Let there be sleeves!

It's time to sing my favorite chorus--Knitting in the sleeves, knitting in the sleeves, I am so rejoicing, knitting innnn the sleeeeves! I'm going strong on St. Brigid's sleeves. Kathy and I had coffee on Friday and she had her sweater with her. Lovely! Using the DK weight yarn was a good choice for me. The sweater will be big, but not overly warm to wear inside. I'm so excited about this project and can't wait to wear it. I'm glad we have a warm spell right now. Good time to knit!
Halloween is over and now it's time to think about winter. I'm looking for goodies to knit my buddies and I think I've got some nice patterns to choose from. The cap I designed for Ben needs to have a final revision before I give it to Cheryl for the shop. I've drug my heels a bit on designing.
I demonstrated spinning at the church bazaar on Saturday. That was fun as usual. The Cormo/silk blend is spinning up like a dream and I love the nubby noils popping through. I have to check the WPI, but it looks so far like a light worsted weight. We rang bells in church yesterday for the first time this fall. We rock!
Today I have my morning class and help night. It's a lovely day and I've got to get my house in order. It's a bit of a disaster with all the decorations down. Ugh! Halloweentown can stay up for a couple more days.

Happy Halloween!

When witches go riding,

and black cats are seen,

the moon laughs and whispers,

'tis near Halloween.

Author Unknown

Got needles?

We went to Parents' Weekend at Ben's college over the weekend. It was great fun to see Ben and meet some of his friends and their parents. The swim meet was awesome! On Saturday, the two top breaststrokers were out with sickness and a muscle pull sooo the two Freshmen stepped up to the plate for the 200 Breaststroke taking 1st and 2nd. Ben's first place was also a top 25 time! Yea!!! The team won the meet. On casino night, Ben won a case of M&M cookies and a case of Austin crackers and cookies. Jim won a case of microwave popcorn and a Sex and the City DVD. When he went up to claim his prize there were lots of hoots and hollers! It was a very fun weekend!
An hour into the trip, I noticed that I forgot my DPNs for the pumpkins and an extra ball of yarn for St. Brigid! Augh! I solved the DPN challenge with some pencils we got at a Wal-Mart, later I got some at a Michael's. I found a LYS in town, which is nice. I looked around, but resisted the temptation to buy anything. I finished the large pumpkin and two small ones. I felted all three last night, but have to felt them down a bit more today. I'm about 10 rows away from shaping the neckline of St. Brigid. I'll be glad to start the sleeves! It was cold (we ran into snow on the way home) and it would have been nice to wear my sweater! It's nice to be able to wear sweaters, now. I love this time of year.

Burning up the needles!

St. Brigid's cable work

I'm making (fairly) quick work of St. Brigid's front. I'm on row 113 of 150+ rows until the neck shaping. Love this pattern. Simple shape, cables, great yarn, and happy fingers. Kathy finished hers and by the photos, it's really pretty. I have quite a bit of yarn left, so I'll have enough for an accessory or two. It's dreary (my favorite stay at home weather) and I wanted to take photos of St. B. The stitch definition is lovely and I can't wait to wear this one!!
On the pumpkin front, I'm on the last 10 rows for the body of the pumpkin--the rest of them will be smaller! The two outdoor photos are from yesterday. What a difference a day makes. It was hard to capture the yellow leaves raining down. Now, just the green ones are left to turn and fall. The red one is outside Mom's place. I brought her to the house and we burned a few leaves in the fire pit. She loved it and I got some good photos of her with Eevee. It was fun.

Colors of Autumn

I've been having fun with the new camera. I like having the flexibility of the SLR and I don't have to worry about film! I can edit as I go!
I'm preparing the pieces/parts for the drop spindles. The class is on November 22nd. Each student will assemble their spindle and with 4 oz. of dyed roving they'll be able to make a small project. I made a cap with 4 oz. when we moved here before I got my wheel back.
The leaves have been pretty this year. Here are some photos. I've been picking up leaves on my walks with Eevee and I think there are some lovely color combinations for future projects!