I got all excited and finished it up-

I was so inspired that I crocheted one for Jim, too….
No, that’s not Jim…. it’s one of our furkids who was insisting on being in my lap while I worked on the cap, so whaddya gonna do?

It’s his way of paying rent.

Anyhow, Jim wore it to his gig today. (At our friend’s bistro)

I was all excited about giving Harold his new cap. He put it on and said:

‘Nope….. it’s not quite right…. ‘

And then he showed me what wasn’t quite right.

Which is really quite helpful, as Jim’s isn’t quite right yet, either….

You can see him wearing it in this pic.

If you look at the lower right hand corner, you can see my table, which as always, is covered with yarn!

So, it’s back to the crochet hooks for these two caps, and then ~hopefully~ I will have a pattern for you!

By the way, I just levitated when Jim’s trio played one of his newest compositions, ‘Gypsy Girl’. It’s unbelievably gorgeous- I was utterly gobsmacked by it. And guess who he wrote it for?

yup.

me.

I hadn’t heard it with the trio playing it, as this was only  their second time playing it in public.  (I heard it being composed, but that is an entirely different kettle of fish, as each bar of music is polished like a genie’s lantern. And, I didn’t hear them practice, as they practice in the city, not out here at the farm.)

I can hardly wait for them to record it.  wow.

photos by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

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I received a note the other day from Christine Shively at Knots of Love,  telling me about the chemo cap kits that they are now working with Laurel Hill to create.

‘Great!’, I thought, knowing how many people’s lives are being radically altered by cancer in their family or among their friends.

Then, a few days later, I received a note from a dear friend, saying that she is now facing the challenges of cancer. 

I immediately went into prayer, visualization, breath work and healing imagery mode for her.

Her family and friends have set up a support network for her through a website that might be of  use to other people.

I know that when we were being caregivers, it would have been very helpful.

It’s the Lotsa Helping Hands website.  I hope you never need it, but if you do, it’s wonderful.

People ~WANT~ to help other people who are going through the difficulties of the treatment process.

When my cousin was having radiation and chemo, she found wearing a wig to be too uncomfortable to bear. Soft caps are such a good alternative!

Christine Shively has set up her foundation, Knots of Love, to help get lots of caps into the hands of people who will be benefited by them.

She, and the lovely folks at Laurel Hill have graciously offered

a   Crochet Kit as a prize

to celebrate the launch of Bliss Tree.

And… they are also offering a Knitted compassion cap kit as a prize as well.

How to win?

  Leave me a comment, and let me know where you would donate the crocheted cap you create with this kit.

The contest will run from now until March 17th.

(image source: drawing by Noreen Crone-Findlay. Copyright, not to be used without permission)

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