Red

Red

I never willingly wore red when I was younger. I always stayed with those colors complimentary to the winter skin tone I was supposed to have according to that seasonal make-up trend. I wore blue in every shade, green, and gray. There was a lot of denim in my wardrobe back then as well. The only red shirts I had were part of my Godfather's Pizza uniform. I hated the red visor that went with it as well. I was convinced it was the ugliest thing I owned, but you wear what the people paying you want you to wear, right? At least the tomato sauce stains weren't as noticeable. Red was never a color I bonded with well. All of my dishes and linens were blue. I shied away from red and, looking back, I don't know why. Now, I look around and red is peeking out at me from everywhere. I have a red phone, red file folders at my desk, a favorite red sweatshirt that I snagged from my husband, red blankets, candles, portable speaker, Tupperware (and a lot of it), cooking pots and pans, and more than one pair of red socks. Maybe I'm pulling in little bits of red to make up for denying myself such an energizing color. Maybe I just like the color more now that I'm not wearing it for a living.

My latest projects.

I've been on a roll! This was a pattern that came with this fun lime green sport yarn. I made this for Elizabeth because she likes lime green.

My sister asked me for a striped scarf in Reed Raider colors. Here it is! It's a bit wide, but it gauged correctly so I guess it's supposed to be wide to be extra cozy for those chilly football games next season.

Brad was a bit jealous that "everyone else in the world and your sister" got something crocheted by me so I made him a scarf which he actually likes. It's snuggly without being too fem, he says.

Sherrie's Gift

This was my largest project yet and also the one that's taken the longest. I made this shawl for my former boss, Sherrie. She is a fantastic lady and I loved working with her. I found this yarn and immediately fell in love with the pattern and texture. I made up my own pattern for this project which is basically alternating rows of single stitches then spaced double stitches. One of the things that happened is that the shape of this shawl ended up in sort of a parallelogram instead of a rectangle or even a trapezoid. I also had such a great learning experience making it.

Post-Op follow up (Partial cross-post)

I went to my my post-op follow up appointment today. The doctor said that the cyst was benign and that is not malignant which is good. He also said that it could take another week before I feel like all of my energy is back.

Post-Op update (late)

I'm doing OK. I'm sore and tired but moving around a bit more today than yesterday. I'm starting to get an appetite but food still causes some queasiness so I had cream of wheat for dinner tonight. Yay. I hope I can eat ribs before the weekend is through. I have my follow up appointment next Thursday.