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Day 5 of Spring Break

Posted on April 3, 2009 by auburnchick

After the day we had yesterday…

Today’s sunshine is very much welcome…

The kids ventured out to the beach…a MUST during Spring Break.  They didn’t stay too long because the water was cold.

While they were gone, I had the house to myself.

Ahhhh…nice and quiet.

I opened all of the windows and sat contented.

I decided to do a bit of cleaning…sweeping the floor for Rooster.  Chicky was not amused at my having completed his chore.  While I swept, I listened to a new CD that Rooster gave me for my birthday…

A New Hallelujah - Michael W. Smith

A New Hallelujah - Michael W. Smith

What powerful songs!!!

I did a few other little chores and am now ready to sit down and knit.  Work is progressing on my Shetland Shorty, although I had to tink three rows (at 240 stitches per row).  Oy!  It was painful but necessary because I did two extra k2tog’s on one row.  Now my stitch count is right, and progress can resume.

Spring Break has lived up to its name…a wonderful respite from the regular routine.  I accomplished my goals…sleeping and cleaning.  Real life will resume on Monday.  Until then, I’ll simply enjoy the weekend.

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Day 3 of Spring Break

Posted on April 1, 2009 by auburnchick

Day 3 of Spring Break began by a leisurely stretch in bed.  I don’t think my feet hit the floor until 9:30.

Ahhhh…the life…of unpaid school employees, that is.

In my defense (a weak one, at that), I had stayed up until past 2am catching up on old episodes of 24.  Every Monday finds me torn as to what to watch.  I had to begin with Episode #11 because your’s truly didn’t know that the network pulled older episodes off of the Internet.

Gee Whiz.

I armed myself with a new project…the Shetland Shorty…a skein of my South West Trading Company Bamboo, purchased in Las Vegas last year…and began work while enjoying Jack Bauer’s antics.

Here’s what it looks like right now (minus the one pattern repeat I’ve since completed):

I placed stitch markers every 25 stitches to keep from losing count.  The picture above also shows where I’ve used extra cables as stitch holders.  I’ll be working on the back from this point forward.

After dragging myself out of bed, I showered and headed out the door…on a mission to find Bernat Softee Chunky in a grayish color.  I had a 50% coupon for Michael’s and a 40% coupon for Hobby Lobby.

Of course, neither store had the yarn.

Ugh.

So, I called my friend, Rabbit, who has the largest stash of anyone I know (and probably anyone you know) and asked if I could buy a skein from her.  Being the good friend that she is, she quickly said yes.  I should receive it in the mail in a few days.

My shopping trip was not a total failure, though.  I couldn’t pass up Spring/Summer issue of Knit Simple.  It has a good picture tutorial on Hairpin Lace and some gorgeous beach blanket/coverlet patterns.

On the way home, Chicky called me.

“Mama, I decided to clean my room.  Can Guy Friend come over after you get home and help?”

Now, how could I turn her down.  She had gotten in the mood to really clean her room after helping Guy Friend’s mom clean his yesterday.

When I got home, she had two big bags of clothes and a few boxes of miscellaneous items…soccer trophies, CD’s…typical teenager stuff.  Guy Friend came over and helped her finish.

Wow!

I quickly got in the cleaning mood and began work on the light fixtures in my house.  I’ve known about, but chosen to ignore, the layer of dust that has steadily grown thicker over the years.  Yeah, I said years.  I’m not that into cleaning, but this icky stuff has gradually gotten on my nerves.

Armed with a ladder and screw driver, I took the fixtures apart and carried pieces to the kitchen sink.

Before:

After:

It might be a little hard to tell the difference because the glass is frosted, but the dirty water was evidence enough.  I even took time to clean the light bulbs!

One other thing that had been bothering me was the dust on the fan blades.  Every time I sat on the couch and looked up, I saw a layer of dust hovering just beyond the edge of each blade.

Ewwww…

So, I climbed on the ladder and cleaned those up as well.  Which led to my having to sweep the floor after.

Ugh…the cleaning domino effect.

One last thing I did was clean the light covering of my fluorescent light in the kitchen.  You know the kind…long and plastic.  A while back, I had noticed dead bugs in it.  Yucky…especially given the location in the kitchen.

In the process of cleaning it, I cut my finger on the stupid plastic edge.  I mean…sliced the top of my pointer finger.

Rats…I always knew that cleaning was bad for your health.

I still managed to finish cleaning…bandaged finger and all.

After that, I needed a rest and finally sat down.

Chicky and Guy Friend hung out, making Mexican Lasagna for dinner.  It was a yummy treat!

They also went fishing at the pond across from my house.

Guy Friend thought he was All That when he caught his fish:

Rooster walked out, and within 30 seconds, caught this:

Guy Friend was not amused, nor were the fishies.  They were mercifully thrown back into the water.

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful.  The kids went to church and then the shopping plaza at the beach.  I worked on my current knitting project and watched American Idol (I totally agreed with the voters today).

It’s so nice to be able to relax and just enjoy “being.”

The dogs are enjoying the break as well…

Especially Pele…

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Day 2 of Spring Break

Posted on March 31, 2009 by auburnchick

Today the sky was overcast.  We’re in for some severe weather.

Chicky and I slept in, finally crawling out of bed around 8:30.  I just love these easy mornings!

I took my time getting ready for the day.  Much of the morning was spent on-line, catching up on neglected items.  I finally printed the postage needed for my last box of blankets.  The box is on its way to Colorado, where the blankets will be donated to the Children’s Hospital in Denver.  While I was out, I ran to Target to spend the gift card my sister had sent me.

I don’t know about you, but it’s hard to spend gift cards!  It’s almost like you don’t want to use up the gift because you know that once it’s gone, it’s gone.

I looked all over that store…

I’ve been wanting new measuring spoons for the kitchen, but the sets at Target didn’t include a 1/8 tsp, so I walked on by.  I meandered through the movie section but couldn’t find one I wanted.  Mr. AuburnChick tends to pick up movies here and there, so why bother spending my gift card on something he’ll probably purchase anyhow.

I checked out the magazines, but there were no knitting ones!  Golly, don’t these people know they would have a lot more magazine sales if they carried the right titles?  Sheesh…

I took a peek at the Nintendo DS games, but since I don’t have the console, it really did no good.  I would have loved to get one for my birthday, but money is so tight that not getting one was okay too.  Still…the games…Brain Age, Crossword Puzzle…sigh…I’m such a nerd.

I walked through the make-up section and peeked at the organic lines.  Somehow, I couldn’t see myself paying $8 for a bar of soap.

The home furnishings department left me less than enthused as well.

I guess I wasn’t in the mood for shopping.  I don’t know.  I walked out with the soap and kleenex that I paid for using the Mr’s account and kept my gift card safely stashed away in my purse for another time.

When I got home, I couldn’t help but notice all of the weeds in my yard.  Even though I had spent some time yesterday pulling weeds, I obviously had a ways to go.  I should just plow the whole thing.  Most of the green that you see is actually weeds and not grass.

Yet, I did my obligatory work and pulled as many as I could stand.  The weather, although not sunny, was breezy and perfect for such a task.  All I managed to leave behind were a lot of empty holes.

The rest of my afternoon has been spent on Ravelry.  Yeah, time-suck, eh?

Well, I’m actually on a mission…to find another project.  I actually have two I want to work on, but I’m waiting for a seller to email one I purchased earlier.  I can’t tell what it is because the person I’m making it for might just read my blog.  Once I get it, I’m going to use some of my birthday money to get the yarn for it.  While I’m out doing that, I’ll purchase yarn for my other project:  Frog Prince, by Alan Dart.  The pattern is in the March issue of Simply Knitting.  It will be a gift for one of Rooster’s teachers, who is collects frog-themed items.

I’ve also almost decided to knit the Shetland Shorty shrug with the bamboo yarn I purchased in Las Vegas last year.  The pattern is free and located here, on Knitty.com.  I’ve never knit a sweater before, so this could be interesting.

Ugh…I am in such a knitting funk.  I think that’s why I’m all over the place with the ideas.  I frogged my Duckies sock yesterday after turning the heel the other day.  Long story, which I won’t bore you with.  Needless to say, I’m not happy with the knitting right now.

Sigh…

At least it’s Spring Break!

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Another Pair of Socks in the Works

Posted on March 18, 2009 by auburnchick

I’m having the hardest time today, and I’m not sure if it’s due to my not feeling well or to this beautiful yarn:

Maui Yarns - Surfer Boy Blue

Maui Yarns - Surfer Boy Blue

It’s 100% Superwash Merino Wool.  One of the gals who knits for the West Coast Oddball group sent it to me a few months ago…as a gift.  You can find it for sale on this site.

It’s lovely, let me tell you.  Hence my dilemma.

What pattern to knit it up into.

I’ve learned, from the ten or eleven pairs of socks I’ve knit, that pairing colors and patterns is essential to showing off all of your hard work.  I’ve often bound off a project and been disappointed when the lace was hidden by a dark shade.

Ravelry has a large database of projects…a black hole I got lost in this afternoon on my quest for THE perfect pattern.

I think I’ve decided to make Duckies.  You know I don’t like to do plain stuff.  These remind me a bit of the pair I just finished, but I like the extra bit of lace involved with the cable-look.  I only hope the dark blue doesn’t hide the pattern.

I guess if I don’t like it after a few repeats, I can always frog.

Ugh…

A dreadful thought…

Oh well…off to do a very small gauge swatch.  Then on to the fun!

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Pippi Longstockings!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by auburnchick

Here is a picture of my latest finished project:

I’m calling them my Pippi Longstocking Socks because they remind me of the old, old, old show’s main character.  She always wore the craziest socks.

The pattern is actually called Stornoway Socks.  The free pattern can be found here.

My friend, Rabbitrescuer, wanted to learn how to knit socks, so I offered to do a Knit-a-Long with her.  I let her pick out the pattern.  She picked a GREAT one too!

This pattern is written for Magic Loop.  It has a short-row heel.  You probably remember my victory over that battle in this post.

The yarn is Fiesta Baby Boom.  The colorway is Tutti Frutti.  The yarn is fabulous!  It’s soft and moved easily through my hands.  I used 100 grams (3.6 oz.).  The skeins have 2 oz each, so it was roughly 1.75 skeins of yarn.  Thank goodness I had bought two!

One of the main reasons why my friend selected this pattern was because it was written for worsted weight yarn.  This threw me for a loop because the yarn’s gauge is 6 1/2 stitches per inch with size 4 needle.  Let me tell you…my gauge was wayyyyy off for the pattern.  I really hate gauge.

Ugh.  I hate messing with numbers.  My brain struggled mightily with this dilemma.  I finally decided to use larger needles and make the smaller size sock.  Winging it.  Brave, eh?

One of my favorite things about this pattern is the cable that runs up one side of each sock.  Yes, there’s a left and right sock.  So, you have a different cable for each one.

Here’s where I learned a big lesson:  Never think you’re bigger than your britches.  I figured I’m so good that I could do the cable without a cable needle…and so I proceeded to work sock #1.  When I got to sock #2, I paused with the different cable, actually thinking my way through it.  And I made an interesting discovery…my cable on the first sock was backwards.  It was supposed to be running to the outside of the leg.  There was no way I was going to frog it, so I did the reverse cable on the other leg.  It’s not like it was an intricate pattern, and non-knitters would never notice.  Actually, I don’t think most knitters would either.

My pattern modifications (other than the unintended cable switch) were to knit the socks almost to my knees, thus adding five more pattern repeats that involved increases on the back of the leg, and adding 10 rounds of 2×2 ribbing for the cuff.  The pattern is easy to memorize, so it literally flew off my needles.  Had I not had to do the napkin rings for the church retreat, I could easily have had these done in two weeks (factoring in my work schedule, of course).  I had so much yarn that I figured it would be a shame end the socks calf-high.  Oh, and I worked the double rib invisible bind-off, my favorite, from the Fall 2008 Interweave Knits issue.  I’ve mentioned it before.

My only complaint is with the way the colors changed near the top.  I think it’s because of the increases I had to do for the calf (written into the pattern).  Perhaps adding more stitches threw off the color pattern and led to a looser and thus darker appearance?  Who knows.  You can tell, from looking at the heel in one of the photos, how much darker the stripes are there as well.

Whatever.

I love the socks.  I feel young and carefree when I’m wearing them.  They are extra warm, and they are the best fitting pair of socks I have ever made.

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Doing Battle

Posted on March 2, 2009 by auburnchick

I fought a mini-war yesterday.

It was a two-day battle that left me a bit bruised and very frustrated.

Oh sure, my strategy was sound.

But, time and time again, I was forced to retreat and reassess the situation.

I performed many reconnaissance trips to learn more about the enemy.

And still, it continued to evade me, nearly causing me to give up in despair.

I went to bed discouraged but determined to begin the battle anew with the dawn of another day.

And battle we did.

The enemy did not know that I had pieced together a better plan.

And then I gave it the one-two punch, holding my breath until I could safely declare victory.

The result?  Well, I had to take more than one picture because I was so proud of myself…

Yeah, yeah, I can hear you.  What’s the big deal?  It’s a sock.

People…

I

Made

Short Row Heels

Without

Holes!

I used the instructions from this page and then the instructions from this page, double wrapped the stitch after the step in the second link where you knit or purl together the wraps with their original stitches, and then…

NO HOLES!

Mission Accomplished!

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Cabled Napkin Rings

Posted on March 1, 2009 by auburnchick

Ok…I’m finally getting around to posting details about the cabled napkin rings I made for the banquet.

If you didn’t see the picture in my previous post, here it is again.

Cabled Napkin Rings

Cabled Napkin Rings

I used Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece.  The color is Cotton Ball.  This yarn is leftover from my second knitting project.  I was thrilled to find it in my stash.  The color is more of a cream.  Lovely, in my opinion.

I used size 4 needles.

Yeah, I know.  Kind of small, eh?  However, I’ve discovered that smaller needles make the stitches tighter and, hence, the cables “pop.”  You want the cables to stand out.  All of that hard work shouldn’t go unnoticed!

Now, for the fun part.  The pattern.

For such a small project, this proved to be one huge challenge.  I cast on this pattern first.  After completing a couple of repeats, I found myself unhappy with the pattern.  Maybe it was the size of the cable…just too big for my liking.

So, I went back to the drawing board and began the hunt for another pattern.  I eventually landed on this.  I cast on eagerly.

I completed one pattern repeat and made an interesting discovery.  The pattern was riddled with mistakes.

If you work the pattern as is, you’ll come up with a garter-style cable.  I also realized that I had to go down several needle sizes to obtain a tighter cable.

So, I sat down and rewrote part of the pattern.

A brief explanation of how the pattern works.  The rows begin and end with K1, P1, K1 so that you are knitting a pretty Moss Stitch border.  It’s the eight center stitches that you need to pay closer attention to.  The cable is worked on only one row…the last of every pattern repeat.

One other tricky thing was figuring out how I was going to seam the thing.  It’s not worked in the round.  I hate seaming but gave it a valiant effort on my first napkin ring.  The result was hideous.

So, I tried Plan B.

I used a Provisional Cast on, following Amy’s video on KnittingHelp.com.   After working the pattern, I tried a three needle bind off. Once again, the seam was not to my liking.

On to Plan C.

Once again, I cast on using Amy’s Provisional Cast On.  After working the pattern, I seamed it up using the Kitchener Stitch.

Voila!  Success!  You could hardly discern where the ends met.  This is, ultimately, how I completed the rest of my rings.  I had it down to a science, completing each ring in under an hour (per ring, I mean).

Here is the pattern as it should have been written:

Cast on 14 stitches, either using a provisional cast on or a regular one.

1.  K1, P1, K1, P2, K4, P2, K1, P1, K1

2.  K1, P1, K3, P4, K3, P1, K1

3 and 4:  Repeat Rows 1 and 2

5. K1, P1, K1, P2, C2F, P2, K1, P1, K1

Because you’re ending on a RS row, your next series of pattern repeats will actually total six rows.

1.  K1, P1, K3, P4, K3, P1, K1

2. K1, P1, K1, P2, K4, P2, K1, P1, K1

3 and 4.  Repeat Rows 1 and 2

5.  Repeat Row 1

6. K1, P1, K1, P2, C2F, P2, K1, P1, K1

Work the above six rows until you reach the length you want.  I worked a total of six pattern repeats in addition to the first five rows.

Seam up in your preferred method.

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Plain to Fancy

Posted on February 27, 2009 by auburnchick

The mission:

Take one plain table…

and turn it into something fancy…

I cannot take full credit for the way the table turned out.  A dear friend, Ms. M, offered to help me.

She met me at my house this afternoon, toting the beautiful crystal glasses you can see in the picture above.

Ms. M has a flair for creativity.  She took a look at my yarn and dishcloths and turned them into a cute centerpiece.  The cloth on the left (picture below) is one she crocheted.

She was also kind enough to turn my napkins into leafy-looking arrangements.  They look great with the napkin rings I made.

I’ll post details about the rings tomorrow.

Did you happen to notice the green scarf that I’m using as a table runner?  It’s the Branching Out Scarf I made a year and a half ago.  You can check out my Ravelry project page for more information.

Now, I thought it would be fun to share photos of some of the other tables.  All I can say is WOW!  The church has some very imaginative ladies!

The next table has to be one of my favorites.  It’s a music theme.  I’m posting a picture of the entire table and then a close-up of the centerpiece.  Just lovely…

The next table was another of my favorites.  It’s dog-themed.  The photo after the next one is the centerpiece.

The next table was picnic-themed.  Notice the close-up of a familiar visitor?

The next table is beach-themed.  I love this table!  It’s perfect for my town, which is five miles from the ocean.  The table is clean and simple.  Ahhh…I can almost smell the saltwater and hear the sea gulls…

The next table is too funny…so typical for Florida, I think…especially south Florida, where I used to live…

One might mistake the flamingo for one of the snowbirds that frequent my state…heeheehee

That concludes your tour of the tables that were decorated when I left the tent at my church.  There were still quite a few tables that were bare.  I’m sure that by the time I arrive tomorrow, they too will be as lovely as the ones above.

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Inspiration to Be a Better Knitter

Posted on February 21, 2009 by auburnchick

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?

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How Did I Get Myself Into This?

Posted on February 20, 2009 by auburnchick

Sometimes I could just kick myself.  I often allow myself to be talked into something and then start hyperventilating afterwards.

I’m sure you have NO idea what I’m talking about.  You’re probably MUCH smarter than me.

I had innocently shown up for Bible Study on Wednesday night…written notes in the margin of my text…actually prepared for a change.  The leader of the group sat down and began by telling us of a need in the church.

Always eager to help, we began to listen with rapt attention.

My church hosts an annual ladies’ retreat.  The ladies are treated to a luncheon during the weekend.  Women in the church decorate the tables where the ladies sit to eat.

Yeah, you’re probably beginning to see where I’m leading you, eh?

This year, the church is short 11 hostesses.  That’s 88 ladies who need to be prepared for, with each table hosting eight women.

My Bible Study leader finished explaining and turned her eyes toward me, who happened to be playing Teacher’s Pet by sitting beside her.

That will teach me!

I adamantly refused at first, and she questioned why.

I’ll try to explain.

I’m not exactly good at playing hostess.  I’ve had very little experience doing so.

I do not regularly invite adults to eat at my home.  I’m afraid that I’m a bit socially inept.

Ok.  Simply put…I’m shy.

And I lack confidence.

I am no Martha Stewart.

To be fair…I’m not required to cook for the women at my table.  Thank goodness.  I could just hear Chef Ramsey yelling obscenities at me.  Maybe he would hold back since it’s a church, but I’ll bet you anything that a few mild ones would escape from his mouth.

The tables only need to be decorated with place settings and other accents. Each hostess gets to select a theme of her choosing.

Now…something else I feel like I’ve done that set me up for this is that I’ve talked too much…about my knitting.

I know a few of you who read my blog.  You’re my IRL friends too.  You know that the above sentence is undeniably the truth.

If you spend an hour with me, you’ll quickly learn that I LOVE to knit.  I’ll show you whatever is in my knitting bag at the moment and even pull my feet out my shoes to show off the latest pair of socks I’ve just finished.

So, it was natural for Ms L, as I’ll call my leader, to say, “You could do a knitting table.”

Great.

Why did she have to pick something I like so much.

“No,” I insisted.  “I cannot do this.  I’m not creative.  Just because I can knit doesn’t mean I can put plates, napkins, and a centerpiece together in such a way that they won’t want to throw up.”

Reading a knitting pattern is easy compared to free handing.  I mean, I was taught to color in the lines and trace pictures, for heaven’s sake.

Ugh.

You know what I think it boils down to?  I’m afraid that my table won’t measure up to the other hostesses’ tables.  I do not want to embarrass myself.  Sometimes I think that I’m a teenager stuck in an adult body (although I was mistaken for a 12th grader yesterday…a story for another time).

As these thoughts ran through my mind, I think I heard the Holy Spirit speak to me.  The message I heard was that it’s not about me.  It’s about God and serving Him.  It’s about putting my worries in His more-than-capable hands.  It’s about letting go of my pride.  He will provide the ideas.  I just need to trust.

Another lesson in trust…only in a different area of my life.

So, just like the regular job that God has blessed me with, I’ll trust that He will send me a vision of what this table is to look like.

If you have any suggestions that do not require extra money, please let me know.

Here’s what I need:

A centerpiece…small enough for the ladies to see over so they can talk to one another.  I’m thinking about using my humongous knitting needles stuck into a basket with yarn (acrylic yarn cakes…not my good stuff, mind you…church is for sinners, and some thief might just walk off with my yarn…said in jest…sort-of).

I have to provide eight sets of dinner plates (can be china, everyday – mine is chipped, acrylic, or fine paper as they are only chargers), dessert plates, flatware, glasses and/or coffee cups, and napkins.

I also need salt and pepper shakers, a butter dish, sugar dish, and water and/or tea pitcher.

Oh yeah…the overall theme of the retreat is flip-flops.  I wonder if I can incorporate this into my knitting-themed table.

At the bottom of my “instruction sheet” is this verse:

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for me,…It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” — Colossians 3:23-24

Yeah…I think I’m supposed to do this table.  I’m just going to need some help from my heavenly Father and earthly friends.

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