Beach knitting, free pattern, and student vacation knitting

We just got back from a lovely week at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
One morning I happened to wake up to see this lovely sunrise so I quickly grabbed my camera, ran out to the balcony, snapped some pictures, then jumped back in bed for a couple more hours of sleep!




One of my favorite things in all the world to do is to sit in a low beach chair close to the water and knit...one of my ideas of what heaven must be!! So, here is the photo Max snapped of me doing just that:
One lady who was staying in the same building that we were came up to me and said "I see you every day because you are in the background of my favorite picture of my daughter at the beach". She showed me the picture she took last year and yep, there I was sitting and knitting at the water's edge!

So, what was I knitting on? Some hand-warmers for 2 special young ladies who go to my church. I have told them that the hand warmers have Rehoboth sun and sand knit into them to keep them especially warm this winter! They are perfect for beach knitting since they are small and not too "thought provoking" (hopefully not "provoking" for you at all!) You can click here to download my free pattern:

http://bit.ly/19xWtdc

One of my students who is vacationing in the "wilds" of Maine emailed me this:

"Today we went to an alpaca farm and saw them raising 11 of the cute little guys. They have such sweet faces! I took some pictures which I hope to share with you.

Then we went to a yarn shop in another little town and I purchased enough yarn to make a really cute top. I fell in love with the color - cobalt blue - ; I got the yarn and also the pattern. The yarn is alpaca wool from Bolivia. Alpaca is the theme of the day."

So, dear knitters, be sure and let me know about your vacation (or "staycation") knitting! Remember you can post in a comment or email me (see my email address on left-hand sidebar).
Happily "sandy" Mary