The Life of a Knitting Knerd

I finished two dishcloths last night for a KAL I joined, so I was a little more productive in that respect. I also started for the third time a bag I'm working on. If I can just get past the part where I need to pick up the stitches, I'll be ok. For some reason, that gives me trouble. Anyone have any tips?

October's a rough month for me. My Mom passed away when I was 16 on October 27th. This year marks 17 years to the day that she's been gone. On one hand, it doesn't seem like it can be that long--it still feels like yesterday. On the other, it seems like she's been gone longer...she's missed over half of my life. I miss her every day. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her in some respect. I wonder if she knows I miss her still. I wonder if I make her proud.

I dread October and the 27th (the day she died) and Halloween (the day she was buried--the day she was supposed to come home from a stay in a nursing home ironically) because of her death. The month is filled with moments of tears and just praying to make it through.

I guess that's one reason why I've filled my nights with knitting. That helps to distract me. If I can count stitches, see my hands forming something productive....I can get through this month one day at a time.

posted by Katy @ 6:19 AM