I've finished one pair of baby booties that I'm working on. I'm knitting a few baby things right now as I know lots of women having babies in the next few months. It's fun knitting little things. They knit up pretty quick and they're just so darn cute.
Yarn: Fixation
Pattern: Baby Fixation Socks
More soon...
So my trip to Maine was great! A little working...a little relaxing...a little knitting. Since I'll never catch up on my posting if I describe in detail. I decided to make a picture mosaic with brief descriptions...
 1. belfast harbor, 2. silly in belfast, 3. belfast yarn store, 4. inside the sock yarn store, 5. downtown camden, 6. camden brook, 7. a yarn store in camden, 8. look at all the buttons, 9. enjoying wifi in the back yard, 10. my tech savvy parents, 11. suzanne relaxing, 12. sock knitting in maine, 13. playing fetch, 14. a hidden home, 15. humming bird, 16. early morning sun, 17. morning dew, 18. morning sun on the flower, 19. murphy, 20. stashu |
Pics 1 - 4: Belfast, Maine is so lovely. Lots of little shops, located right on the ocean. There is a yarn store, a green store and a number of other specialty shops. Just blocks away from Main street you'll find the cutest gingerbread houses hugging the waterfront. Belfast is definitely a place I could enjoy spending time in.
Pics 5 - 8: Camden, Maine is another cute oceanfront town, but to me not quite a lovely. It's a bit more touristy, so a lot more people. However, there are two yarn stores, beautiful views, and yummy places to eat, so it's always nice to visit.
Pics 9 - 20: All of these pictures were taken at various times while hanging out at my parents. I've grown to really like my parents new house. It's no longer on the water, but it's special to them and they've made it a lovely place to relax in. Their backyard area is surrounded by trees, flowers and many birds. It's enjoyable to sit back there and knit (and in Maine, it's cool enough). We've also hooked them up with Wi-Fi so my brother and I can keep in touch with friends and DC, I mean work from Maine, of course.
Lastly, I took some shots of Maine neutrals...
 1. murphy, 2. stashu, 3. frog candle, 4. stuffed monkeys, 5. neutral yarn, 6. buffalo yarn, 7. napkins rings, 8. more neutral yarn, 9. huge hydrangea |
When I got home, I found two surprises waiting for me. My July Project Spectrum Postcard:
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My partner was Lolly and she made me a beautiful postcard. I love the pressed flowers and well purple is one of my favorite colors. I feel very lucky to have had the Project Spectrum Hostess as my partner.
The next surprise I came home to was my flip-flop swap surprise - yeah!
Joni sent me all kinds of summer fun! The flip-flops have a straw foot bed and red trim. I have lots of flip-flops but none like this so she made a great choice. She also sent me some needles, (all sizes I don't have!) some great yarn - perfect for washcloths, a book I've been coveting, little note pads, oh!two cute toe rings that I'm think she made (I'll have to take separate pictures of those) and something that completely amazed me...she knitted me some footies! Clearly Joni is a much faster knitter than me, as we only had a couple weeks to put this package together and had I'd tried to do the same, I'd probably gotten through my cast on. My gifts were wonderful and I'm really enjoying everything. Thank you Joni!
Ok, so let's get up to date...
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On Saturday I received a package from my one skein pal. It was a beautiful skein of mohair/wool in a colorway named sun-baked earth. Isn’t that a fabulous name? Perfect for me! She also sent a lovely over-sized postcard and for a sock key chain. What a great way to use all those bits of sock yarn. |
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Lastly, on Sunday Grant wanted to go to the bike store so I went to the knitting store which is right down the street. I picked up some Rowan Cotton Rope (on sale!)and the book Rowan Cotton Rope Collection because I fell in love with the hat on the front cover (Tishka Hat). I'm knitting the hat in blue with a mint trim (see below) for a friend, but I also got some yarn to make one for myself in colors that will hopefully match my clapotis which is also knit in cotton.
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That should bring you up to day or at least to Monday :)
So I'm back from San Diego and Boston. The conference was good and San Diego was beautiful. What a wonderful break from DC's heat...really lovely. My quick trip to Boston was much fun. I met up with my best friends from high school, Dana and Johnny and we, as usual, had a blast. Lots of laughs all around and we had a great time at the Dave Matthews concert. It was really cool to be at Fenway for a concert. Dave sang "Sweet Caroline" a red sox theme song, and the crowd loved it.
Just before I left I received the best surprise from my one skein pal. She sent me the most gorgeous skein of wool boucle in a deep, rich colorway of red, black, brown. I love it! She also sent me some peach tea and a sweet card. It was a wonderful surprise.
While in San Diego, I finished my first sock! Can you believe it?! It took a while, but now that I've finished one, I'm ready to zip through the next one - yeah!! Here are some picks, both taken at the airport.
