Raffle Prizes for Revere Chamber's Golf Tournament

My friend, Anna created these buckets for the raffle prizes, using the knitted golf covers that I made for the tournament. Isn't she creative? She is quite talented!!!!

Diaper Cakes for Great Shower Gifts

My CURVES friend, Anna is so talented. These are called diaper cakes and are so cute. I have bought two so far as they make great shower gifts for new babies. If you are interested in purchasing one, please email me at blarneypro@aol.com for more details and pricing. Of course, you don't have to be a Red Sox fan as she can make a bear in a team of your choice.

Vicki wins the "2007 Unsung Heroine Award"

Congrats Vicki Richardson

Posted April 30, 2007

Sigourney Street resident Vicki Richardson has been chosen as Revere’s ‘Unsung Heroine of 2007′ by the state Commission on the Status of Women.
Richardson’s nomination and award were kept a secret until just last week, when there was a surprise party for her at the RevereCARES office on Ocean Avenue.
Besides working full-time in Boston and taking care of her husband, Warren, Richardson is very active around town as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a ComCast public access volunteer and a number of charity endeavors too long to list here. She is certainly the best choice for the award.
A formal ceremony at the State House will be Wednesday, May 16th to honor all of the recipients statewide.

Revere's Mayor, Tom Ambrosino and Vicki
My beloved Warren who nominated me, also in the picture is Rosalee Vincent, Chief of staff to State Representative, KathiAnne Reinstein, Revere
Me showing offer one of many citations issued that day







http://www.mass.gov/women/ - If you would like more info about this award, click on the link above.

Thanks Chuck for the posting. This was found on my brother's blog.

Congrats to my sister, Vicki Richardson, for being the unsung heroine

"Vicki J. Richardson, Revere: is a volunteer for Revere Cares Community Coaltion and serves as a mentor for its Youth Leadership program to fight substance abuse amongst teenagers. She co-founded the Sudden Moves program which collects suitcases and teddy bears for displaced children and their families who are victims of domestic violence."

Posted by firstent at 12:01 AM PDT - Chuck Bruen

Mother's Day Afghan's

Check out the afghan's that I crocheted for my Mom (blue) and a friend's Mom (yellow) for Mother's Day, but shhhhh, they haven't seen them yet.

California Birthday Celebration!

I was lucky enough to make a visit to California recently to attend my Brother Chuck's Surprise Birthday Party. My sister-in-law did an excellent job at keeping it a secret from him. I was his special surprise as I hadn't been home in five years and he was happy to see me. Not only did I get to help celebrate his birthday, but celebrated mine as well. Fun was had by all!!!!! I knitted him these golf club covers and hope that he will use them. In the picture is my Mother, brother Chuck and brother Tim and, of course, me.

California Bound!!!!

I took a trip to California and these are potholders that I made for my Mother's Bible Study Group, which I met for the first time. They were impressed with all the many color combinations.

My Continuing Hat Kick

The head of our security at the office asked if I would make him a hat. Here is the finished product. His name, by the way, is Charles and he is terrific.

Patriots vs. Indianapolis

Here are two fans that were rooting for the Patriots! I don't have a picture of the after-the-loss picture, but they are having fun anyway.

Fun Fur Hats for Kids

My friend, Patience asked me if I would be willing to help make hats for the kids at Children's Hospital Boston out of Fun Fur. I tried knitting them, but so far have only been able to crochet with this yarn. The hats are stretchy and, as I understand it, the kids love the wild colors.

A Hat Kick

Check out my new hats. I'm on a roll making hats for me this time. The neck warmer was knitted by my Mom. Can you tell that I have lost 51 lbs.

Christmas Apron and My Santa Claus

I made this for my sister-in-law who always decorates her home beautifully for Christmas. So, I thought she needed a Christmas apron to go with it. (When I get a picture of her with the apron on, I will post it here. My brother promised to send me one). Anyway, the apron was made with Royale #10 crochet thread and a #10 hook. It took awhile, but I think it was worth it.


I also thought I would sneak in a picture of my Santa Claus (Warren) in his red scarf and Christmas card board that he made.

Neck Warmer and Treasure Bag for Christmas

I made quite a few of these for Christmas gifts and filled them with a variety of items, i. e., lotions, baseball cards, small toys, etc. The neck warmer is knitted, but the bag is crocheted. I still switch back and forth between the two and find that it keeps from getting bored with one project.

Knitting for Kids Update

In addition to the CAPS FOR THE CAPITOL that my Mother and I made, we have knitted and crocheted 11 sweaters for the Guidepost, Knitting for Kids charity. These sweaters will be distributed all over the world in hopes of keeping children warm during the long winter months. The pictures are a sample of the sweaters.

Capital Caps Update

I have 64 more caps ready to mail tomorrow. That's a total, so far of 114, 60 of them have been made by the ladies at Curves, Revere.

Caps on the way to the Capital!

50 caps are on their way to the Capital! This has been a collaborative effort with the women at Curves, me and my Mother. By the way, the beautiful woman holding the caps, is, yes, you guessed it, my Mom. She is here visiting us from Simi Valley, CA and will be staying through til December. If anyone is from Simi Valley, give a shout-out to her. It's fun to have her here as we are having a good time knitting and crocheting. I am on vacation this week and will be attempting to teach her how to crochet. A bit awkward after knitting, but she is getting the hang of it.

Well, off to the post office I go and then home to start my second 50.

What have I been up to? Making Caps for the Capitol!

I know that I haven't written in about a month, so let me catch you up-to-date. I have been busy crocheting and knitting Caps for the Capitol for the Save the Children Organization (www.savethechildren.org). If you have not heard about this special organization, they are asking all crocheters and knitters to make caps for newborns and then on December 9th, the caps will be sent to President Bush to try to get funds targeted for helping newborns survive by covering their heads to keep them warm. I have recently joined "Curves" (weight-loss program) and have made proposed a challenge for crocheters and kniters to make a cap for every pound that they lose. To-date, I have lost 25 pounds and have made 34 caps, plus additional ones from the members that took my challenge. If you are interested, please go to their website and download the free patterns.

Finally....I finished the hooded sweater

I finally finished my first knitted sweater for me. I am pleased with the fit and know that it will be warm and cozy under my winter coat. I am especially proud that the measurements and gauge actually worked well as I did not use the yarn specified in the pattern.

Hooded Sweater "In Progress"

I have been working feverishly on completing the first of many, I hope, knitted sweater for myself using measurements taken by my husband (that was sure a fun event, I should have sold tickets!) and trying to use suggestions from the amplelist digest http://www.ample-knitters.com/ One suggestion that I think is really going to work well for me is increasing the sleeve to fit my arm, by stopping the
increases for a couple of inches then resume to increase I get to the upper arm.

I really can not stand huge baggy sleeves. The picture above is the back which measures 27 1/2 inches and I'm using eggshell Simply Soft.

Below is one completed sleeve and the 2nd one is half finished. I find that increasing in knitting is so much easier than crocheting. I'm using the same pattern http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/khs-hoodedSweater.html that I have previously crochet for myself and can be seen in my archive list August, 2005.

First Knitting Project Finished - Knitting for Kids

Yeah, I have finished my first knitting project. How do you like my mannequin? I knew my husband's IV pole would come in handy for something......