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AuburnChick Goes to the Beach

Posted on June 28, 2008 by auburnchick

I really love living in Florida. I mean, to be so close to this…

What a blessing!

I did not plan on going to the beach though. It’s funny how you think you’re going to settle in for a quiet, peaceful day at home…and then your plans change.

Can you say teens???

Soccer Chick has had friends over at the house non-stop…ever since she got grounded. It’s funny how we put our children on restriction…only to find ourselves grounded too.

Part of Soccer Chick’s restriction is that she is not allowed to go places without either Mr. AuburnChick or myself accompanying her. Exactly what has this meant?

Well, Mr. AuburnChick went to see the movie Wally last night. I begged off so I could stay home and knit. Today, it was my turn. Chicky wanted to go to the beach with a friend.

:::Sigh:::

I really wanted to work on a Lace Scarf, from the Debbie Bliss Pure Silk book. Here’s my progress so far.

The camera does not do justice to the colors. It is a very rich colorway.

I also wanted to work on my sock. Instead, the sock took a trip to the beach.

It was actually too hot to knit, though, so the sock went back in the knitting bag. Instead, I read a couple chapters of The Friday Night Knitting Club. It’s a good book so far. I’m just sad that I haven’t been able to devote more time to it. I usually devour books, but ever since going back to school, I found recreational reading to be…um…not quite my favorite thing.

When we left the beach, I found myself way too tired to do much. It was much hotter than I expected, and I didn’t stay hydrated enough. I wanted to go home and take a nap, but we had promised to take Mr. AuburnChick out to dinner to celebrate his birthday. He had been waiting all day. So we went back out to the beach for dinner. Soccer Chick then proceeded to have a few friends over afterwards, so that took care of the rest of the day.

:::Sigh:::

Guess I’ll have to knit during the NASCAR race tomorrow. 🙂

Oh, and before I sign off for this post, a teensy bit of yarn porn…

I received this yarn in the mail. The yarn is Naturally Vero from Fiber Trends, color #18.  I purchased it from this site.  It’s for a hat for Soccer Chick’s teammate. A special request. I found the pattern I’m going to use in the Creative Knitting, January 2008, issue.

Ahh…I love the UPS man!

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AuburnChick is a Happy Knitter

Posted on March 10, 2008 by auburnchick

Well folks…now that I am a graduate, I’m doing what most college graduates do…

NOTHING!

Well, not exactly. I have a job, which I am able to devote most of my brain cells to now that I’m not googling English spies and such.

Here’s what I’ve been working on lately…

First of all, I’ve been keeping real busy with charity projects. This is the most wonderful thing about knitting…doing something for others. Over on KnittingHelp.com, we’ve got a group that has been making baby blankets. One of the gals is going to deliver the blankets to a hospital in her city.

Here’s a picture of the Fairy Dance blanket I just worked on. My portion is the top…the light purple. I used Caron Simply Soft in “Orchid.” I knit my section with the Pillar I stitch from the book knit & purl.

The following is a square I made for the NIU blanket project we have going at KH. I plan on making a few more squares. For this square, I used I Love This Yarn. It was wonderfully soft!!! I really like it a lot.

Let’s see…what else?

Oh, I’ve been working on a pair of socks. They are my first pair, two-at-a-time, Magic Loop style. I’m using the Two-at-a-Time book I purchased a few weeks ago. The yarn is Trampoline Stretch Yarn by Skacel. I like it because because it reminds me of tiger colors. Because I’m an Auburn fan, it’s perfect!

Now…what have I got planned?

Here’s yarn that I received today. I ordered it from purlsoho.com This is Spruce, and it’s 30% silk and 70% wool.

I’m going to use it to make this pattern. It’s called the Greenaway Fingerless Gloves.

I also plan on knitting up some socks with this yarn…a gift from the last knitter of Neon Fun, the blanket I’m currently working on. It’s called Lorikeet, and it’s by Lorna’s Laces.

So, basically AuburnChick plans to be busy for quite some time!

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