Saturday, October 31, 2015

Happy Halloween

This lovely woman cut my hair this morning:


My stylist loves Halloween.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

MNKD 2015

This past weekend was the annual Minnesota Knitters' Days at Frontenac. 

I got a photo-op with the Pope (nice of him to visit us):


The grounds at Villa Maria are lovely:


I got to walk the labyrinth.


Lots to think about this year.


The colors were past peak but still very nice.


It is a little intimidating to be around so many knitters with super-skills.


I took a few pics of people's backs.


There may be a pattern available for this one in a year or two.


This one was a gift during our Friday evening activity:


I still love cables.


There was a lot of color work too.


Knowing color work was a prerequisite for this year's class.  I faked it.


I got further along on the project this year than I ever have before though, in spite of the fact it was two color knitting - a Norwegian slipper (so far so good).


I also started a scarf using alpaca from a local farm.


My Friday night gift was ShiBui yarn.


And I was also gifted a set of salt and peppers to add to my collection :D


Finally, this was our Betsy gift this year.  She made everyone a little sweater ornament.


It was a great weekend.

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Autumn and Spring

I saw this sign last night and I thought it was so funny I went back today to snap a photo of it:


Baby-girl won't wear hats and it's getting cold, so I've made an elfin one.  I hope that she will keep it on (but I may have to add i-cord ties).


Spring was, as you may remember, a busy time for me which meant I never washed out and re-blocked my hand-knits, so I've been working on it now that it's time to use them again.


It is an embarrassment of riches.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Autumn



It's my favorite time of year.


I love the cooler weather.


The sunny days full of color.


Knitting more in preparation.


Even though I'll miss the lake.