Little Ralph



Little Ralph and Innocent hat



the stripey beanie, Little Ralph, is finished and now I've cast on Ralphette, a more feminine version in that the stripes are pink rather than custard yellow.

The Ralph pattern from Sirdar is so straightforward to make, and works well in most dk yarns, I think I'll use this for a lot of my charity hats.

The Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are nearly full- we put in jotters, pencils, pens, toiletries (no liquids), toys sweets (no chocolate) and a woolly hat or scarf or gloves. They get sent away this weekend so anyone wanting to contribute anything- e.g. a handknitted hat or scarf get in touch in September 2011 for next year's boxes, or you can make a donation to cover distribution costs at Operation Christmas Child.

While I was out shopping today I saw some of the Innocent smoothies with their hats. I bought two, but Jen has run off with the pink/purple one as her phone felt a bit chilly! It was lovely to see the hats in the wild. I would have taken a photo but I'd forgotten my phone, sorry.

ladies (and gentlemen) who lunch

As I'm feeling a lot fitter and healthier these days, I've decided to help out at the Lunch Club again, acting as a volunteer serving the soup, sandwiches, tea, coffee and cakes and clearing up afterwards, and of course enjoying my lunch too with the club members.
They are a lively, cheery bunch, and I know a lot of the older ladies from church. I didn't get a chance to play dominoes this week or get on with any of my knitting, but I may well do next week.

I've put my hook to one side for a moment, been stash diving and I've cast on another Ralph hat (in a smaller size) to go into the Operation Christmas child shoeboxes this week.
 I enjoy putting the boxes together and have been given lots of donations to make up extra shoeboxes. People are be so kind and generous