Hurricane Party

Rain is pouring. The power just came back on (we lost it for 22 minutes). Wind's blowing. There are 12 people in our little house, hunkering down for the storm. They told me not to come in to work today, so I have basically all day with nothing to do. Time to work on some "Bobby" hats, learn to use the camera for my brother's wedding, and watch Rio! (maybe. China Cry is more likely.) Stay safe, everyone. Use this locked up time to have some quality bonding time. We're certainly getting a lot of it here, 3 of us sitting on the same couch, using the same internet modem.

Hats for Bobby-Week 10

Puff Stitch Beret



And we finally come to posting for week 10. When I first started making this hat I wondered who in their right mind ever made up that puff stitch! But, as it went along, it wasn't as hard as it was before. And it's comfortable, cute, and I seem to have a thing with berets.

70 days down, 330 to go!

A Quick Note

It's currently passed midnight. I got home from work around 10:30, talked with my mom and sister until about 11:30 and then threw something in the slow cooker for tomorrow's (technically today's) dinner. The point of this is I'm really busy so that's why I'm 3 weeks behind on posts for Hats for Bobby. And I'm also running out of pattern resources. If you know of any good ones, please leave me a comment. And please be patient as I try to catch up. And continue to pray for Bobby and the 13 wives and 21 children that were left behind after that Chinook crash in Afghanistan.

Hats for Bobby-Week 9

Owl Hat

A little late but better late than never. I had a lot of gray and white yarn so I decided to make an owl hat for my little one-year-old sister. The pattern was obviously designed with a boy in mind, but I changed the color tan to pink to make it a little more girly. She can't wear it until the winter but she loves it. She has a thing about hats.

63 days down, 337 to go!

Hats for Bobby-Week 8

Groovy Crochet-Camelot

This has got to be my favorite hat yet. It's comfortable, not too hot, and is really cute. I did have to add 20 extra stitches in the beginning for it to fit my head. And sorry about the quality of the picture-my sister, who normally takes the pictures, is gone for a month, so this picture, taken at a birthday party, was the best I had.

56 down, 344 to go!

Don't Expect to be Served, Serve

I was coming home from the grocery store earlier today when I came across our elderly neighbor, Bob, trimming the branches on the trees that run along the long lane that we both live on. Usually he has his grandson or my sisters out there to help but today he was all by himself. So I took the groceries in and walked out to help. And I came to realize, while shoving sticks into the back of his truck, that we need to serve, not expect to be served.

Bob is eighty years old, a Southern Baptist of strong Carolina stock. And he's spent his entire life serving others. For his eightieth birthday, his daughter sent out a letter asking for people to do good deeds in her father's name instead of giving him gifts. This touched his heart more than any material thing ever could.

Jesus Himself was a servant and washed His disciples feet as they prepared for the Passover. Jesus is the Lord of all creation, but He humbled himself to one of the nastiest jobs of the time. "For the Son of Man came to serve, not to be served." There are so many things that we can do to serve and all we have to do is open our eyes, and our hearts, to see them.

Hats for Bobby-Week 6

As a tribute to Independence Day, this hat, the "Victorian Pinkie" from week three with an added bow, was made with Sugar n Cream self-striping yarn and modeled (as I have a serious lack of patriotic-colored clothing) by my dear little sister. And she wanted to everything but hold still and smile.

42 days down, 358 to go!
P.S. Thank God for the soldiers who died and are currently fighting to keep your independence. Freedom doesn't come free!