Purls of Warmth

Project Completed

2010-12-22T13:52:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone that helped me with this project by making donations. All of the scarves found homes. 30 went to a women's transition home, 25 to a youth homeless organization, 10 to an all purpose society and the rest went to the SPCA coat drive in Vancouver, BC. At the coat drive there were more than enough scarves and people were actually able to match their scarves to their coats because the of large selection.

Now let's see if I see any of the scarves when I take the bus through the Downtown Eastside! I'll let you know if it happens!

Day 350, Scarf 365: DONE!

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Day 350, Scarf 364: One

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Day 350, Scarf 363: Two

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Day 350, Scarf 362: Three

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Day 350, Scarf 361: Four

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Day 350, Scarf 360: Five

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Day 350, Scarf 359: Six

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Day 350, Scarf 358: Seven

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Day 349, Scarf 357: Eight

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Day 349, Scarf 356: Nine

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Day 349, Scarf 355: Ten

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Day 349, SCarf 354

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Day 349, Scarf 353

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Day 349, Scarf 352

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Day 349, Scarf 351

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Day 349, Scarf 350

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Day 349, Scarf 349

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Day 347, Scarf 347

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Day 343, Scarf 343: Holly Jolly

2010-12-02T20:08:00.001-08:00

With all of the Christmas carols I have my music students singing in preparation for our concert all I can think about is Christmas! This one reminds me of candy canes.

Day 342, Scarf 342: Happy Holiday

2010-12-01T20:05:00.000-08:00

The silver in this scarf reminds me of my kindergarten students ringing their bells as they sing "Happy Holiday" from Holiday Inn.

Day 341, Scarf 341: Icicle

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Day 340, Scarf 340: Blueberry Clouds

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Day 339, Scarf 339: Rosy Zebra

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Day 338, Scarf 338: Christmas Ball

2010-11-27T19:52:00.000-08:00

Today I learned how to make a new type of ornament. I now know what I am going to be doing once I finish knitting all 365 scarves!

Day 337, Scarf 337: Oreo

2010-11-26T17:43:00.000-08:00

Do you separate the cookie and lick out the icing or do you eat them whole?

Less than a month to go...

Day 336, Scarf 336: 11 Month Milestone (Christmas on my mind)

2010-11-25T17:41:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day is supposed to be my final scarf and now that I am exactly one month away from it I've got Christmas on my mind!

Day 335, Scarf 335: Orange you glad I'm almost done?

2010-11-24T21:21:00.001-08:00

I couldn't resist! Almost there!

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Day 311, Scarf 311: This is Halloween

2010-10-31T13:21:00.000-07:00

All day I've had the song "This is Halloween" from Nightmare before Christmas running through my head. I guess it is because it is Halloween Day today. It's only 1:22pm and people are all decked out in their costumes. I wish I were going to be doing something fantastic for Halloween but I think going for dinner at my in-laws is about as spooky as it's going to get! :)

Day 310, Scarf 310: Logic is Logical

2010-10-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

Today I worked with Steph on our project for our Digital Media in the Arts class. We were very fortunate to have her husband Erik teach us how to use a program called "Logic". At one point during our session with Erik I said, without thinking, "It's so logical!". Hence the name, Logic!

Day 309, Scarf 309: Almost Halloween

2010-10-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

This scarf is orange and navy, not black, because it is not quite Halloween yet but at the school today, it was! I went to school as Rainbow Bright and would you believe that a kindergarten student knew who I was? I was so impressed!

Day 308, Scarf 308: The Aftermath

2010-10-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

After spending the night at Catherine's and getting only 5 or 6 hours of sleep I found myself completely exhausted today. I made it through the day - that's all I can say!

Day 307, Scarf 307: Border Line

2010-10-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Today after work Catherine and I went shopping in the states. It was a lovely trip that resulted in 4 pairs of shoes and a bag for $100. Not bad!

Day 306, Scarf 306: Bee, Bee, Bumblebee

2010-10-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

This yellow and black scarf makes me think of the song that my graduate supervisor, Peter, taught my grade 1s and 2s. The kids loved it because at the end they get to shout! This is how it goes...

Bee, bee, bumblebee
Stung a bear upon his knee
Stung a bear upon his snout
Then the bear he gave a shout!

AHHHH!

Day 305, Scarf 305: 10 Month Milestone

2010-10-25T21:46:00.000-07:00

Only two months to go! I cannot believe it! 60 scarves and I'm done!

Day 304, Scarf 304: Tile Slice

2010-10-24T20:55:00.000-07:00

This afternoon my mom, dad and grandma came by the new house while Max and I were working on it. My dad was absolutely wonderful and helped me to pry up all of the cream and pink (who seriously chooses these colours?) tiles on the rise of the stairs. It was a lovely team effort. Unfortunately, I pulled on one of the tiles with my gloved hands and managed to slice through my gloves and my middle finger on my right hand. Don't worry, I survived by my finger is a little achy now. Luckily dad finished off the job. Thanks for all of your help, Dad! I was so glad you were able to get those tiles out and I know that you put some blood into it too!

Day 303, Scarf 303: Robin Hood

2010-10-23T17:09:00.001-07:00

Tonight Max and I went to Shannon and Mike's house for chili and to watch the new Robin Hood movie which actually turned out to be the prequel to Robin Hood. It was a great movie and I managed to knit 3 extra scarves for the evening! Those 3 scarves will go towards day 365, 364, and 363. I think that the coat drive I will be donating all of the scarves at is on the 10th of December and I need to have all of my scarves done by then!

Day 302, Scarf 302: Yarn Bomber

2010-10-22T17:07:00.000-07:00

Today was the BC Artists in Healthcare Society AGM. The president, Linda (my mother-in-law), honoured me by talking about the Purls of Warmth project and presented me with a book full of ideas for what I should do once I've knitted all 365 scarves - Yarn Bombing!!

Day 301, Scarf 301: From Blue to Gray

2010-10-21T17:30:00.000-07:00

This morning the weather was quite lovely for our roofers to be out and working on the house. This evening; however, it seems that things may be turning to gray...will our roof get done?

Day 300, Scarf 300: 300 Day!

2010-10-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I have knitted 300 scarves! I just can't get over that number. How did the time go so quickly?

Day 299, Scarf 299: Tiger Tail

2010-10-19T17:25:00.000-07:00

This one just made me think of the Tiger Tail ice cream I used to get when my brother and I would go to Canada Games pool as kids...at least, I think it was Canada Games...

Day 298, Scarf 298: Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

2010-10-18T21:55:00.000-07:00

Well, I couldn't help it. I made a huge batch of cookies on the weekend and froze them into ziploc bags - 6 cookies in each. Today I took one of the bags to work thinking that I would only eat 2 cookies...I ate all of them! Just call me the cookie monster!

Day 297, Scarf 297: Drywall Dust

2010-10-17T18:16:00.000-07:00

The light coloured yarn in this scarf represents all of the drywall dust that I ended up inhaling during "clean up" after major renovations yesterday. My throat and sinuses are not impressed with the dusty air quality.

Day 296, Scarf 296: Our House is a Very, Very, Very Blue House!

2010-10-16T18:15:00.000-07:00

Today the painters arrived at our house! The blue was a little shocking at first (as in the above photo) but by the time the second coat was on I was in love.

Day 295, Scarf 295: Not so Sunny Disposition

2010-10-15T18:15:00.000-07:00

Today I went back to work after being off sick for a couple of days. My sunny disposition was not so sunny as I was still feeling sick. By lunchtime I was ready for my bed.

Day 294, Scard 294: Home on a Gloomy Day

2010-10-14T14:27:00.001-07:00

Still at home sick with the flu. The weather; however, has finally figured out that it should be gloomy when I'm stuck at home! Hopefully I will feel 100% tomorrow and the weather will be sunny!

Day 293, Scarf 293: Sunny when I'm Sick

2010-10-13T14:25:00.000-07:00

How is it that the weather is always beautiful and sunny when I am stuck indoors with the flu?

Day 292, Scarf 292: Half Day Headache

2010-10-12T14:21:00.000-07:00

I went to work today fully knowing that I was not well enough to be there. I went to support my choir - there was going to be an assembly at 11:00. The choir did well and I went home sick at lunch. Thank goodness for the lovely Ms. Murphy, our school secretary, who was able to find me a sub!

Day 291, Scarf 291: Rollin', rollin', rollin'. Keep my family rollin'

2010-10-11T14:14:00.000-07:00

I have an amazing family. Tonight, at our Thanksgiving dinner, I brought all of my yarn with me to roll into smaller balls. Well, they were all helping me again! To make things even more wonderful, my cousin Diana gave me a bag of yarn and my mother-in-law Linda brought 2 bags of yarn from Darcy! How did I get so lucky?

Day 290, Scarf 290: Alaina and Andrew's Wedding

2010-10-10T14:11:00.000-07:00

Today was Alaina and Andrew's wedding day at SFU. It was a lovely wedding and I had a fabulous time dancing and goofing around with Kelly my friend from high school that I hadn't seen in, dare I say it, 11 years!

Day 289, Scarf 289: Purple in Blue is a Marvelous Hue

2010-10-09T22:58:00.000-07:00

Day 288, Scarf 288: Crew Mom

2010-10-08T22:54:00.000-07:00

Today a crew came to work on our house. I was informed by Max that 10:00 was snack time so I made sure to bake a fresh batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for the guys to keep morale up! I now think of myself as "crew mom".

Day 287, Scarf 287: Max's lost scarf

2010-10-07T22:51:00.000-07:00

This scarf reminds me of the orange and gray linen scarf that Max lost while we were on our trip in Cairo. It was his favourite scarf that I had given him one Christmas and now it is lost forever...well, now it lives on in the colours of this scarf.

Day 286, Scarf 286: Unteal we meet again

2010-10-06T22:46:00.000-07:00

This evening we went out for our last dinner with our friend Diana before she leaves for Australia...well, our last dinner with just us and her. We are going to miss her greatly.

Day 285, Scarf 285: Death by Orange

2010-10-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

This scarf reminds me of the marvelous gelato down the street from me called "Death by Mango". It is mango flavoured with a ripple of raspberry...the colour of this scarf makes me think "Death by Orange".

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Day 282, Scarf 282: Sandy Sky

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Day 281, Scarf 281: Homeowner!

2010-10-01T16:46:00.000-07:00

That's right folks! Max and I are finally homeowners!

Day 280, Scarf 280

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Day 279, Scarf 279

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Day 278, Scarf 278: A Miracle from Maryke

2010-09-28T16:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my friend Maryke I was able to keep knitting today without having to go through all the mini balls of yarn that I have left. She gave me thick yarn and now I can knit even faster! Thank you, Maryke!

Day 277, Scarf 277

2010-09-27T16:34:00.000-07:00

Day 276, Scarf 276: Nine Month Milestone

2010-09-26T14:16:00.000-07:00

Only 3 months of knitting to go! That's less that 100 scarves!

Day 275, Scarf 275: Time Machine

2010-09-25T10:59:00.000-07:00

My brother and his girlfriend Angela surprised me with tickets to a concert tonight...I can't even say the name of the group we went to see because they were one hit wonders from about 13 years ago that are attempting to make a come back and it's too embarrassing. That said, I had a lot of fun singing along with Angela!!

Day 274, Scarf 274: Seabreezy

2010-09-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

Day 273, Scarf 273: Spearmint

2010-09-23T11:00:00.000-07:00

Day 272, Scarf 272: Lemon and Lime

2010-09-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

Day 271, Scarf 271: I'm So Tired

2010-09-21T21:33:00.001-07:00

Day 270, Scarf 270: Popcorn Twists

2010-09-20T21:30:00.000-07:00

This scarf reminds me of one of Max' s favourite snacks - popcorn twists. They are delicious because they are popcorn without the crunchy bits.

Day 269, Scarf 269: Lemon Meringue PIe

2010-09-19T21:28:00.000-07:00

This one reminds me of the delicious lemon meringue pie that we purchased from Princes while we were in Oroville. My mouth is actually watering as I think about it!

Day 268, Scarf 268: Even Fuzzier O Canada

2010-09-18T21:24:00.000-07:00

Day 267, Scarf 267: Fuzzy O Canada

2010-09-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

As I knitted these red and white yarns together I couldn't help but think of my lovely grade 2 and 3 students who always ask to sing O Canada. How very patriotic!