luxe

so, yesterday i had a dr’s appointment and have been feeling funky lately, my normally very very low blood pressure is 80/40 as of yesterday. not surprisingly, on the way home, i felt like i was going down and did nothing for the rest of the day, and i was not happy about it, to say the least.

i found this red sweaters project that i am sure you guys have seen in other places more on the ball than myself. they are teeny tiny sweaters, one knitted for every soldier that has died in the war. they are all connected sleeve to sleeve and hung in a tree. really powerful. anyway, they have the easy pattern on there, and an easier pattern if you are a total knitting newby, or even a crochet pattern, and you use redheart super saver in any red you want and then send them in. i love doing small repetitive projects, especially when i am not feeling well, so i plan to pick some up and make a zillion. or 10, something. and! on the site, i don’t think many people from pa sent sweaters, so hey you peeps…send em in! it is more a statement about loss of life than whether you are republican or democrat or whatever(?).

also, after (mistakenly) watching the animal police show on ap, i cried, and remembered the project i wanted to get started a while ago to knit, sew or crochet blankies and toys for animules in shelter, because most often they don’t have anything soft in their cages, and i know how attached to something soft our kitten was/is and that it is a bit of comfort and warmth for them. i would like to be able to do enough that they toys/blankets could go home with that animule. so! anyone interested, we have many local non-profit/no kill shelters that can use money, food, blankies, towels, which can be stuff you are getting rid of and any form of washable sturdy stuff that you want to give. i will take care of sending it to one of my shelters if you don’t know of one nearby you. it makes you feel good to know that something you make, imperfect or no, makes someone feel better. when i made chemo caps, i was shocked out how exciting it was, and i made as many as i could crank out, and wondered who had it and what they thought about it, because i really made an effort to make really soft really cute ones, not just some ugly watch cap out of cheap-o ugly crap. you don’t need that on a tender head. you know?

i went thrifting yesterday before my dr’s appt and got some super good stuff. i just need to upload the pics. i spent $14 bucks. and at this thrift store, that is like $1000 bucks. fabric is $1. seriously. and i got a roll of vintage wallpaper…i will shut up until i put the photos up.

elizabeth from alaska is coming into pgh, we will then go to sheep and wool to meet all of our collective pals. so if you are one of those pals and want to hook up, email me and i will give you my cell number, because i won’t remember. you have been warned. i am memory impaired.

what else?whoa jenny! while i only know a jen (ambrose is one, of course!, sproutstudio jen is another) or two that are good stuff, all of the “jenny”s that i know rock! prepare to be blown away!

maybe some more later…
swooningly yours,
n.