28 hours in the car. That’s how long I spent in the car this past weekend. 14 hours each way. Three soccer games…one each day. Lots of knitting time.
I took six projects with me and finished (sort of) three. Not bad, eh?
As the organizer for the West Coast Oddball Baby [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Knitting the Time Away
Posted in Knitting, tagged booga bag, Caron Simply Soft, knit & purl, Knitting, lambs pride, little slip of a thing, west coast oddball baby blanket on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
AuburnChick Succumbs to Temptation
Posted in Knitting, tagged best buy, blanket, camera, charity, coolpix, Knitting, knittinghelp.com, lace leaf scarf, little slip of a thing, nikon, Oddball Baby Blankets, Pets, ravelry, scarf, soccer, stitch it, travel, virginia on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
BRIEF INTERRUPTION…
Littlest Chick will henceforth be referred to as Rockin Rooster. Thanks, Megan, from the Stitch-It Ravelry forum, for this suggestion! We mulled over each idea very carefully and decided that this name fit the bill nicely, being something he will not outgrow as he ages.
AND NOW, BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM…
AuburnChick [...]
Renaming Littlest Chick
Posted in This-n-That on July 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Just a quick post before I head off to work…
Littlest Chick (my son, in case you’re new to my blog) was reading one of my blog posts the other day when he encountered his name. He’s like, “Mama, you call me Littlest Chick? Why would you do that when 1) I am the [...]
The Height of Laziness
Posted in This-n-That, tagged laziness, technology on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Technology is definitely a good thing. It allows us to communicate instantly with people across town, across the country, or across the house.
Did I just say “across the house.”
Yes, I sure did.
Technology can be a bad thing too, as evidenced by Mr. AuburnChick’s recent behavior.
Do you remember that I bought him a new cell [...]
Is It Only Wednesday?
Posted in This-n-That, tagged digital camera, staph on July 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Whew! What a week! I woke up today hoping that it was Friday.
Um, no, it’s only Wednesday. Boy am I tired. Feels like I’ve been through the wringer.
First of all, you already know about my friend’s son. The project to collect money and get packages sent is going quite nicely. [...]
AuburnChick Wraps Some Presents
Posted in Knitting, tagged charity, chemo caps, Knitting on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I fixed Ms. Jean’s care package yesterday! What a grand time I had too!!!
FYI…I LOVE wrapping presents at Christmas. Lots of ribbon is the key.
I did the best I could, using tissue paper, so the individual packages are odd-shaped.
I kept all of the cards with the items they belonged to.
Here’s what it looked [...]
A Knitter in Need
Posted in Knitting, This-n-That, tagged charity, Knitting, shriner's on July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week, I received a prayer request from a friend on Knittinghelp.com. Her 10 year-old son was badly burned in an accident. He received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 60% of his body and was transported to a Shriner’s hospital for long-term care. He will probably be at the hospital for [...]
Goodies for Ms. Jean
Posted in Knitting, tagged blanket, charity, hats, Knitting, knittinghelp.com, ravelry, washcloths on July 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Over the last few weeks, I’ve mentioned a project I’m involved with. A group of knitters on KnittingHelp (and a couple from Ravelry) banded together to produce home-crafted items for a fellow KH’er. Mason’s (Knitting_Guy) mom, Ms. Jean, underwent surgery to remove her larynx and is supposed to be undergoing a second round [...]
Sports and Knitting
Posted in Knitting, tagged federer, high school, Knitting, leaf lace scarf, lettuce, malabrigo, nadal, olympics, sports, teenagers, teens, tennis, wimbledon on July 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You may not know this about me, but I am becoming a sports junkie. This is something that has long been in the making.
I remember spending my youth holed up in my room on Sundays watching the Redskins and Broncos — two of my favorite teams. My love for sports extended beyond football [...]
A Silk Scarf for AuburnChick
Posted in Knitting, tagged beads, debbie bliss, glazed ginger, Knitting, lace, pure silk, scarf, tilli tomas rock star on July 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As you might have gathered by now, I mostly knit things for other people. I have worked on a number of Oddball Baby Blankets with a group of KnittingHelp.com knitters. I also try to surprise people with unexpected gifts. No, I’m not this fairy godmother of knitting. I simply like to [...]
