Another blog post that I'm having to schedule in as tomorrow I'm back at the hospital again. Not for chemo this time, it's my week off. Instead, I'm having an infusion of a drug to protect my bones. Because I've been on steroids for a long time, this is to hopefully prevent osteoporosis from rearing its ugly head. I can do very well without throwing that into the mix thank you very much! I'm finding that it is taking me a bit longer each time to get over the side effects of each chemo infusion. I'm more than halfway through now though, so that's really great. I'm hoping my blood tests next week will show some improvement as last week's were not as good as everyone was expecting. Fingers and toes crossed it was just a blip and they will be heading in the right direction again and playing nicely! The chemo sock is growing; I managed to get quite a few rounds done while I was waiting for the doctor to see me. Once the cannula goes in, I read instead.
This week's raffle prize is absolutely gorgeous! If you have ever wanted to try out colourwork knitting or improve your skills, then this is the prize for you! The prize includes a beautiful original watercolour painting by the artist
Emma Ball. I was so excited when she offered to donate a painting and the sweater-wearing puffin will brighten up any corner of your home. It's signed by Emma too. Emma is a knitter herself and has created a range of products for knitters and crocheters; she has also donated a yarny notebook and set of colour chart cards. To go with this is a really lovely book,
Fair Isle Designs from Shetland Knitters volume 1, which I received from The Shetland Guild of Spinners, Weavers, Knitters and Dyers via my contact with
Hazel Tindall. It's full of inspiring patterns with a range of difficulty - something for beginners as well as more experienced Fair Isle knitters. Of course, you need some yarn too, so there's 13 balls of 100% pure British wool which is perfect for colourwork knitting, and a large Jamieson & Smith tote bag to keep it all in. Julie from
Wool Zone has also donated some Emma Ball puffin stitch markers and tin to complete the prize! There must be well over £100 of prizes here, not to mention owning an original artwork to boot! Thank you so, so much to everyone who has generously donated a prize.
How gorgeous is that puffin?! I would love to have it on my wall, but sadly I can't enter! But YOU can! You have a chance to win all these gorgeous prizes for a minimum donation of £2 - less than the price of a cup of coffee! Are you tempted to try your luck? Here's everything you need to know. This giveaway will run this coming Sunday 20th September, closing at 23:55. To enter, go to my JustGiving page
here and buy your virtual raffle tickets by donating £2 or more. £2 gets you 2 tickets, £3 gets you 3 tickets, £5 gets you 5 tickets and so on. The more you donate, the greater your chance of winning. You will need to leave your Instagram or Ravelry name, or tick the box to share your details with me when you make your donation, so that I can contact you if you are the winner. All your donations go the
Myositis UK to help fund research into this incurable muscle disease, so thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support. Every single donation is important. My fundraising efforts even got a mention in their latest
news update, and that's thanks to you! Let's see how much we can raise this weekend! The most I have raised so far in one raffle is £443 - will this be the raffle to beat that total? xxx
1 comment:
I do love the puffin and I'd really like to be able to knit colourwork. My 'how to' workshop was cancelled owing to the pandemic. Good luck with the chemo results and it's good that they are protecting your bones as well. Take care. xx
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