CE Elizabeth

So here she is blocking. Just a couple of seams and the interminable ribbing for the collar. I was really hoping to have it done for tomorrow but I've been a bit of a slacker the last few days. No worries Julie - I'm all over it now!!

My hair is starting to grow back!!! I have some fluff of hair that didn't all fall out and is a bit longer but I can see actual new hair growing out of my scalp! Yeah, my wish for the 'not grey' - FAIL. Now just waiting to see if it comes in thicker and/or curly. I don't care - I'm just glad to have it coming back!

I start radiation on Feb 1^st. There is apparently no physiological reason for it to make me tired except for the back & forth to the hospital and considering that I'm back and forth to somewhere almost every day hopefully that won't be a problem. And I will allow the Cdn Cancer Society to drive me most days so that should take some of the load off (and not driving myself will avoid that eating into my knitting time!).

And I've sorted another dyeing day at Shelridge Farms on March 5^th. If you live in the area (Durham, ON) or area-ish and are interested in joining in on a whack of colourful fun let me know & I can give you more details!!

Progress in Pictures

Adventures in Dyeing - Results

I dyed 6 skeins of Shelridge Farm's Ultra fingering weight yarn. My plan was to put a pink in each one as a part of my personal story for my next Sweet Spot strip. I had no doubt that Buffy's yarn would have a Sweet Spot and my sister beat me to the punch! She was fascinated with the technique and loved Buffy's yarn so off she went. I'll start on mine probably later in the week - by the time I do my next treatment tomorrow, finish Shedir le Lime & Shedir le Avocado, finish my current SIP, put in more time on China Clouds ... LOL!!









The Koigu Kersti that I over dyed came out beautifully - I can't wait to see how it knits up!! I am going to knit up an On The Easy Side from Knit One Below for me!!

Oh - Buffy also gifted me with some of her lace yarn that had breaks in it so are short skeins. I'm going to weigh them (Thank you my Friend!!!) and work out the yardage and see how much I can do with it. When I'm done I might dye the finished project or just leave it au naturel!

I am really hoping - fingers & toes crossed - that this round of chemo will not affect me any worse than the last one ... I have so much yarn that I want to make into stuff!!! I got a Rx for some sleeping pills (Ah my Lories, how I have missed you!!!) and a kick ass acid antacid which should make the next week(s) easier.

Adventures in Dyeing

We had such a wonderful day!!! Buffy & Don were wonderful hosts to our small group and after Buffy did a small demo making it look easy she let us loose!!







Myrelle was our most thoughtful and careful dyer.










Daphne had pictures that inspired her colourways. My niece Jasmyn just let her creativity flow (sorry Jas - I totally didn't get any pics of you!!!)







Elise had the most challenging colourways to wrap (for the steam setting).










I had my colourways mostly planned in writing.

Elise had some balls of coral silk that she brought along and after a consult with Buffy went with injection dyeing. I'm sure that this will catch on with the amateur dyers out there!!

I had brought along those skeins of Koigu Kersti that were not colourfast & that I had sun bleaching last week. OMG - I love how they dyed up!! I can't wait for them to dry so that I can start on On the Easy Side!!!

It was a most excellent day - Buffy said that we were the most creative group that she's had, Don called us the messiest. Potato - potatoe!!! The proof is in the pudding and we made excellent pudding!! I left my special mark on the floor!!
"Wannietta was here!"

I'm rinsing & drying my skeins now - I'll take finished pics tomorrow!