arm-chair knitting,

I arrived in December 2009 to help my parents.  Once I realized I was staying, I applied for a Michigan Nursing license.  I knew this would take time.

In January 2010 I took a knitting class.

(I had always wanted to learn, and had even started trying to learn on my own.  Time was always a bit of a problem though.)

In March 2010 I started my scarf.

In that time:

1. I knitted scarves for my Mom and my Niece
2. got my Dad through his stroke
3. started full-time at a nursing agency
4. my Brother and family moved here from Louisiana
5. I cared for 4 pediatric patients and their families
6. I visited my home 5 times
7. Dad deteriorated and entered Rehab
8. Dad passed.
9. had the kitchen updated and repaired
10. I returned Home
11. got my old job back
12. Mom started having problems
13. I came back
14. improved accessibility to Condo
15. long distance home improvements done
16. got Mom's weight and ambulation back

January 2013
three years, a row here, two rows there . . .
time and memories in ONE scarf.

done
and

tasseled
(truer color in this pic)

Oh yes, and all the fun stuff . . . fell down a manhole, bad burn/celulitis, wound to shin/celulitis, 3 broken toes . . . most recently this week, twice (again) . . . same chair leg and same toe.  (bad enough hitting and breaking it the first time, but to hit the same toe 4 days later, insult to injury!)

I am still graceless.