Wool & Words

In the knitting world, we love a good cause. In my 3.5 years of blogging (has it really been that long?), I've seen knitters raise money and/or knit for:

• Disaster Relief
• Mongolian Children
• Doctors without Borders
• Animal Shelters
• Illnesses and deaths

Knitting brings us comfort when we are faced with the sufferings of others and gives us a way to show those who suffer that we care enough--to think of them, to knit for them, to give them the benefit of the work of our hands.

It's hard to see people in pain.

For the last couple of months I've watched the story of Gerry, Annie Modesitt's husband, unfold along with the rest of the knitting community. I kept thinking, "surely he'll be OK."

Gerry has been diagnosed with Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma. Annie has been selling her Red Carpet Dress pattern to help raise money to defray the expenses associated with his care. Not only do they have to worry about the medical expenses, but they also have to consider childcare; Annie is the sole breadwinner and her work requires travel to yarn shops all over the country so that she can teach folks like me.

Main Street Yarns, my LYS, is helping to raise money and give Annie our love and support. At the blog, We Love Annie, you can find a button to place on your blog and some information about how you can help out (and maybe win a prize to boot!).

We support so many causes; this time we get to support one of our own.