I don't know about you, but I love Sunday mornings. Life slows down a little bit on Sundays, don't you think? It is a time to stop and reflect on the week that has gone past and contemplate the week that is to come. Many Sunday mornings, I just sit and knit to our Sunday morning swing/jazz radio station, and take a little "me" time.....
The weather this weekend was just outstanding! After a relaxing breakfast, it was time to get the dyepots fired up, so as to take advantage of the good drying weather.
The Fair starts a week from today, so the cauldron will be brewing all week. Every year I say this will be my last year at the fair as it can be exhausting, but then every summer I start looking forward to it again.......go figure...LOL. This year I actually think I may be a bit ahead of the game, which will go a long way towards an enjoyable week.
In between the dyeing and winding, I managed to squeek in some knitting time. Last year I altered my usual angora handspun hat pattern into Little Pumpkin and Lil Acorn Hats.
Knitting these hats just makes me smile. I make them out of a combination of commercial superwash yarn and usually the bottom and tops are handspun with touches of angora here and there.
As the day's light was waning, I finished up a sample yarn swatch, while I listened to one of my all time favorite songs on you tube, while I sipped on a glass of cabernet.
Hopefully this swatch is going to become something special in a few months. I am sampling different kinds of superwash merino sock yarn. This one is Oh So Soft.....
All in all, this was a Sunday that was almost near perfection.............much like last Sunday, but in a little different way.
I hope your weekend was as nice!
Your hats are adorable! I love that they are warm (literally and figuratively). Thank you for sharing your Sunday ~ it truly was a lovely day indeed.
Posted by: Sue | Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 01:58 PM
Adorable hats! I love the handspun embellishments! It was perfect weather on Sunday. I too love Sundays.
Posted by: Manise | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 09:04 PM
Those pumpkin hats are so cute! But that swatch - oh! I am in lurve with that colorway! Truly truly truly!
Posted by: tiennie | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 01:25 PM
Those hats are adorable - I especially like the touch of handspun.
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. It was hot here (again!) so I mostly just stayed inside.
Posted by: Beth | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 01:02 PM
Love those hats. Do you have pattern available?
Posted by: Dawn | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Kim your post is lovely. Muffins, good music, dye pots, cute hats, a little knitting - sounds like a perfect day.
Hugs
Posted by: Judy | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Pumpkin and acorn hats are a sure sign that fall has arrived. Really cute!
Posted by: Wool Winder | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 09:05 AM
Oh, you are not the only one who loves Sunday mornings! I love to wake up just before Dan (especially when it's cool out) and make tea, sit and read one section of the paper... I usually quietly clean and do laundry... then wake him up for pancakes (he makes them, not me). It's just me and the cat for like 2 hours... sometimes i sit and knit while i read the Globe... love Sunday mornings. Of course, at 1pm, my living room turns into testoterone central and me, the cat and my knitting escape to the bedroom...
Cute hats... pattern??
Posted by: Kate | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 07:47 AM
How nice the weather is cooperating and you feel like diving into the dye pots. We've had pouring rain all weekend and I kept thinking how glad I was that you were all here last weekend when the weather was beautiful.
Posted by: margene | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 07:38 AM
Those hats are wicked cute! I'm glad you're not feeling overwhelmed by the fair preparation this year.
Posted by: Carole | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 07:03 AM
Such sweet little hats! The must be sooo soft! :)
Posted by: Ruinwen | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 05:57 AM
Kim--do you blend the angora & wool yourself or doo you have it sent out for processing? I have 9 bunnies and the angora is begining to pile up around here...
Posted by: Debi P | Monday, September 24, 2007 at 03:59 AM
I spent all of this afternoon knitting and watching movies. It was great and very relaxing! I'm glad you had a nice day, too. Your swatch is beautiful and your hats are too, too cute!
Posted by: Beth | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Those hats are adorable!
It's stormy here and I took advantage of the crappy weather to catch up on all the household stuff I neglected last weekend. But there are no muffins or cabernet. :-(
Posted by: susan | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 08:37 PM
I love the pumpkin and acorn hats. A little touch of handspun makes them a nice little luxury for a wee babe.
Posted by: Danielle | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 08:28 PM
Cute hats, yummy muffins! Which reminds me...need to go make some muffins!
Posted by: Marcia Cooke | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 08:12 PM
Can you tell me where to find the pumpkin hat pattern? I have several babies to make gifts for and have been stressing over what to make them. And then your CUTE little hats popped up. And I thought how perfect!!! They are cute, cute, cute!!! Thanks debi in tn.
Posted by: Debi | Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 07:20 PM