awesome, Sonya. And yes, now you must bask in its almost-finishness. Can't rush that.
I spy an eye-brow! VK has the same camera friendly attitude I do. Oh nice, someone knit a Gingerbread Castle square! I love that patttern. Very cool blankie.
Posted by: Carrie K | February 25, 2008 at 07:32 PM
I'm so glad I finally got it to you!
The moose sweater looks amazing! I'm glad I weaved the ends of Ringbloomst in as I went, because I'm horrible at that part of finishing. I just weaved in the ends to a sweater I finished well over two years ago!
Posted by: Rebekah | February 26, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Rebekah did an awesome job!
And the Moose sweater is gorgeous. Yup! You shouldn't mess with traditions ;-)
Posted by: Marina | February 27, 2008 at 06:20 AM
Oh it's a marvelous blanket! All the good stuff in stitched right in too. Rebekah is queen of good souls. You got quite a bit of fabulous knitting in yourself! The sweater is simply magic! Love your Fetchings :) Best wishes to you guys, hope you're both feeling good.
Posted by: Carol | February 27, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Rebekah worked so hard and WOW -- it is such a huge comfy looking blanket!!! With all those thoughts and prayers woven in, it can't help but make VK feel the picture of health very soon.
I am so excited for you that the sleeves of the Moose are done too -- huge hurdle jumped there. YAY for you!!!
Posted by: Debbys | February 28, 2008 at 08:07 AM
Hooray for the blanket. It looks incredible. And I'm so glad to hear it lifted spirits since that is it's purpose. :D
Posted by: Michelle | February 28, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Hey! Happy Belated *bleep* Birthday!!!!!
:D
Posted by: Brigitte | March 13, 2008 at 02:32 PM