Pumpkin Sunrise

Thankful for: Snowfall  My family Starting new knitting projects Black olives, perfect avocados, pickles (not together) Coffee at the break of dawn The silence you can hear when the day is peaceful Hand written letters Wool Winding wool Knitting wool Writing Outings with my husband And my sister And my kids Friendships Conversations Happiness I hope all of you had a wonderful thanksgiving if you celebrated  What are you thankful for? Have a lovely weekend!

Yes, I've taken the knitting plunge and have started a little bit of ornament knitting.  I'm between projects and I wanted a project that was little and would eat up some bits and ends of my fingering weight yarn.  So I'm knitting my ornament pattern  which is also on Ravelry .  I also have some light blue yarn that I think would make a great stocking color.  Knitting these little stockings puts me into the holiday spirit :) I am nearly finished with Oh My Stars  and can I say "oh my stars" this book has captured my attention.  I must admit there was a bit of dragging going on with the plot then Boom! something happened that I didn't suspect at all.  I tend to guess endings which makes me a sad reader most of the time, but not now.  So now I am happily reading along and devouring the book.  I have a mere chapter to read and that will be done before lunchtime today. My next book is Dear Life  by Alice Monro, you know, she won ...

Remember this hat I knit up? Well the designer, Karina  is kindly offering a pattern to one lucky winner on my blog!  Isn't that exciting??  I know that this hat would be the perfect hat to whip up when there is a time crunch with the approaching holidays.  All you need is some fingering weight wool and a happy knitting spirit. Here is Karina's  project page of the Night Sky Hat .  The pattern will be live within the week I and I will insert the pattern link here as soon as it is available. How do you win?  Just leave a comment on this post WITH your ravelry user name.  You will be contacted by Karina with your ravelry user name only.  Comments will close on December 1st, Sunday night 9 p.m. and I will use a random number generator to choose a lucky winner.  I will announce the winner on Monday's post. Good luck everyone :)

My weekend was a productive weekend.  I've made my list and checked it twice, just like Santa.  I've wrapped and packaged all the gifts for my side of the family and even worked a bit on his side of the family. On Saturday, we squeezed in a walk before the frigid air arrived.  Our walk was still cold and brisk but oh so nice to be out!  I've given up walking after dinner, it's too dark.  At the duck pond it appears to have been visited by wild ducks and the domesticated ducks are all fine about the invasion. Sunday after Mass, I did some laundry and final preparations for both the kids, who will be arriving home today and tomorrow.  In the afternoon,  I met with some knitting friends to knit and chat.  Since I've abandoned the sweater, my knitting has been small and simple-carefree and relaxing. This weekend was quiet and joyful and full of holiday preparations.  How was your weekend? Joining Amanda

How can a sweater that I've invested three weeks of knitting time be undone in 1 1/2 hours?  Yesterday found me in a very merry mood and I was mentally stable to do the "deed".  You know.....frog.  Now all my bundles of wool are safely placed in a wooden basket awaiting for its second fate.  Right now I need a break from thinking about the sweater that is no more. I'm in a random mood so here are some random thoughts from my week: -I'm a fan of tissue paper and gift bags this year, so quick and fast. -my birthday was fantastic, thanks for all your well wishes! -I broke down and ordered four inch interchangeable needle tips and cords in chiaogoo needle brand from this place .  I have the five inch tips and LOVE them but I wanted to be able to use them on hat knitting. (metal of course) -I then notified my husband what he bought me for my birthday ;) -brownies do not replace birthday cake, but it's a close second -the more Frodo snuggles close, th...

I love this test knit  hat !  I love it so very much that I don't want to give it to my daughter for whom it was originally intended.  I loved revisiting quince and co finch yarn  , lucky me to have some in my leftover stash basket.  A whole skein!  The pattern was lovely to knit.  Easy and yet engaging and I think the stitch definition is quite striking! The eyelet detail makes you want to keep knitting to get another one completed. As soon as the pattern goes live I will let you all know.  The friend who designed the hat is karinamaza .  I believe I will be casting on another hat before the weekend arrives :)

My knitting has taken a drastic turn.  I finished the orange sweater and just didn't like it so it's sitting on the counter in time out and when I have time I will frog it.  This post goes into the reasons why.  I am at peace with my decision.  So I've been working on my shawl  and am nearly at the half way point!  I also am decreasing the top of this hat  which is a test knit for a friend on ravelry. I continue to read Oh My Stars  by Lorna Landvik and it's good,  sometimes it goes a little slow but then there is always something that happens in the plot that makes me want to keep reading.  That is a sign of a good book! Apologies for two photos, but I forgot the hat when I took the above photo and I'm sure most of you are having the problem of remembering to take photos during the daylight hours!  The evenings are creeping up into the afternoon :) Oh and Frodo says "hello". What are you knitting and reading this week? ...