Recently I had a visit from good friends who live in Toronto. Sarah just turned 13 so I made her a lovely little headband with a giant flower. I was a little worried that she might not like it but she immediately put it on and wore it for most of the afternoon - in the house! I love how it looks with her pretty matching top.
My “monster hat” finally found a home, too. I made it last summer as a first time felting experiment. I actually felted it twice but it was still a bit big on me. I am thrilled at how it looks on Kim!
Here is a picture of our newest Purl, Joy. Joy is in Ottawa for just a little while and noticed our flyer in the book department at the store and joined us just a few weeks ago. She is posing with her two gorgeous frilly scarves. Well done, Joy! We love having you in our little knitting group.
I read an article the other day that I want to share. It’s a topic that has been dear to my heart for years. I wasn’t thinking so much about going to jail - more along the lines of the homeless or even our own Jericho Road. After reading this article I am even more excited about the idea. Please take the time to read this and share your thoughts with me. CLICK HERE to go to the article.
We had our last official Salem Purls meeting on Dec. 12, 2011. We shared some delicious goodies and enjoyed good conversation while we knitted together. We also had an ornament gift exchange which was quite fun. From all the Purls, we wish you a Merry Christmas!
We meet again on January 9, 2012 when we will watch the movie, “Tilly”, together. This will fit in with our charity knitting for the year. After that we will get back to our book discussion on “So Long, Insecurity” by Beth Moore.
Eddie and I had a great little road trip to Massachusetts where we celebrated Thanksgiving with my sister and her family. Here is a picture of my “great” niece, Erin, wearing her birthday sweater. It’s the Eyelet and Chevron Cardigans by Sirdar. It was a lot of knitting but the results were worth it. I couldn’t get Erin to take it off. It’s a little big as you can see by the length of the sleeves so I think she can get a lot of wear out of it. It was a delight to see this sweater on her!
We’ve all been so busy with our own personal projects this fall. Our focus for this “Purl Year” will be to support a wonderful ministry called, “Rachel’s Vineyard”. This group offers retreats for healing after abortion. A few weeks back Linda Monroe came and spoke to our little group about Rachel’s Vineyard and told of us their need for prayer shawls for all the women (and men) who attend these retreats. We decided as a group that this is something we would like to support. As expected, the super knitters in the group got right on it and three shawls have been completed already. Here are some pics of the shawls and other items knitted this fall. I look forward to a very rewarding year of knitting.
Over this past year we Purls have been working on an afghan together using the instructions from Warm Up America. In late summer we decided we would donate the completed afghan to the Jericho Road Auction which was held on Friday night, October 21, 2011. I am happy to say the afghan was SOLD and we raised $80 for Jericho Road. While this was a group effort, a special thank you goes to Linda who crocheted all the 7 x 9 inch pieces together. Here are photos of the afghan and a photo of me and Linda together at the auction. Congratulations to the Purls on a job well done ! !
Debbie did it again - she made another beautiful shawl. This one is called “The Eiffel Tower” Shawl and is outstanding. Here she is posing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France! How cool is that? Great picture, Debbie, and great shawl!
At our last Purl’s meeting Heather was working on this beautiful shawl. She plans to crochet a boarder around it and then block it in time for the cruise vacation she and her husband will be going on this month. We look forward to seeing the finished product and to hearing about the trip. Nice work, Heather!
I wanted to make a sweater with cables. When I finally found a pattern I liked I didn’t like the cables. Debbie suggested I do the x’s and o’s and it turned out great. I liked it so much I made the sweater twice.
The sweater came from Knit Simple Magazine, Holiday 2010.
