Check Your Boobs!

As you may know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time to stand up for those who have fallen in the fight with cancer and continue in our race for a cure. No matter if you are a cancer survivor, lost a friend to cancer or have a loved one going through the struggles of fighting this disease, we all need to support each other. We need to show cancer that we will not back down, we will not run and we will not suffer in silence. We will fight with all the love, strength and courage we have.

Show your support for those who fight the good fight everyday. Make items to  donate to those at cancer treatment centers or to remind yourself of a loved one who fought to the end. Wear your pink with pride and remember to check your boobs!

[caption id="attachment_1067" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Pink Ribbon Washcloth by Donna Burgess"][/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_1068" align="aligncenter" width="398" caption="Ribbon Scarf by Anniken Allis"][/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_1069" align="aligncenter" width="331" caption="Pink Ribbon Mittens by Nancy Vandivert"][/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_1070" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Breast Cancer Awareness Cup Cozy by Bernat Design Studio"][/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_1071" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Pink Ribbon Sweater by Sarah Sumner-Eisenbraun"][/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_1072" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="Cancer Ribbon Filet Afghan by Sandra Petit"][/caption]

 

Swatching for Fun

I know the title of this blog sounds strange, but it's true. I knitted up a swatch just for fun!

I've been drawn to the pocket design on the tweed jacket featured in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Debbie Bliss knitting magazine. (Don't ask me why. I stopped questioning my own logic and thought process a long time ago.) So, I stash dived until I found some leftover yarns that I could use to knit up my own little version.

As you can tell, I went my own direction with the colors used and I really like the way it turned out. I'm thinking it would look even better with a brighter punk-rock-pink instead of the dusty rose pink that I used.

Naturally, as I was knitting this I thought of how I could translate this pattern for a sock design. Hmmmm. . .