In Memory of......

Remy. My four month old nephew who passed away on Thursday. I'm sorry I never got to meet you. You look so much like my daughter and son when they were babies. Your aunt K told us that you love to smile and laugh. Such a beautiful baby boy. The blanket that I knit for you is sitting here next to me along with your hat. I was waiting for a sewing machine so I could sew a back liner onto it so that it would look nicer. I should have just sent it. It would have kept you warm either way. I think that if you had it then maybe it would have kept your little body from going cold and that you would know that there are people who have never met you that love you very much. You are happier and safer in God's arms and someone will answer for what happened to you. Even if it was inevitable your momma should have been there to hold you and love you, but she was too busy ruining her life. Now she can't ruin yours anymore. We love you always.
I should have sent the blanket.

Welcome Salty Dog...... arrrrrrrh!

I got my yarn from PurlSoho! Yea for me! The Collinette sock yarn (Salty Dog) is a little darker then the picture, but I still like it and can't wait to have a pair of my own socks. I am also knitting the Jess Gansey using the Rowan cashsoft that I also got. I did a few gauge swatches using the recommended size needles, but it just didn't feel right so I went up one size.
It measured out 30 sts for 4" instead of 27 sts so I decided to go up one more needle size (US #4). Then after I finally got 280 sts onto a US #3 16 inch circular and got the edging done and ready for the US #4, I realized that I had knit all my gauge swatches flat instead of in the round. I wonder if that's going to make a difference? I know that it does, but I'm going to knit anyways and then measure (to make sure that it's not too far off).
The size that I'm knitting leaves zero to negative ease, but the next size up has a positive ease of more then five inches so hopefully a few extra stitches will help give the sweater the perfect ease. We shall see....... once I get about four inches into the sweater........ five years from now (so.....many....stitches).