Breast Cancer Raffle Night

1.15am
I have just got back from the Kings Arms where Rachael had organised an evening of entertainment and raffle in aid of Breast Cancer. I don't know how much was raised as it hadn't all been counted up when I left. I will post it on here when I find out.

We had a good evening with the mixing of the two knitting clubs. A few of the Knitting Noras plus the Kings Arms knitters. The best bit of the evening was the raffle where the compere made it all great fun.

The young woman who got my granny square shawl was thrilled with it and the guy who won the willy warmer thought that I should make them to sell and not just give them away as they were such a fun item. His girlfriend won the pink curly whirly scarf. His mate looked a bit funny in my pink lacy crocheted scarf. Sylvia won the pink sweet pea shawl. The lady who won the pink baby matinee and hat is hoping that her brother's partner's expected baby to be will turn out to be a girl. She said it it's a boy it will have to wear it anyway, even if it's only in bed, as it's so pretty!

Before the raffle was a duo of girls dressed in red satin elasticated shorts - reminded me of babies romper suits - who shouted/screamed, way off key, through several numbers very loudly. Apparently they have a huge following but most of us thought that they were truly awful. So bad that we were having hysterics at their singing. If that is what passes for music these days I am glad that I am old! I think most of the people seated near me would have had a whip round and paid to get them off. I would have stuck a fiver in the hat to get them to shut up. A couple of the Noras wisely went outside for a ciggy. I almost took up smoking just to go and join them! My ears were ringing and they started hurting - I was deaf for a few minutes when they stopped screaming. In their final song they massacred one of the Beatles songs. I bet John and George were spinning in their graves. I wish I had recorded them for Simon Cowell - I bet his face would have been a picture of pain when he heard them.

I came back home by taxi as I couldn't face public transport and the trams would have stopped running anyway by then. I am glad that I don't have to pay for a taxi very often - it cost me £8.80p to get home. I think I am getting tight as well as old!

Yet another Sweet Pea shawl

I think I can now make the Sweet Pea shawl from the Happy Hooker Stitch and Bitch book without the pattern. I have made quite a few of them now. I made this one with some of the bargain spearmint pink yarn that I bought from Bury market last week. I am making another hat and scarf with the rest of the yarn.

I had to go to the hospital today. Not my back this time but to see about my blocked salivary glands. I had to wait so long in the waiting room that I completed a quarter of the scarf - OK it's not a wide scarf but I kept the patients amused as they watched me crochet. several people asked me what I was making as though they could not quite believe that I was turning this candy floss pink into anything wearable!

I had a bit of a shock whilst in the waiting area. A guy who has asked me out when I worked at the Jobcentre was there with his wife! he was supposed to be single when he asked me out. I doubt if he has got married in the couple of years since I left the Jobcentre as she was wearing a well worn wedding ring and they had the air of a long term married couple. You can always tell. He reads the paper and nods when she chats to him now and again.

He, of course apart from a double take when he saw me, completely blanked me. I didn't say anything to him as I am not one to upset any apple carts.

I was lucky enough to get a lift from Charlie to the Kings Arms Knit Out last night so was able to take the things that I had made for the raffle. I photographed them all together before I packed them into the bag. The willy warmer caused great amusement in the pub. This is what I had hoped for. I made it as something to catch the eye and hopefully attract more people to buy raffle tickets. We had quite a few members there last night. I was given a set of long double pointed needles from Kath and Sylvia. I now have 5 sets in different sizes and so I can use them to make something from the Fitted Knitted's book.

I have had an e mail from Vicky with the pattern for the premature baby blankets. Vicky is organising a Knit Out at her house in aid of National Knitting Week 12th - 19th October and their chosen charity is Bliss for premature babies. I will search in my stash for some colours. Anything but pink. I am getting a little tired of pink :)