It appears that autumn has come to our little valley. The mountains are changing color and the air is crisp. I grabbed a sweater as I left the house today. The conifers are heavy laden with cones and they are dropping fast. Me thinks it will be an early hard winter. All of this is at least a month early.
I just finished my "sporran" for the Outlander Swap and it turned out nicely...can't wait to fill it. I'm gathering goodies to put in the Christmas stocking I made for the stocking swap. Then there's the fiber swap... well... I have fiber so that won't be difficult. I love swapping and I love Ravelry!!!
I also finished spinning and plying my sunrise colored silk and am now looking for the perfect pattern. I have almost 1000 yards. Yummy silk shawl!
Last night I got back to the Jared Flood mitts that I started and am enjoying them much more after a break. Something interesting happened this past week to add to that enjoyment... I've been knitting cables for many, many years. I don't have problems with cables, I enjoy them but I've never really "gotten" it... I must watch and follow the pattern... while finishing the cables on my sporran everything became crystal clear... I "got" cables! I can see what comes next, which way they go (or don't go)... whether or not I need to do 3st or 4st cables and whether they should be knitted or purled first. I'm not sure exactly what happened but I can say that life just became a lot easier.
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I am working on a second Koolhaus hat by Jared Flood and I must say I have fallen into the rhythm of the cables too. I originally made it for Winter Fest, but I fell in love with it and it is mine!
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