Emptyknitster

I've continued to work on the "Never-ending Blanket of Doom" meeting my New Year's Resolution for two months now! February was a busy month (more on that another post) but I was able to knit  51 squares for a total of 649 squares!! All ends are worked in and surprisingly there was no I-chord to be knit around edges. I had planned a total of ten black squares and so the square one the left row is the final one. There is just one square above it - THE TOP OF THE BLANKET IS NOW IN COMPLETION MODE!! My plan is to finish the estimated twenty squares on the left top edge during the month of May and then attack the last black square on the right side row. Since the beginning of this endeavor I've been able to take the square knitting time down from 45 minutes a square to 25 minutes a square, great news but it's made it difficult to estimate the total hours put into this project. If I average the time to say 35 minutes a square I've put in approximately 380...

"One Burritt family tradition states that the Burritt's came from Glamorganshire, Wales, but this remains unproven. Burrit itself is a Scotch name meaning people with thick bristly hair. This trait continues among many Burritts down to modern times." FNBBryan... Isabella's grandson, Murray, bristly hair and all!  

 So, I have recently discovered Betsey's mother was Isabella (Sybil) Burritt Murray.And wanted to see if I could find any information on her. This is what I've found. -->                            Isabella Burritt Murray                                                                            Birth:  1748                                      ...

These socks were knit for The Chick's birthday. They are bright socks that were easy to match and make into identical pairs. I'm hoping they will wear well. Pattern: Vanilla Socks with a Fishlips Kiss Heel Yarn: Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania, Bare Stroll hand dyed Color way: Neon Flower, and Apple Green Needle Size: US Size 1 I've since knit three more pairs of socks out of this Fluomania yarn and heard the bright colors bleed. I treated the other sock to a citric acid bath. (1 teaspoon and 4 cups water, soak 30 minutes) I just hope The Chick didn't have any trouble...Oh my!

I've thought Murray was quite a character for some time. He was known for his love of tansy wine, was called Captain until the day he died because he ran the military drills in his hometown during the Civil War but never served, and I'm proud to know he was an abolitionist and participated in the underground railroad. Recently I've found a few new things out about Murray and would like to begin by sharing his obituary: Birth: Feb.28, 1809 Death: Dec. 7, 1885 Published in the Illinois State Register Springfield, Illinois Friday, December 11, 1885 - Virden, Ill., Dec. 10--It is our painful duty to record the death of one of our oldest and most respected citizens--Captain Murray C. He had been complaining for several days of pains in his breast, but nothing was thought of the matter, though he had said he could not live long. About 2 o'clock Monday morning Mrs. C., was awakened by her husband's loud breathing, an...