07.28.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:28 pm by delipics
If you are like me and have been watching the yarn section of your room slowly overtaking the rest of the house, then you might be looking to donate yarns.
I started my research on the Interweave Knits charity webpage. They list correctional facilities that are looking for supplies, not finished projects. I randomly contacted two of the facilities and received enthusiastic responses. Here are the places that are currently accepting yarn donations (like I did, I highly recommend emailing first to confirm):
- Judy McIntosh, Lead Teacher, Northeast Juvenile Correctional Facility, 7117 Venture Lane, Fort Wayne, IN 46818, Telephone 260-497-7233 x180, Email: jmcintosh@idoc.in.gov
- Rita Steed, Community Service Director 3, Rockville Correctional Facility,811 W 50 N, Rockville, IN 47872,Telephone 765 569-3178, Email: rsteed@idoc.in.gov. IMPORTANT NOTE: You must contact this person because you fill out a form before you donate. It will be mailed it to you and then you mail it back. You might think this sounds like an extra step, but I think it’s worth the extra time for an institution that will appreciate the donation.
I’ve got two big boxes packed up and waiting by my front door, anxiously waiting to be mailed out.
The small print: Delicasyarns is in no way affiliated with any of these groups and received no compensation for listing them on the blog.
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04.20.08
Posted in Knitting, Photos, Uncategorized at 9:32 am by delipics
I made these to help a friend who was having trouble with Ruth’s Perfect Baby Booties. (You can find the pattern here and here.) She could not get row 2 to come out even with the number of cast-on stitches so I said I would take a look at it and see if I could figure out what was happening. It was pretty simple - I had to cast-on 31 stitches instead of 26 stitches.
I knew these unplanned booties would soon be snapped up because someone is always having a baby, My neighbors, who did not want to know the sex of their baby during their pregnancy, just had a little boy.
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12.26.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:39 am by delipics
What is it about December 26th? Is there anyone else who feels a mixture of relief and melancholy that the Christmas rush is over? So since I rarely had time to post before the holiday, here are my after-Christmas ruminations.
This is the first Christmas in a long time where I actually felt organized with my shopping/baking/mailing/decorating/knitting tasks. I actually did many things early (wow!) - with the help of a list - (what a concept-duh!) - and lowered my stress level. I worked really hard at not feeling any accompanying holiday guilt and watching what I ate, and I am now going to give myself a pat on the back.
These are little things I was grateful for through the crazy-Christmas-rush:
- The wisdom to accept what you can and can’t control - the NYC post office line first coming to mind. Truly always mail early and if you can’t, go to an out-of-the-way post office with fairly short lines.
- The wisdom of shopping on Monday nights, right after work - I seemed to have lucked out in choosing that evening to shop, no matter where I went. It’s probably important to note I didn’t go to large venues, like Macy’s on 34th street.
- The wisdom of Internet shopping - no explanation needed.
- The wisdom of realizing the limits that you put on yourself and that you can remove them - long story short, I thought I had to do one thing or the other when I had flash of brilliancy and realized I could actually do both choices! The funny thing is this happened while waiting in line at Barnes & Noble - sometimes wisdom reveals itself during the mundane moments of life.
- The happiness of having no flight delays and short security lines - I’ve heard nightmare stories of friends and family having flight cancellations or awful connections.
- And the happiness of seeing friends and family - I know this is a given during this time of the year but it’s important to acknowledge it. While I wish I could see everyone I love more often, I’m happy to have been able to spend time with the people I care about no matter the length of time - from meeting for coffee, to a dinner out, to a short day trip or a long weekend. The one thing is you never can see everyone you want to see, which is why email and sending photos is a good thing.
Now this is the seven day period before the New Year when one can’t help but think of the might-have-been’s, should-have-been’s and the hope-to-be’s, and while I don’t usually write about things like this, I’m going to say the first two should only be done in moderation. Yes, reflection can be a healthy thing, but I know for myself I can waste too much personal energy obsessing on things that already happened. I’d like to focus that energy on more positive things.
As for the hope-to-be’s, I think I’ve gotten better at being specific as to what I want to do, rather than the big-picture declarations I used to make for myself. For example, I wanted to learn Fair-Isle and Alex found a class and now are going to take the Fair-Isle workshop at The Point. I also don’t limit myself to doing this for January 1st - no New Year’s resolutions for me. I used to do this, full of good intentions, and I would write my list on a big piece of paper in red ink, no less, that I would post in my apartment. Nothing like a list of things you didn’t accomplish glaring at you daily to remind you of your humanity. Done with that! It’s good to have things to look forward to but I’m I also want to enjoy “the now” of my life. So here’s to you and yours - hope you had a wonderful holiday in whatever way you celebrate and to the journey for 2008, whatever it may hold.
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12.09.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:38 pm by delipics
Sorry folks - I’ve turn on the log-in option in the comments section due to spam issues. I’m trying to figure out how to fix this. Thnx for understanding! 
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11.29.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:03 pm by delipics
With a Christmas theme -
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11.05.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:24 pm by delipics
What a weekend: a 4-year-old’s birthday party on Saturday and a very, very good friend’s wedding on Sunday. Weddings in general are fun, and when it’s for a friend who has been on the roller coaster of life with you (alternately screaming in fun and at times in fear but always there), then it is a serious party! I ate and danced and imbibed and danced some more. And then by the end of the evening I had some sort of weird allergic reaction to I-don’t-know-what that sent me first into sniffles, then congestion, which resulted in a dose of Benadryl on the car ride back. I wanted to pass out but I had to give directions home via the BQE. Boy, did I pay for my celebrating today and it was totally worth it!
Obviously, there was no fiber related activity but I got two tips on sewing crochet to fabric - one from here and another friend sent me this link (okay, it’s knitting but should be somewhat similar). Thank you!
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10.30.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:48 pm by delipics
BOO!
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