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Palindrome Scarf

Posted on October 26, 2008 by auburnchick

Woo Hoo!  I have another finished project!

I love, love, love this scarf! It’s the first time I’ve ever knit with Malabrigo Worsted, and it was simply divine!

This is Silver’s pattern, which you can find here. The pattern is SUPER-EASY! It took me one week to complete. I started it last Sunday while we were on a college recruiting visit for my daughter. I started what I hoped would be a project that would require little thinking (compared to another project I’m in the middle of). It did not disappoint!

It would be the perfect pattern to start on if you want to learn how to do cables.

The scarf wound up being almost 63” long and 4” wide. I used size 9 needles and completed 55 pattern repeats. I used 1.7 skeins of yarn and have approximately one ounce left, which I hope to use to make the 75 Yard Malabrigo Fingerless Mitts.

For the bind-off, I tried something new.

The Fall 2008 Interweave Knits has an article that includes instructions for how to knit an invisible bind-off for ribbing. I used these instructions, finally understanding them after trying several times, and wound up with a clean edge. Here is a link for a p1, k1 bind off, which will give you a general idea of the concept.

On to the pictures!

I bought the yarn at Knitwitz, a store in Jacksonville. It is Malabrigo Worsted, and the color is Water Green. It reminds me of my first prom dress.

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A Day of Rest

Posted on October 26, 2008 by auburnchick

Sundays can be so refreshing.  It’s no wonder that God mandates in Deuteronomy 5:12-15 to “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy…Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord Your God.”

Our bodies need rest.  We need to decompress.  We also need dedicated time to worship God and reflect on Him.

When we make time for God, He is faithful to hear us.  And we can hear Him better.  I think the message he spoke to me today was to praise Him…no matter the circumstances.  He is here, even when things are bleak, and I’m feeling low.  We praise Him for simply Who He is.  His love for us is not dependent on what we do but the simple fact that we are His children.  We should respond in kind to Him, our heavenly Father.

We sang “You Never Let Go” at church this morning.  I felt it so personally, as I’m sure others did.  I will praise God for being faithful.  He is my rock…my sure foundation.  All else pales in comparison.

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