Quaker Ridge Lap Robe
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6:27PM 
Pattern: based on the Quaker Ridge stitch pattern in Barbara Walker’s A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Yarn: Berroco Comfort (the least obnoxious synthetic yarn I’ve come across)
Needles: U.S. size 8
I knit up this lap robe for a charity drive for the chapel at Fort Bragg. I guess it’s a little chilly in there, and one of the volunteers thought it would be nice if the families awaiting their fallen soldiers could wrap up in pretty handknit items. So I knit this lap robe, thinking good thoughts about all our brave men and women and their families at home. I packed it up, and just as I used the last little bit of packing tape, I saw the card I meant to enclose lying on my desk. I didn’t want to run to the store for more tape, so I sent the lady an email to let her know the package was on the way. I mailed the box and promptly forgot all about it - until yesterday. Yesterday I thought to myself, “Self, you haven’t heard from the lady at Fort Bragg, why don’t you recheck that email and make sure you sent it to the right address.” So I did, and I saw that I had breezily written, “I’m sorry it took me so long to finish this. I hope your chapel can still use it.”
Oh. What a horrid thing to say.
“Self, it’s no wonder you haven’t heard from her! And just so you know, self, this is why you shouldn’t try to talk to people. Self, it’s bad enough that your Goobs have to put up with you; stop inflicting yourself on society………blah, blah, blah………negative internal dialogue……….blah, blah, blah……..”
Reader Comments (4)
BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
This is totally the kind of thing I would do!
(don't feel bad - she probably didn't read anything into it.)
You are funny. I am sure that she didn't read anything into it. I think it is wonderful that you did that. It is very thoughtful of you. I
LOL Tell Self she is a great person!
That is a pretty pattern. I Iike Berroco Vintage.
Lol! I put my foot in it all the time!
It's beautiful. If they don't want it, send it this way - I can't knit.