Pumpkin Sunrise

I finished this shawl a few weeks ago and was delayed sharing the results but here it is.  I enjoyed the construction of the shawl, short row shaping and asymmetry were paired together to create an almost triangular shawl. I wish that the shawl was bigger, much bigger.  I usually do not block garter stitch shawls aggressively because I love the garter stitch squish factor.  However, this shawl needed to be blocked for the length needed to wrap around comfortably.  Once blocked I was pleased with the shawl :) I wonder if a thicker yarn would have been a better choice?  If I do make this shawl again, that is what I would chose-a heavy fingering weight.  I loved how the pattern was written, and the construction was fun to watch unfold.

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. This weekend I traveled to London, Ontario to visit my husband's parents.  The weekend was jammed packed with activities.  We managed to spend a bit of time in the downtown area.  While walking I saw this fabulous artwork that begged to be photoed. And that is the ONLY photo of the weekend :)  I find wall art on this grand scale amazing.  I cannot even begin to imagine the planning, the scaffolding and the amount of paint that goes into these creations. My weekend contained: -seeing the trees in PA, NY and ONT in the beginning leaf color changes -hours of knitting, car knitting and talking knitting. -seeing my breath while taking a walk because the air was chilly -missing my dog every time I saw someone walking their dog -getting through the border going up and coming ho

Today feels like a lifetime away since I went back home to be with my family for my uncle's funeral.  While there, summer was surging on, flowers were abundant and traces of fall were only evident from the pumpkins on my sister's patio table.  Was it only two weeks ago? Moments ebb and flow, we gather, we mourn, we gather, we celebrate.  Oh life is wonderful with the ups and downs on a roller coaster.  Seasons seems to flicker by faster and faster.  I stop and capture the moment with my camera, trying to memorize that second-what I see and hear.  The hum of the cars down below my hill, the leaves changing colors before me.  Squirrels are scampering and acting foolish in their darting about, nut gathering becomes a frantic activity involving death defying road crossings. I want October to last forever.  I want the leaves, the chill and the coziness of the month to drag on and on.  I know it won't.  I will one day wake up, the trees will be barren, the crickets a