Pumpkin Sunrise

I started a new project on Monday for a dear friend's daughter.  She had unexpected surgery and well, I couldn't do anything but knit.  Each stitch I thought of her and sent many healing thoughts her way.  She is back at home and I am hopeful I will have a finished hat to give to her today. According to Ravelry this is my sixth Wurm hat....I guess I like the pattern!  Have you knit it?  You should!!  My only warning is that the hat pattern uses lots and lots of yardage!  Anyways, I adore miles of garter stitch and the yarn and the pattern all melded together. Oh and I finished that cowl and posted about it yesterday. I finished my plague book!  I loved it and recommend A Year of Wonders ,  it's good.  Yesterday I started a new book We are not Ourselves  by Matthew Thomas.  I've read a few chapters and so far love the characters and unfolding plot. What are you knitting and reading this week? Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am that this cowl is off the needles.  I love the way it looks and I'm glad I knit it up.  All I need now is a crisp breeze and some cooler weather. I started this when I needed something simple to knit while the wedding stress increased.  Once the wedding was over this simple knit became super boring for me.  So half of the project I loved knitting and the second half I was wishing that knitting was over. Ravelry notes are here .

Weekends are for memory making,  relaxing and enjoying quiet moments of our days.   If you would like, please share your weekend moments    in the comment section with a link to your blog. My weekend was the vacation while staying home each night.  Day trips filled with friends who are like (are) family. I breathed in that woodsy smell and enjoyed being in nature. The humidity has left for now and it feels different, almost not like summer but not like fall.  I like it! I am ready to wear jeans again (without sweating) and maybe some wool?  Ah, a girl can dream. On Friday, I visited two yarn shops that are a drive away with my husband.  I haven't been yarn shopping in quite some time.  Since Thanksgiving??  I can't remember.  When I buy lots of yarn I feel the need to knit through the collection.  Anyways, I had a great time, too many choices but I did pick some and don't ask what I'm making....I have no idea! Today was quiet and relaxing.  I