project report.

My niece has asked for another aran sweater. >

>I have been baking caps and scarves for the Mission in Rockford,
>Illinois. I should take Noreen's advice and keep a journal of what I
>make. I made many.
>I made 6 prayer shawls for the anniversary of the shooting at Northern
>Illinois University last year at Valentine's day. I enjoyed making
>them. I made several different patterns, knit and crochet. They gave
>them the family members of students that were shot. I think around 200
>were made.
>I am making blankets for my first great nephew. They will be crocheted.
>I am going to do more knitting in color this year. The last item was a
>small red and black checker board patter for my sister. I purposely did
>the squares 5 by 5 to make it easier to care the yarn. I a standard
>raglan sleeve pattern and figured out the checker board pattern on my
>own using graph paper. Again I wish I would have kept a journal.
>My niece has asked for another aran sweater. >
>http://www.knitting-crochet.com/aranswekni.html
>I did the pattern above, I posted a pic but forgot where I had it. If
>any one remembers please remind me. :)
>I noticed that JoAnn's has a decent sock yarn at a decent price. They
>just started carrying it. A sock yarn we can afford. I also like to
>use the striping fingering weight yarn for sock. It wears and can be
>machine washed and is comfortable to wear.
>All I have unfinished are the two red baby blankets.
>What are you working on or have unfinished?
>On Gail she is on a ventilator and and at the Alden Park Strathmoor in
>Rockford Illinois. She is in good spirits but the ALS or "Lou Gehrig's
>Disease" is taking a toll on her respiratory system. Any extra good
>thoughts are appreciated.
>Hugs and God bless,
>Dennis

> Sounds like you have been busy :) And yes I should do the journal thing too.
>
> I don't know Gail, but I have followed her and your posts, and I am truely
> sorry for her illness, but glad she is in good spirits.
>
> The mention of prayer shawls made me want to share this with folks who would
> "get it" so....
>
> Recently I finished a version of the Great American Aran Afghan. It was done
> as a kind of memorial piece for a good friend on the passing of his mother.
> He is a musician and he wrote a song about his loss and that inspired the
> design of the afghan. It took a long time to finish but I have to say it
> looked really good. When it was given, the reaction was more than any words of
> thanks could ever be.
>
> If you would like to see it, I have a small page for projects and such. The
> afghan is here:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/evajf.geo/myneedleworklace2.html
>
> Page 1 has a few other things you might find interesting.
>
>
> Keep the needles going!
>
> Eva
>
>
>
>> I have been baking caps and scarves for the Mission in Rockford,
>> Illinois. I should take Noreen's advice and keep a journal of what I
>> make. I made many.
>> I made 6 prayer shawls for the anniversary of the shooting at Northern
>> Illinois University last year at Valentine's day. I enjoyed making
>> them. I made several different patterns, knit and crochet. They gave
>> them the family members of students that were shot. I think around 200
>> were made.
>> I am making blankets for my first great nephew. They will be crocheted.
>> I am going to do more knitting in color this year. The last item was a
>> small red and black checker board patter for my sister. I purposely did
>> the squares 5 by 5 to make it easier to care the yarn. I a standard
>> raglan sleeve pattern and figured out the checker board pattern on my
>> own using graph paper. Again I wish I would have kept a journal.
>> My niece has asked for another aran sweater. >
>> http://www.knitting-crochet.com/aranswekni.html
>> I did the pattern above, I posted a pic but forgot where I had it. If
>> any one remembers please remind me. :)
>> I noticed that JoAnn's has a decent sock yarn at a decent price. They
>> just started carrying it. A sock yarn we can afford. I also like to
>> use the striping fingering weight yarn for sock. It wears and can be
>> machine washed and is comfortable to wear.
>> All I have unfinished are the two red baby blankets.
>> What are you working on or have unfinished?
>> On Gail she is on a ventilator and and at the Alden Park Strathmoor in
>> Rockford Illinois. She is in good spirits but the ALS or "Lou Gehrig's
>> Disease" is taking a toll on her respiratory system. Any extra good
>> thoughts are appreciated.
>> Hugs and God bless,
>> Dennis

>Eva,
>Thank you so much for the kind words.
>The afghan is beautiful, you should be proud of it. Knitting many aran
>patterns I know it is something to be proud of.
>James Lee Stanley is a great musician. I try to play the guitar a
>little. I know he loves his precious afghan.
>Hugs & God bless,
>Dennis
>evaf1@earthlink.net wrote:
>> Sounds like you have been busy :) And yes I should do the journal thing too.
>>
>> I don't know Gail, but I have followed her and your posts, and I am truely
>> sorry for her illness, but glad she is in good spirits.
>>
>> The mention of prayer shawls made me want to share this with folks who would
>> "get it" so....
>>
>> Recently I finished a version of the Great American Aran Afghan. It was done
>> as a kind of memorial piece for a good friend on the passing of his mother.
>> He is a musician and he wrote a song about his loss and that inspired the
>> design of the afghan. It took a long time to finish but I have to say it
>> looked really good. When it was given, the reaction was more than any words
> of
>> thanks could ever be.
>>
>> If you would like to see it, I have a small page for projects and such. The
>> afghan is here:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/evajf.geo/myneedleworklace2.html
>>
>> Page 1 has a few other things you might find interesting.
>>
>>
>> Keep the needles going!
>>
>> Eva
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have been baking caps and scarves for the Mission in Rockford,
>>> Illinois. I should take Noreen's advice and keep a journal of what I
>>> make. I made many.
>>> I made 6 prayer shawls for the anniversary of the shooting at Northern
>>> Illinois University last year at Valentine's day. I enjoyed making
>>> them. I made several different patterns, knit and crochet. They gave
>>> them the family members of students that were shot. I think around 200
>>> were made.
>>> I am making blankets for my first great nephew. They will be crocheted.
>>> I am going to do more knitting in color this year. The last item was a
>>> small red and black checker board patter for my sister. I purposely did
>>> the squares 5 by 5 to make it easier to care the yarn. I a standard
>>> raglan sleeve pattern and figured out the checker board pattern on my
>>> own using graph paper. Again I wish I would have kept a journal.
>>> My niece has asked for another aran sweater. >
>>> http://www.knitting-crochet.com/aranswekni.html
>>> I did the pattern above, I posted a pic but forgot where I had it. If
>>> any one remembers please remind me. :)
>>> I noticed that JoAnn's has a decent sock yarn at a decent price. They
>>> just started carrying it. A sock yarn we can afford. I also like to
>>> use the striping fingering weight yarn for sock. It wears and can be
>>> machine washed and is comfortable to wear.
>>> All I have unfinished are the two red baby blankets.
>>> What are you working on or have unfinished?
>>> On Gail she is on a ventilator and and at the Alden Park Strathmoor in
>>> Rockford Illinois. She is in good spirits but the ALS or "Lou Gehrig's
>>> Disease" is taking a toll on her respiratory system. Any extra good
>>> thoughts are appreciated.
>>> Hugs and God bless,
>>> Dennis

> Sounds like you have been busy :) And yes I should do the journal thing
> too.
> I don't know Gail, but I have followed her and your posts, and I am truely
> sorry for her illness, but glad she is in good spirits.
> The mention of prayer shawls made me want to share this with folks who
> would
> "get it" so....
> Recently I finished a version of the Great American Aran Afghan. It was
> done
> as a kind of memorial piece for a good friend on the passing of his
> mother.
> He is a musician and he wrote a song about his loss and that inspired the
> design of the afghan. It took a long time to finish but I have to say it
> looked really good. When it was given, the reaction was more than any
> words of
> thanks could ever be.
> If you would like to see it, I have a small page for projects and such.
> The
> afghan is here:
> http://www.geocities.com/evajf.geo/myneedleworklace2.html
> Page 1 has a few other things you might find interesting.
> Keep the needles going!
> Eva