BABY BLANKET
Whew! It’s done. Lordy I hope there is a pause in baby blankets as they are not my favorite thing to knit. Good thing is that I’ve used up almost all my acrylic yarn that my daughter-in-all has gifted me over several Christmases.
HUBBY’S SWEATER
Finishing the baby blanket means I’m focusing now on my hubby’s sweater. I had him try it on after completing the hem and knitting 25 rows of the body. Despite making a gauge swatch, it’s way too big. So I ripped back to the hem and removed the added stitches the pattern called for. This results in going down one size. Plus I am going down a needle size. I will check the gauge again after I knit a few inches and see if any additional modifications are needed. Also see the cute Halloween progress keepers/BOR marker I got this week. I also got some Christmas ones.
I’m probably going to end up casting on a pair of socks or another Ranunculus this coming week just so I have something to alternate between versus endless rows of stockinette. He wants a plain sweater which makes it easier to knit but also a bit boring. The striping does help alleviate the boredom.
OOPS I DID IT AGAIN
I tried to resist since I have already ordered 3 advent calendars but I just couldn’t resist my friend’s “autumn” mini set. Definitely going to have to make a lot of striped tops/sweaters. Maybe I’ll save this set for a Christmas in July so as to knit a tee for autumn. I’ll have forgotten the colors by then! Happy to say her yarn dying business is going well and is now her fulltime job.
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR?
I seem to recall seeing someone make ornaments using up leftover bits of yarn. So I’ve been collecting the yarn I snip off after weaving in ends or if I truly have so little yarn left from a project that I’m not going to use it in another project. I would like my small Christmas tree that I have in the Florida condo to be knitting related. So yesterday I bought these tiny (1.4″/3.5cm) clear plastic ornaments and I’m stuffing them with the colorful bits of yarn. I’m planning to make a simple garland out of the leftover yarns from the baby blankets as well.
NON KNITTING STUFF
I got the most recent Covid booster Thursday. WOW. I’ve never had a reaction to Covid shots before. This one left my arm feeling like a professional boxer hit my arm. Then I had the worst headache I can remember in a very long time. Fortunately within 24 hours I was back to “normal”
It is almost the peak of autumn colors. Certainly by next week. Then it will start “raining” leaves. 😦 This is absolutely my favorite time of year. Sunny but cool enough to wear sweaters and wool socks. Bright blue skies. It’s weather and scenery like this that makes it impossible for me to consider moving to Florida year round. Oh and that broken rail at the bottom of the stairs…. a reminder of the incompetent concrete contractor we hired last summer.
Hope you have a wonderful week of crafting.
This is a year of projects (YOP12) update. YOP is a Ravelry Group – make a plan for the year ahead for all your fiber activities, then update your blog each week. Plans can be calendar year (like mine) or mid-year start (like many). Following the plan is optional and creates some of the fun of posts. YOP started it’s 12th year in July and I’m starting my third year in the group. I’ve been knitting for six years.
Knitting Is So Fun 
Those autumn minis are stunning! Can’t wait to see what you do with them. Your friend really captured the colors of Fall with them! I miss fall in the Northeast. Thanks for sharing your picture of Fall.
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I’ve been know to stop on the side of the road to take pictures. There is a wonderful strip of trees that will have all the colors. Our woods doesn’t have as much red.
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Knitting baby blankets, afghans and shawls do not happen here. I crochet all those items. It takes more yarn but less time. Your ornaments are so cute. What a clever idea to have a yarn themed tree and decor. Your trees are gorgeous. The only way I get to see that kind of color is to travel an hour or 2 north of us.
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I really need to learn how to crochet!!! I do love our wooded property and can’t imagine leaving it. But the house is big and someday will be too much.
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That autumn mini set is beautiful so I’m not surprised you couldn’t resist and a project to wear in autumn sounds perfect 🍂. I’m the one you saw do a bauble filled with yarn trimmings. They look good and are so colourful. I love autumn too, our days are still very windy so suspect this will be a short one with trees going bare too soon. Good luck on the new jumper size.
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See, I get so many ideas from you!! Really appreciate your blogging.
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Sorry to hear your COVID booster was rough. I haven’t had much, if any symptoms, but they have knocked my DH on his butt. You two must have good immune systems! Hooray for finishing the baby blanket! It looks great. I’ll be looking forward to your next Ranunculus caston too!
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I’m getting itchy to cast it on. 🙂
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