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Dec 6, 2006

Comfort knitting

I have finished two scarves and knit one whole one and started another in the past four days. Normally this would be a great accomplishment, in this case it was necessary for something resembling sanity. Peter's mom was diagnosed with acute Leukemia on Sunday morning. Today is Wednesday and she died at 11:00 last night. So swift and brutal but thank God she was not in any pain.

I used to smoke, now I knit. But I can tell you I want those scarves out of my sight ASAP. Unfortunately one of them is the gift-swap scarf; I'm mixed about sending something as a gift which has so much sadness knit into it. Maybe I'll include a note, maybe I'll send something else. I don't have to decide right away, I guess.

Thank heavens for my knitting, I could not have got through this without it.

5 comments:

Lis said...

Hugs and happy thoughts. It's never easy.

Tess said...

Big hugs, Kit.

And I know what you mean - since taking up knitting again, I've found it very therapeutic. Well, except when I discover dropped stitches *g*.

Leanne said...

I'm so sorry to hear your news. I too used to smoke and now I knit to get through the hard times (and the good times!)

My thoughts are with you and your family.

Jaimie said...

*hugs* to you Kathy.

And please pass along my hugs to Peter too. I can't imagine what you're going through.

one year from now..... said...

Hugs all around.