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Finished Object Friday: Garter Stitch Throw

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This throw is the first knitting project that I’ve completed since I went on a knitting hiatus for 2 years.  It took me about 2.25 months to finish it. Not bad for jumping into it after taking a break:

Been a while since I worked on a simple garter stitch project. Love the simplicity.
Border 1 = done 🙂

As I worked on it, I thought a lot about the role hospice plays in the United States. I am thankful for the existence of palliative care and wish more people knew about it.

Love the pops of red against the neutral colors. Great stash buster.
Love how it all looks together.

Today, I dropped the blanket in the mail. It now goes to join hospice teams in my region to contribute towards the goals that all hospice staff have: to provide patients with comfort and to help them live the lives they want to live.

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Want the pattern? Grab it here: Garter Stitch Throw

Work in Progress Wednesday: Of Feathers and Fans

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This is the start of a second blanket for Compassionate Care Hospice:

I’m quite pleased with it! It’s a classic feather and fan pattern and is knitting up quite nicely:

I hope it will keep a patient warm this winter!

Interested in the pattern? Grab it from Ravelry: Sweet Stitchin Betties Group Feather and Fan

Monday Musings: How I Learned to Knit by Jumping Into the Fire

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There are some knitters who have learned how to knit from their grandmothers or their mothers:

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Grandmother (Lola)

I am no exception to this time-honored tradition.  Well… except for the “learning how to knit from my mother or grandmother” part. My mother and grandmother have roots in a very hot country.  They lived in an area where crocheting & sewing were more common and knitting was not as popular.  My grandmother was a seamstress for several decades and serves as the inspiration for many of my projects. But alas, they did not teach me how to knit.

In 2008, I decided to learn how to knit for the first time by joining a group on Meetup.com and then volunteering to lead the group after it lost its inactive organizer. The group hadn’t yet held an event for itself & was one day short of being deleted from the Meetup.com website.

Wait… what?!

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