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UPDATE

So yesterday as my rheumatologist appointment. What a let-down! He doesn't think its lupus at all. He thinks it may be a serious of unrelated issues. WTF?! But, he took blood and is running a magnitude of tests to see what comes up. I pray that there is an answer in there somewhere! I can't go on like this forever, it just keeps getting worse and worse! I'm trying to stay positive but its extremely difficult. Keep your fingers crossed and I'll update the second I find something out! Thanks everyone for your support!

so... my appt. is April 12th

Hopefully I can soon have an anwer to what is going on. My appointment with the rheumatologist is on April 12th. That day can't come fast enough...

also special thanks to Carmen for giving me someone to talk to .... check out her blog here

still MIA

Hi gang, I have been mising for almost a year now. After last april when I had the shingles, in May I thought I had pneumonia. Since then I have been back and forth to drs (all different kinds) trying to figure out whats wrong with me.
First in May I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease. Now the drs. think I don't have that and that I may have Lupus instead. I am waiting for an appointment with the rheumatologist that I was reffered to. In the meantime I have been on prednisone since then and just recently weaned off. Now my hair falls out, i have a rash across my face, and my joints and muscles ache daily. Man I hope they figure out what this is soon!

Hopefully I will be back to knitting again real soon!

BEEN MIA

Sorry guys, I have been missing quite a while, and it still doesn't look like I'll be back anytime soon.
We recently just moved back to our house in Pennsylvania, so betweeen moving, unpacking, and intermittent internet access, i was mia. Now my latest adventure is now, I have the shingles. I am in terrible pain and just taking things one day at a time. I'll be back as soon as I am well again. Keep on knitting for the rest of you!

A Shrug for Evelyn -FO

Ok, I just completed a shrug for Evelyn (my daughter) the other day. But, in fact, it wasn't intended for her :( I found the Shrug This pattern (from 101 One Skein Wonders) and I loved it and it was simple, and would be my first attempt at raglan sleeves. Perfect. Let's do it.

Well I decided to use some yarn that was gifted to me from my Mother in law that is absolutely fantastic. The problem was I couldn't figure out what weight it was. It came from Peru, and I guess their labeling is different, it didnt say recommended needle size or anything! It looked like it was worsted to me but I wasn't sure. But I decided to use it anyway and I cast on.

About halfway through I start realizing that maybe this will be a little snug. So I figured, "Hey no problem, if it doesn't fit me, I can always give it to_____" (my 12 year old neice). Awesome, her birthday is coming up and its perfect. So I kept going.

When I completed it, it looked small but I was like maybe I can fit into it. Well *insert buzzer here* NOPE! Too small. Then I figured wait a minute this may be too small even for my neice. So, I tried it on my daughter Evelyn who is only FIVE, and it fits her so beautifully. What happened? What in the world went wrong. So was the yarn really DK? Would it really have made that much of a difference????? I'm puzzled.... To go from supposedly fitting an adult to a 5 year old?

So what the lesson here is, and correct me if I'm wrong, is I should really check my gauge before I jump into projects. But knowing how much smaller it came out than intended, I wonder how many swatches I would have went through before getting it right? And that is why I don't do them in the first place. lol. But at least this time, I had someone to give it to.

Anywho- here it is :)- I'll have to take a picture of her in it .

Second Shower down!

Although,I wasn't able to attend :( I really hurt my back that day (28th) and I was really upset, because I was really proud of this cardigan. My husband found a set of vintage books from 1963 meant to be a guide to Homemakers lol. There is a book about throwing great parties, planning a wedding, how to nutritionally feed your family, money management, and on and on. Its a set of like 10 books. One of the books is on Knitting, Crochet and Embroidery! So I found this pattern, its the Baby Jacket with Hood. But I improvised by using my new wonderful crochet skills, to simple crochet along the neck edge! Cool huh? I know, I'm easily amused!

So Baby Shower 3 is on March 22. I realize that I probably won't have time to complete the Pinwheel Blankie and I'm bummed about it. *sigh* Oh well, I'll have to find something else that's cute! Its a boy and I know it will be red, (the mom-to-bed loves red ). So we shall see.