Etsy.com and the hat for a Haitian, my volunteer effort for the MLK birthday holiday

Ribbed beanie

Today, I worked on the crown of the hat I will give to a Haitian who comes to New York from the earthquake ravaged Haiti.  I finished the hat.  It is teal with a broad turquoise band. It is the volunteer effort I am making in response to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday holiday. I am delighted with this pattern of mine.  The hat came out well; the crown is neat.

The Crown of the ribbed beanie

A similar hat will be on sale on Etsy.com. The hat can be made up in solid colors or in two tones.

My nose is running and I am sniffling.  I am coming down with something. Ugh!

As I wait for the photos to upload I am reading Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail and the "I Have A Dream" speech. I am struck by its power, its heartfelt expression and message. I wonder if (when) I will be able to write with such clarity, power and earnestness.

I have less than an inch to go on the neckline ribbing on the sweater with the colorful yoke. Then I can take it to the post office and mail it.  I must buy a box and insurance for at least $220, the cost of  the yarn. I was so excited about the sweater that I called my dear brother, Bobby, yesterday to tell him of my progress.  He will have waited 6-7 years for this sweater. Now, I wonder what has taken me so long. I am worried about the length of the arms and suspect that I may have to block the sweater after he tries it on and lets me know how much longer the sleeves are than they should be or than he likes them to be.

  

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Holiday and knitting for Haiti

This is Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday holiday.  I am knitting the ribbed hat for a Haitian who comes to New York with one of the temporary visas that the U. S. will be offering. It will be cold.  The hat reminds meof Seattle with its greenery, sky and water vistas. This is my volunteer effort for the Haitians. I plan to make others and sell them on Etsy.com.  The design is mine.

I talked to some chatters on Etsy.com about the pattern use issue and got clarity.

Knitting the gussett

The disaster in Haiti has me sad and grieving. I pray for the diabetics, hypertensives, and people with mental illness and those with chronic conditions.  Where and when will they get their medications if the pharamcies are closed and destroyed and they have no money?  Surely, many will die.  Many people with mental illness will be unstable without their medications that they may not be able to tell rescue workers what they need. See: http://www.medicalmusingsandhealthhappenings.blogspot.com/.

Pat Robertson's comments were culturally insensitive and unconscionable. I suspect he would not have made such comments had the earthquake been in Europe or Asia.

I am working on the gussett of the sock.  I finished shaping the heel. I just figured out that I will have to sew the instep and the sole together.  Instead of describing knitting the gussett with the instep and sole together, I have an old pattern that describes knitting the sole as one piece and then sewing it to the instep flap.

I only have 1 3/4 ounces of sock yarn.  I must return to the yarn store to pick up a set of number 1 double pointed needles and more sock yarn, that is, if the LYS has the same yarn in stock.  If they don't have it in stock, I won't be able to complete the sock and the other of the pair.  I suspect that I will have to add the sock yarn to my stash and discontinue the project. Then move on to the next unfinished project. We will see.

Let's see what the yarn shop has in stock.  Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s holiday. I wonder if the yarn shop will be open.