Pumpkin Sunrise

I am carefully getting back into knitting after the frantic knitting of this hat for a special someone.  I am savoring the easy knitting of my featherweight cardigan and this simple sock  design.  I've been thinking of Christmas knitting and have a few projects in mind in the coming months.  I guess while the heat wave is blaring away, I'm holding off on lots of wool on my lap. I'm reading We are not Ourselves  and the novel is slowly emerging.  Overall I'm interested in the characters but I'm wondering what will happen since the author spends little time at any given moment as he whips through a few decades of the main character's life.  Curious.  The writing is good but I'm only one fourth of the way through and I've lived 20 years of her life!  I'll tell you more next week since I'll be reading this one for a month. What are you knitting and reading? Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

If you haven't knit the wurm pattern you probably should.  It's a satisfying knit and you will not be disappointed.  I finished this hat in less than 48 hours of casting on and my left forearm will never be the same. Caution:  you should rest your hands and arms when the begin to ache.  Oh well, the slight discomfort I'm feeling was worth it.  My friend's daughter LOVED her gift and I know she will have fun wearing it when the cold weather arrives and stays. The yarn is Malabrigo Arroyo and my, so squishy and lovely.  I will definitely knit with Arroyo again.

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. How was your weekend?  This weekend welcomed back the heat and humidity, sigh.  I know I was bragging about the cool air and sort of gloated on about it.  Well I guess that is now flipped on me, I am hot and hiding in the AC, dreaming of cooler days. There hasn't been much rain for quite some time, the duck pond that I daily pass on a walk is at an all time low level, the poor goose can walk across the pond now.  Our pool needs water, but my husband is reluctant to fill it only to drain it to a lower level to close it. Hey!  Guess what?  We celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary yesterday!  We went out to a new for us restaurant for lunch then went over to our dear friend's house for dinner.  Their daughter says thank you for the well wishes and prayers.  Continue to k

Oh this week has been glorious, the humidity gone, and a brisk chill is in the air in the mornings.  I know, I know, it's too early for this change.  Well, don't worry, the warm weather will be back tomorrow almost reaching 90 degrees once more.  I'm at peace with another warm up, you see, I know that these warm ups are limited now. This week was the start of school in our area and with that is a bit of stillness and silence.  Even the cicadas are being quiet..maybe they're in school as well!  I used to love when school started, new pens, pencils, notebooks and new teachers.  I felt comforted being wrapped in a schedule with syllabuses. I finished the hat for my dear friend's daughter, thank you for your well wishes and comments, I've passed them on.  Oh and she loved the hat!!  Currently, I'm am resting a sore forearm from all the aggressive knitting that I did.  The pain was worth it though.  I can still knit but I know my body and rest is wh

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