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thanksgiving 2011

in a giveaway, i won a skein of lovely vivid wool from luna grey fiber arts. after being discovered almost immediately by my nine year old granddaughter sadie, who squealed with delight at seeing the colorful yarn, 'make me something out of this grammy?! socks? please?' 

 i made a wrap bracelet to match her new socks, a tiny crochet loop and button closes it. since these will be part of her christmas present, as well as a few other knits to gift this year, i found some labels to sew on, made by soak. i love these fabric care tags with fun sayings! i bought a few individual packs of soak to include with each knit. a bit of added insurance for sending these precious handmades out into the world.  :)   since this is a yarnalong post, and that means sharing knitting and reading, with the snow child still on my mind i haven't begun any new books yet, but have just bought this yesterday and ordered this, more alaska goodness.

tomorrow will be our first thanksgiving with just one child coming home. my other four are all around the country (and world), one is in tokyo, two are in brooklyn ny, one is in arizona, and the grandchildren up near yosemite. i cried last month just thinking about it! but as my thoughtful kids said to me, we will have other together years ahead!

happy thanksgiving american friends, from our family to yours
peace and love to everyone

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child's sock pattern found here :: spud & chloë

beautiful wool here :: luna grey fiber arts     

icord bracelet ::  cast on three stitches and work an icord for 21" or the length needed to wrap around the wrist three times. k 2 tog, then k 2 tog again, ending with one stitch. using this last stitch, single crochet about a half inch or long enough to go around your chosen button. attach button. done!

ravelry notes :: here

joining with ginny :: here