The Woolen Rabbit

Getting Ready for Fall Knitting.....

 
Now that the weather has cooled down just a wee bit and the feeling of Fall is in the air, I started to think a bit more about knitting.  My little Whitfield Shorty is finished, and I am anxious to move on to some new things. (I will have pictures of Shorty soon)

I have decided to knit Anne's Hourglass throw with Grace.  The yarn is a custom color to match my sofa....it was actually an accidental colorway, but it works nicely. 
It always amazes me how consistent I am with the colors that I like...see how nicely the yarns match my new door rug?

I am also thinking ahead to fiber shows and samples, so the green yarn, which is "Ribbit" in Lark Lace is going to become, "Almost Ovals".  I LOVED that pattern the moment I saw it, so I am looking forward to knitting it now.

I have also become re-acquainted with my Vitamin D sweater.  I had to put it down during the summer as the combination of camel and silk on my lap was just too darn hot. I was sad to do that, but it was necessary for sure.

This is a terrible picture....I had to use my phone today because the battery on my big camera had conked out on me.  It gives you an idea though as to where I am on the sweater journey.  I ended up having to pull it back to the first set of short rows due to losing my notes as to where I had left off....ggrrr!  After spending the better part of an hour trying to figure out where I was, it was just easier in the end to rip it out.
It's nice to be working on it again. :-)

So....that's what I am working on...how about you?  What are you planning for your Fall knitting?

Nature Is Amazing....

Be still to know the absolute.
Be active to know the outer.
The two spring from the same source,
All of life is one whole.
Deng Ming~Dao

What an amazing day it is today in the Mount Washington Valley....you would never know that a Hurricane/Tropical storm passed this way yesterday...until you go for a ride through the community.

This little video was taken in Jackson, NH which is a small community about 20 minutes away.  I lived there a few years back with the kids and it's still our favorite place for Pizza and wine.

Thankfully here other than some drippy ceilings, this is the most damage that we sustained.

Needless to say while I spent some time out in the beautiful sunshine today, I was thinking of my friends and saying a few prayers for the communities that have been devastated around here.

I did manage to get my little Whitfield Shorty blocked today. (this color is SO hard to photograph..Anne got it much closer)  It is my goal to get it finished for my grandson when he visits on Wednesday.

I also prepared the little nest of garlic for autumn storage.  I had quite a bit more when I harvested the garlic, but I gave a good amount of it away to friends and family.

Such an amazingly beautiful day here after an amazing storm.
My thoughts are with those who are going through a hard time right now. 

Rosy Days.....

 
Ring around the Rosy
A pocket full of Posies....

I used to love to play this game with my children when they were young...heck I even loved it when I was young...and..... that was a very long time ago...LOL.

 
A little while back I received an order from a fairly well known pattern designer for a sweaters worth of our WW Kashmir yarn.  Even though I had no idea what Cecily was going to do with this yarn, I was very excited at the possibilities, as I love so many of her sweater designs.  They are very classic in style and so very wearable.  I currently have a number of them in my ravelry queque of knits that I hope to knit in my lifetime. :-)

I was beyond delighted when Cecily Glowick MacDonald released her newest e-book, called Rosy Days.  This little e-book has 3 sweater designs with yarns created by independent dyers such as myself.  All three are so pretty, but I have to admit, I love this one, Bella Roma, the best. I love the classic lines of the sweater and the sweet lace inset on the sleeves.
  I am always so humbled and amazed when a designer chooses to use my yarns in their designs....thank you Cecily!

If you get a chance go take a peak at Cecily's work.....her patterns are lovely!!

Whitfield Shorty Jacket......

I am very happy to introduce Anne Hanson's newest design worked up in our Frolic Yarn.  The Whitfield Shorty Jacket is such a sweet design for either a boy or girl.

Frolic is a hard wearing, superwash merino with a tight twist that resists pilling, while retaining a nice soft hand.  I am currently knitting this for my grandson and highly recommend this pattern!
(this yarn can be ordered in any colorway using the Custom Color Yarn page.)

A while back Anne knit this little sweater for one of her nephews.  When I saw it, I just LOVED it and promptly begged her to write the pattern as I knew my own grandson would love it.

Don't you just love little boys?  I certainly do...this picture exemplifies just why I love them.  They always do what you do not expect them to do...LOL.  This model is a friend of Anne's named Kian.  He did a great job in his modeling debut, don't you think?

I am finishing the last bit of my second sleeve and hope to get this all put together on Sunday.  It's been a highly enjoyable knit!