a free gift for you - or nearly so

The subject of ufo’s has resurfaced again. I have my share of course. I have been on a quest to finish these items. This goes along with my core belief in simplicity, green living, my dream zen garden. These personal rules to live by apparently do not apply to several categories. The most egregious violations – fiber/textiles or anything fiber related, books and I’m not sure if fragrances are slipping in there. I think of it as aromatherapy.

I have some other rules, self-rules: no more than two pairs of socks on the needles at any given time. One should be simple – to knit while playing Scrabble, traveling and the like; the other to knit in solitude where counting and attention are required. I can’t remember if I have broken this rule, but I am fully compliant at the moment It feels good.

Again I realize I don’t have to finish everything...I gave that up with respect to books several decades ago. I mean if it isn’t wonderful, why spend precious time reading a book, just to finish it? Perhaps this says way too much about my life generally.




Several years ago my mother had emergency heart surgery while vacationing in Arizona. I flew out and sat by her bedside day after day. It didn’t take long before I realized I had to have a project. Choices seemed limited – I ended up with a huge sack of Red Heart Super Sport off white acrylic yarn, and a pattern book of patterns for a sampler type afghan. I thought I would make two baby blankets, one for each of my girls. I had lots of lead time as neither was contemplating motherhood. The status today (ufo) 10 virgin skeins, 5 complete squares, and 1 square nearly done. This was a fab project to test patterns and push my knitting skills. I was not knitting obsessed at that time. I think this process gave me the courage to knit anything – having learned that I could follow instructions and make a tree.




So, who wants this? You can make a blanket for your bed, or several wheelchair lap blankets or the original baby blankets. The deal is I really don’t want to knit acrylic. If this were lovely angora/merino, I would (really) finish this project. The catch, pay shipping and trade me something cool.

What you get: 5 2/3 complete squares (approximately 1 foot squares), 10.5 skeins of 3 ply, 5 oz acrylic yarn. Instructions to complete current square.