Gifted Baby Yarn

This morning I dropped off the pink baby blanket to the woman who ordered it. She was pleased, and loved the border. That was such a good lesson for me. "You are good with color," I told her. "I never would have picked those colors, and I really like them together." "Yes, I am good with color," she agreed.  It's always such a good feeling to finish a project and have it in the hands of the customer. I was frustrated that I had to start over because of the mistake that I made, but it was worth it.

My friend Mark sent me this photo of his blanket and scarf. The colors of the two items don't really look good together, but it was so sweet of him to take a picture for me.  He said that it's getting colder in New York, and that he is already putting them to use. I see love seeing the gifts and orders that I have knit in their new location. He told me that he had talked to his mom, and that his niece was wearing her the alpaca throw that I had knit for her grandma. She had it wrapped around her body like a cape, and was running around the house. That made me giggle. Children always seem to feel  and respond enthusiastically to the energy of hand knits.

I showed some of the ladies in one of my knitting groups the baby blanket, and a few of them mentioned that they have baby yarn that they aren't using. They asked me if I would like it. "Yes!" I answered, thrilled. I had just been thinking about stopping by Hobby Lobby to browse through their baby yarn. In the car this morning, my intuition told me, "You probably already know someone who has some  that they don't want."  I have a few leftover balls in my stash. It's Bernat Softee, which I love. It's so soft! It's leftover from a blanket that I made for my neighbor a couple of years ago. She's the one with the dog that I borrow. I remember working on it at my first doctor's appointment for my hip replacement surgery. The baby blue was given to me by a fellow knitter. Between the two of us, it's made two baby blankets already. It was one of those huge oval balls.

Thank you for all of your messages about Lana. She is doing so much better today. I called the vet yesterday afternoon, and he suggested that I try feeding her cottage cheese and rice. Later that afternoon I went to Food For Less and bought a huge bag of white rice, and two large cartons of cottage cheese. She ate a whole bowl full of it last night. At 6:00 p.m. she played a vigorous game of frisbee with me, and then happily went for her walk. She spends most of her time sleeping. The vet prescribed a new medication for her, and it seems to have given her immediate relief. My neighbor has been kind enough to let me borrow her puppy each morning. She's just filled with sunshine, joy, and enthusiasm. Lana loves puppies, they energize her.

I guess I better get back to my knitting. It feels good to be working through the stash. I am really excited about making more baby blankets and clothes. They are so sweet and hopeful. I hope you are doing well today.