Pumpkin Sunrise

Thank you everyone for participating in the giveaway.  I wish everyone could win!!  Now for the results. Drum roll........... The winner of my birthday giveaway is  cpcable who wrote: Oh, Happiest of birthdays, Karen! And so sweet of you to give something away to celebrate. Hope you have a great holiday as well! :)

My weekend contained: -lots and lots of time in the car!  We drove to see my side of the family and then we had to get the kids back to their schools. -pulling out the decorations and decorating the main floor for the holidays. -being very achy and sore from all the decorating (I refuse to believe it is my age!). -running a dishwasher because of having a full house. -making more fingerless mitts for my husband and son.  Almost done!!! -reorganizing my knitting corner because of the Christmas tree. -another wonderful afternoon with my knitting friends. -going to Mass with the new Roman Missal being implemented....really was no big deal to me. Joining Amanda at the habit of being

joining Amanda at Soulemama

Yes you do see a new project even though I have that sweater that is taking forever.  I just could not resist.  I really wanted a triangular shawl with fingering weight yarn (I did buy the patterns on Ravelry--going to go yarn shopping soon) so because I have to wait, I casted on a lovely blue lace weight rectangular shawl .  I have made this pattern before and I knew when I made it I was going to make it again.  It repeats easily and there is a knitting flow that I got into with the charts.  You know what I mean? For my husband's sweater  I am on the ribbing.  I have blitzed through the body of the sweater with the aid of two Harry Potter movies over the weekend.  I was going to go into a knitting coma if I had to continue stockinette with my podcasts.  I needed visual input with my listening entertainment.  I think I might do a broken rib for the ribbing.  It has to be a multiple of four or eight that I know for sure. I am very nearly done with The Physick Book of Deliv

Well these photos could be a bit better....but it is all I have at the moment.  I finished them!!!  Of course I have no idea whether they look good on legs yet.  I am waiting for my daughter to arrive today and then I will give them to her.  I am absolutely terrible at waiting until Christmas when I knit for the kids.  Plus she can wear them until Christmas and still be in the fall season and in an orange mood. The ravelry page is here .  The pattern was very easy to follow and it was all charts, which I love.  I was able to knit these and watch tv!!  I hope I can remember to snap a photo of the leg warmer's being worn.

I have a wonderful giveaway planned to celebrate my birthday.  I just wanted to thank all of my internet friends for the lovely comments that you leave on my blog.  I also enjoy visiting your blogs and getting a peak at your busy lives.  Blogging has been so much fun for me. My sister has graciously given me this zipper pouch that she whipped up in her sewing room.  This pouch is perfect for all of your stitch markers.  To start you out she has also made two stitch markers that coordinate with this pouch. To be considered for the giveaway, please leave a comment on this post.  I will choose a winner using a random number generator around 8 p.m. next Sunday (11/27).  The winner will be announced on next Monday's post.

This weekend contained: -a lot of alone time-my husband had a business trip that gave me a few days alone with Frodo. -finally finally remembering to walk in the afternoon, I missed walking so much that my body screamed it needed some fitness. -eating leftovers so I would not have to cook -my birthday!!  (which is today) -my husband returning home in time for my birthday :) -a cheap dinner picked up at the grocery store along with mini cupcakes. -watching two Harry Potter movies (4+5) so that the boring stockinette knitting of my husband's sweater would go faster in my mind. Joining Amanda at Habit of Being

Joining Amanda at Soulemama

Thank goodness it snowed a couple of weeks ago so that I had the color white.  This photo challenge made me realize that this year my autumn colors were predominantly yellow and red. The above photo is my driveway and the snow arrived way before we mowed up (we do not rake here) all of the leaves.  My husband likes to wait for them all to drop and do the mowing one time.  I do not blame him.  I am glad I don't have to rake. I love this white pine that is in our side yard.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's photos this week!!

This week for the yarn along I think I am doing the same knitting and reading as last week.  For knitting I have finished one leg warmer and am on the second one.  My goal is to have it finished before the kids are home for Thanksgiving....the race is on!  The pattern is quite easy once you decide which needles to use.  My husband's sweater  is chugging along.  I can honestly say I have barely worked two or three rows because of the leg warmers.  I am hoping that seeing it in the photo will spur me to pick it up.  I am two-three inches into the body.  The purple cowl  is a knit for me that I started a week or two ago.  Just something quick and easy.  Again, I have been mainly focusing my knitting efforts on the leg warmers. I continue to read The Physick book of Deliverance Dane.   Which is a very compelling read!  I have been drawn into the mystery and I love how I am getting a history lesson into the Salem witch trials.  The book has been flowing along for me and I do lov