AuburnChick's Adventures

I am such a home body.  Especially on the weekends when the 5:30 alarm doesn’t have to be set.  It’s not uncommon to find me sitting around in my robe for most of the day…especially now that Soccer Chick can drive and willingly grocery shops for me.

Yes, I do have quite the life.

As an almost 40-year old mom of teens, my “real-world” social life is pretty much non-existent.  I don’t mind.  That would require me to shower and fix up…something that it not high on my to-do list on even the best of days.

My “virtual” social life is quite busy, however.  Soccer Chick claims you guys don’t exist.  Just to keep the illusion going, let’s just say you do.

As such, Saturday nights have become special to me.  I may not go out and party, but inside the AuburnChick home, there is one heck of a good time brewing.

All that’s required to join in the fun is the following:  BYOC.

That’s “Bring Your Own Computer” for those of you who are lost by now.

Why, you may wonder?

Because of the Virtual Knit & Spin Chat.  If you’re on Ravelry, you can access the group here.

You don’t have to be a member of Ravelry to join the party.  We use Skype, which is free and can be downloaded here.

If you want to join us, just post a comment, and I’ll get back with you regarding how to add me to your contact list.

If you’ve never joined in a chat, or if you’re not a knitter, you might be wondering why I would consider this chat my idea of “living it up.”

You must remember that I live in a small city that doesn’t have its own “real” yarn store, so there is no such thing as “Knit Night” for me.  So, Saturday nights’ Skype chats have become my Knit Nights.

There’s something very cool about talking with other knitters about their projects.  It’s extremely inspiring to see the patterns they’re working on and hear why they selected their projects.  Some might be knitting for a grandbaby that’s on its way, while others are knitting wedding gifts.  The stories are as varied as the projects.

Tonight we had a few new faces show up.  What a delight!  It’s not to say that I don’t enjoy the regulars, because you guys know how much I love you.

But oh my goodness.  These ladies’ Ravelry project pages had us picking up our jaws from our keyboards and wiping drool from the floor.  If you’re on Ravelry, go to this link and this link.  A friend who shared her friend’s page…that’s how it started.

I’m starting to think that I pick patterns that allow me to play it safe.  Looking at these ladies’ finished projects reminded me that I need to get more adventurous.  I doubt that I’ll ever churn out such magnificent works of yarn art; however, it would be fun to try.  You never know…I might just surprise myself.

One final note…you don’t have to be a knitter or spinner to join the chat.  Knitting is the common interest that has drawn us together as friends.  The circle is one that we look forward to expanding with your presence.

We joked tonight that knitting might just be the key to world peace…uniting one person to another until the entire world is joined.

Not such a lofty goal, eh?

Filed under: Knitting | Tagged: chat, Knitting, ravelry, skype |