Knitting Thru Sadness...

As the Blonde Bombshell fell seriously ill this weekend, I decided to start a project I'd been putting off...something soothing without much thought, not expensive, but pretty...


Caron's Simply Soft (colors white, bone, and light, medium and dark Colonial Blue), in the Old Shale pattern from Jan Eaton's book knit on Susan Bates Quicksilvers size 9. I'm using silver cat stitchmarkers made by Kelly (and the blue hearts are my own). This is the pattern of the afghan I was making when I first learned to knit 35 years ago (when I was just a kitten...*wink*). I was so surprised to see it in this book. But considering I made the better part of 2 afghans with it, it seems the most natural pattern in the world!

I worked on it as Blonde Bombshell went from bad to worse...it's a comforting knit.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments on the loss of my little girl. She was my heart. I will miss her forever. My other two kitties are jockeying for the "top cat" slot in the house, not realizing that neither one will win first place in my heart. They share it already. We're all a bit sad around here.