CityGirl
February 24th, 2006, 02:14 AM
Hi everyone...I know this request is going to be kind of specific, so maybe I won't get a whole lot of help, but I truly believe that every little bit counts!
My dear family friend Nelsie--who was originally friends with my grandparents and who lived with my family and took care of my brother and I through our childhoods--recently had a stroke. She is 90+ years old; her right side was paralyzed so she is basically immobile but fortunately, her memory is mostly intact and her mind is still sharp as a tack. She remembered things I did almost 15 years ago.
She is now living in a hospice facility and is mainly being visited by her grand-niece, whom she raised. Nelsie's biological children have all passed on, but I'd like to think that she considers my parents, brother and I to be children by adoption. :manyheart
I would very much like to make an afghan to bring to her at the hospice. I've picked the "Kaleidoscope" afghan from Blue Ribbon Afghans (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579904149/sr=8-1/qid=1140760987/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6495783-8245716?%5Fencoding=UTF8) (p. 96; it's the one on the cover of the book). It is originally a Leisure Arts pattern, though I don't know what booklet it can be found in.
What I'm actually asking for/Specifications:
-I need hexagon motifs with the first 5 rows of the pattern completed, fastened off and ends woven in.
-Each row should be a different color (but using different shades of the same color, like light and dark blue, next to each other is fine!). I will complete the 6th row of all of them in whatever color I decide to join in (which will probably be ecru).
-Materials: Worsted weight, washable yarns in acrylic or washable wool blends. Metallics are fine as long as they're washable. The pattern calls for an H hook, which has worked up well for me.
-Hexagons with rows 1-5 completed should measure approximately 7" from point to point and 6" from side to side. 1/4" off either way is okay.
-I'd like to keep it mega-multicolored so hopefully it will be bright and cheerful!
-Here are the first 4 hexagons I've made so you have an idea:
1 and 2 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/RchtrLuvr/hexagon002.jpg)
3 and 4 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/RchtrLuvr/hexagon001.jpg)
If you have access to this pattern and want to help, I would really appreciate it!! I know it's not much time, but I would like to have the afghan assembled by the week of Easter, which is the next time I will be visiting her. Please PM me if you can help or have any questions, and thanks so much!! Hopefully this will make Nelsie very happy! :c9
My dear family friend Nelsie--who was originally friends with my grandparents and who lived with my family and took care of my brother and I through our childhoods--recently had a stroke. She is 90+ years old; her right side was paralyzed so she is basically immobile but fortunately, her memory is mostly intact and her mind is still sharp as a tack. She remembered things I did almost 15 years ago.
She is now living in a hospice facility and is mainly being visited by her grand-niece, whom she raised. Nelsie's biological children have all passed on, but I'd like to think that she considers my parents, brother and I to be children by adoption. :manyheart
I would very much like to make an afghan to bring to her at the hospice. I've picked the "Kaleidoscope" afghan from Blue Ribbon Afghans (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579904149/sr=8-1/qid=1140760987/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6495783-8245716?%5Fencoding=UTF8) (p. 96; it's the one on the cover of the book). It is originally a Leisure Arts pattern, though I don't know what booklet it can be found in.
What I'm actually asking for/Specifications:
-I need hexagon motifs with the first 5 rows of the pattern completed, fastened off and ends woven in.
-Each row should be a different color (but using different shades of the same color, like light and dark blue, next to each other is fine!). I will complete the 6th row of all of them in whatever color I decide to join in (which will probably be ecru).
-Materials: Worsted weight, washable yarns in acrylic or washable wool blends. Metallics are fine as long as they're washable. The pattern calls for an H hook, which has worked up well for me.
-Hexagons with rows 1-5 completed should measure approximately 7" from point to point and 6" from side to side. 1/4" off either way is okay.
-I'd like to keep it mega-multicolored so hopefully it will be bright and cheerful!
-Here are the first 4 hexagons I've made so you have an idea:
1 and 2 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/RchtrLuvr/hexagon002.jpg)
3 and 4 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/RchtrLuvr/hexagon001.jpg)
If you have access to this pattern and want to help, I would really appreciate it!! I know it's not much time, but I would like to have the afghan assembled by the week of Easter, which is the next time I will be visiting her. Please PM me if you can help or have any questions, and thanks so much!! Hopefully this will make Nelsie very happy! :c9