I’ll do my work from the satin pouch.

Tomorrow I will be heading to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.  My dear friend, Wendy, will have surgery to replace her “squashed” hip.  She will be in the best of hands, but I’ll be her advocate for 48 hours until she is literally back on her feet.

This reminds me of one of the main reasons I designed the KOALA Caddie.  Sorry to say, my friends, but the world is not all that clean anymore.  There are critters out there smart enough to defy current medical treatment and hospitals have become a breeding ground for some of the worst.

That being said, I still want to crochet at the hospital.  Though I won’t be taking a gift project, I feel comfortable bringing one that I’m making for myself. That is because I will be crocheting out of my KOALA Caddie.  My yarn and work will not be pulled out of a bag and exposed to the hospital enviroment.  I’ll have no spills to the floor or runaway balls of yarn, and thus minimal exposure to germs. I know there will be interruptions so I’ll be washing my hands OFTEN, but my project will be at less risk than my clothes.

So at dawn tomorrow I’ll hop on the bus (another germ haven) to Boston with my laptop and my yarn work in its washable Caddie, praying for blessings on my friend and her surgeon. I’ll let you know how everything goes. ~ All is well ~ Mary

(Update: The surgery was very successful and Wendy is up and around. She is one of the true steel magnolias. I’m very grateful. Thanks to all.)

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