Shamrock Knits

Resolutions

I don't think I would've met very many resolutions even if I set any last year. Maybe if it was to say sane, then ok. This year I'm going to try.

1. Declutter office - get rid of old papers, books, etc.

2. Declutter bedroom - get rid of old clothes, and non-bedroom things like bills etc.

3. Declutter basement - go through charitable items and donate/throw out, organize yarn stash, get rid of old holiday items.

(seeing a trend yet?)

4. Machine knitting - make more projects on the machine.

5. Crochet - write up pattern for mom's blanket.

6. Hand knitting - knit more garments, try to visit the frog pond so much (rip it, rip it).

Well, I think those are enough goals for now. If I get some of those done, it'll inspire me to do more. I hope everyone has a much better year than last year was!

Mom's Tribute Blanket

I finished my mom's tribute Colon Cancer blanket. It feels like it took forever because of the charts. The colon cancer ribbon is a ribbon, star, person. It's called the Blue Star. I'll be writing up the pattern and creating a tribute page in my mom's honor to raise funds for awareness. My mom loves the blanket, so that's what really matters.

This is a picture taken while she's getting a chemotherapy treatment. It's cold in the office and there are blankets everywhere, because the patients get really cold during their treatments. This was her 11th out of 12 treatments. We're pretty excited that there's only one left! The extreme cold this week has been rough on her side effects. I hope the cold doesn't last too long for her sake.