I cannot believe I have not posted on this blog for so long. In fact, I just have not been knitting or writing patterns for months. We had such a busy summer filled with so many things that knitting just had no place. I used to do a lot of knitting for our knit club charities, but they are not accepting any donations at this time. So, I found other charities to knit for. I found several animal shelters that wanted cat and dog blankets, so I have made and sent off piles of those. Then I found a charity that provides hats and such for the homeless and I began making all kinds of warm hats. After Thanksgiving I will make a trip and deliver those as well as more cat shelter blankets. Some of these hats are lined and cuffed, so they are super warm with 4 layers over the ears. I made ribbed ones are 2 layers over the ears and soon I am going to make some lined ear flap hats. All should be great for someone out in the cold this winter. I really like the instructions from Stephanie Widmann’s free pattern on how to begin and end the lined, cuffed hat. The middle is just stockinette so very easy and quick. I made some changes to her instructions to add fair isle. Since it is a lined hat all the fair isle floats are inside the layers. I will add my pattern notes in the files for the blankets and the double cuffed hats but give credit to Stephanie for the hats! I am thankful I can knit warm hats and blankets and help others less fortunate than myself as well as some animals during this cold winter. It is the time of year to think on what we are thankful for. So much has transpired this year with the virus and restrictions among other things. But if we will just stop and perhaps even make a written list of what we are thankful for – it changes our perspective. So many have so little but as you are reading this on some kind of a device, you are richer than most in the world. But material riches, even though we are indeed grateful for them, do not compare to the gift God gives us in his son Jesus Christ. He loves us with an everlasting love and we only need to trust in Him. Thank you for your encouragement and love you have sent over the years on this blog. Perhaps next year I can contribute more free patterns to it – to inspire my fellow knitters! Happy Thanksgiving!
A Peek into the Window of my Life 