Garter Bootee Pattern

Sharing a pattern for some bootees I made up (.gif format).

Realistic Stash Knit-down 2009

Tracking my progress for my Ravelry stash knit-down challenge.

Goals: 24 total finished projects/11 done

12 projects from stash yarn/7 done

try 3 new/unfamiliar techniques--done!

1. Brown squares hat: stash=yes(UFO)

2. Felted Clogs for DH: stash=yes

3. DS's Icelandic style sweater: stash=no. New technique--round yoke shaping

4. Crosstiching fingerless gloves. Stash=yes.

5. Kinz pullover: Stash=yes

6. Baby Afghan: stash=no. New techniques--intarsia, knitted-on edging, and Swiss darning

7. Baby hat: stash=yes (leftovers)

8. Baby Bootees: stash=yes (leftovers)

9. Calorimetry: Stash=no.

10. Lace tank. Stash=yes.

11. DD1's socks. Stash=no, but they'd been IP>1 yr.

I may also count 12 sq. in. of afghan as a FO, since I see some other people are counting afghan squares as FO's. My Crazy Scrap Afghan doesn't have regular squares. It is rectangles of random dimensions pieced together. I will consider a 12 square inch area to count as a "square" Have done 2x12 sq. in. so far.

I also joined the Welshmillie Afghan KAL and have done 5 weeks projects (pattern + plain square) so far.

Still Alice

At a friend's recommendation, I just read Still Alice by Lisa Genova (2007).  It is the story of a middle age woman's early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, told from the patient's point of view.  It is an absorbing story that is easy to read.  It could easily be read on a flight.  It is so powerful it is a bit disorienting.   

Although the book realistically tells of the heartbreaking human side of Alzheimer's Disease, it also left me with a message about value, dignity, priorities, and change.