The Official "I Hate Cancer" Blog

perfect timing of the perfect gift

i've been running around all day getting myself packed.  meghan will be here in an hour or so and then we head up to the cities.  we just got back from a few last minute errands and what did i find awaiting me in my mail box?   

a gorgeous water bottle cozy both designed and knit by the amazing kathy over at work in progress.  kathy is not only a knitter she is a marathon runner and her training has served as inspiration to me while i was training for the walk.

and since she's a runner she really knows what is needed on a water bottle cover for both runners and walkers - a handle!  and what makes it even better is it fits perfectly on the bottle i keep gatorade in.  yay!!

 i'm so touched by kathy's thoughtfulness.  i'm glad i get to take a piece of her with me on my walk.  every time i take a drink of gatorade i'll think of kathy, and of all of you who are cheering me on.

thank you kathy!  it really was perfect timing and the perfect gift!!

pink ribbons for tennessee

my mother-in-law susan placed an order for a dozen pink ribbon cloths!

she's going to give them to her coworkers, which i think is a lovely gesture.

i'm happy to take orders, if anyone else is interested they're going for $4/per cloth with the money going straight to the bc3d.

the pattern is also for sale through ravlery for $3.  click here for pattern link.

thank you all for your support - i'm off to little pine lake for a week to celebrate the 4th with some friends (so i'll be away from the internet until i return on the 6th), hopefully i'll return with pictures of the beautiful places i've been going on training walks!

report from the old town art fair

yesterday was the first annual old town art fair in downtown mankato.  i shared the above booth with some of my crafty friends.

everything i sold went directly to the bc3d fundraising.

meghan, my talented sister and the other half of this year's team, sent these adorable babylegs and i knit and crocheted up a myriad of items.

(there were a few more things that i guess i didn't get pictures of - sorry.)

we raised $100 for the team but still have a lot of items left to sell.  in the next couple of days i'm going to work at getting them set up online so that those of you who were unable to attend will have a chance to snatch some of them up!

i also want to say a huge public thank you to my mother-in-law susan (also a breast cancer survivor) who donated the money so we could purchase the tent for the booth.  it was a hot and cloudless day, without the tent i fear we may have melted!  so thank you susan for both your generosity and your cancer-hating spirit!!

it's a cancer-hating yarn sale

the wonderful melinda has so kindly donated some of her stash yarn for sale to help raise funds for team breast intentions.

to keep things as simple as possible i'm listing the yarns here in this post, if you would like to purchase one (or more) item please leave a comment below.  i won't split lots, the price listed is for all the yarn pictured in each photo.

payments can be made directly at my bc3d fundraising page.  just leave a comment in the note to participant box that you're purchasing yarn.

$5 - Red Heart Eco-Cotton   SOLD!

2 skeins - Currant & Chocolate

75% Recycled Cotton

25% Polyester

85g  145yds  worsted

 

$9 - KnitPicks Palette  SOLD!!

3 skeins - Semolina, Ivy, & Edamame

100% Peruvian Highland Wool

50g  231yds  fingering

 

$10 - KnitPicks Comfy  SOLD!

4 skeins - Cashew, Peony, Blackberry, & Marlin

75% Pima Cotton

25% Acrylic

50g  109yds  worsted

 

$4 - KnitPicks Gloss  SOLD!

1 skein - Woodland Sage

70% Merino Wool

30% Silk

50g  220yds  fingering

 

$8 - KnitPicks Essential  SOLD!

1 skein - Spruce

75% Superwash Merino

25% Acrylic

100g  462yds  fingering

 

$15 - Red Belly Black Dyeworks Chrysalis  SOLD!

4 skeins - Lake Burly Griffen

80% Australian Merino

6% Bamboo

14% Nylon

50g  170yds  fingering

 

$10 - Cascade Heritage  SOLD!

1 skein - #5603 (Royal Blue)

75% Superwash Merino

25% Nylon

100g  437yds  fingering

 

$20 - Ms. Gusset Sock  SOLD!

1 skein - pinks/red

80% Superwash Australian Merino

20% Nylon

100g  339yds  fingering

 

i want to officially thank melinda for her generosity.

i also want to thank all of you for taking the time to consider purchasing some yarn.  it's not often that you get both a great deal on yarn and the good karma of fighting cancer all in one fell swoop!

i'll also mention that shipping is free and i am happy to ship anywhere on the globe!

my first sale!

i made my first crafty cancer-hating sale!

this was an order for my friend's niece who is having a fundraiser for one of her friends who just got diagnosed with breast cancer.

i love that these will be doing double duty, raising funds twice.  it's like a suped up punch of cancer hating!!

another cancer-hating pattern

this one is for a washcloth!

i designed this pink ribbon cloth, which i am again selling via ravelry (click here).  if you are not on ravelry or are interested in purchasing any number of finished cloths (which are selling for $4 a piece) please contact me either through the comments or by email.

yay for cancer-hating knitting!!

fight cancer *while* fighting water stains!!

yes, those are boob coasters.

i invented them myself.  :)  the pattern is available (withl all proceeds benefiting the 3-day walk) on ravelry (click here) or, if you're not on ravelry or would like to purchase already made coasters, please leave a comment or send me an email.  

the pattern is selling for $3 and the coasters themselves are selling as a set of four for $10.  interested?   just let me know!!  i aim to please!