Hope you had a good time trick or treating!
We decided to do a character pumpkin this year. I sketched out the silhouette of Michael Myers from the cover of Halloween 5 and then carved it. It's not perfect, but I like it!
Here's where it came from:
Oh, and I hope you don't see this guy anytime soon.
Nothing exciting here, so I thought I'd give you an (old) pretty to look at.
The kids have a Halloween Dance/get-together at school tonight. They're supposed to wear their costumes and they sure are looking forward to it!
My sister-in-law and mother-in-law (and their families) sent me birthday flowers earlier!
Aren't they gorgeous? My SIL knows me well. She asked the florist to do a "Halloween" themed arrangement. It's perfect! Very autumn, very Halloween.
I just love it!
Oh! And my new issue of Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts magazine came! There are some absolutely stunning designs in there.
And... this is my 300th post. Interesting coincidence of all these 3s and 0s today. ;)
(Note: in honor of this unwelcomed birthday, I'm hopping aboard the pity train and throwing a bit of a pity party for myself. Choo Choo.)
Thirty. The big 3-0. I'm thirty. It seems like such an impossible age to be.
Letting go of my 20s is proving to be very hard for me. I've been in quite a state for a month or so now, literally counting down the days.
My 20s are gone. In place of them comes 30, a formidable number to me.
Everyone tells me it's just a number. Some have told me that it just gets better from here. Others have said they loved everything about turning thirty. A few lovelies have told me I look much to young to be this age. (To those of who you said that, you're my new best friends. Thanks!)
I'm the youngest in my family, in my husband's family, and in my small circle of friends. As I've watched the rest of them shed their 20s over the last couple of years, I've secretly gloried in the fact that I still had mine. And now my day has come.
Meh.
Note that I'd like to take a meeting with you at some point to discuss the status of your ... er, madness.
I'm not sure anymore exactly what look you're going for, but clearly I'm not able to style it.
Please get back to me ASAP on this matter or I will be forced to cut you.
Thanks.
And they're done! Socktoberfest socks: pair 1.
Pattern: Embossed Leaves, Mona Schmidt, Favorite Socks, Interweave Press
Yarn: Claudia Hand Painted Fingering, Pretty Posey, 2 hanks
Needles: Addi Turbos US1 32" circular
Started: September 29, 2007
Finished: October 4, 2007
Modifications: short-row heel, continued purl stitches on foot so that both sides of instep would match
I LOVED knitting these (which is probably why I finished them so quickly. ) My prettiest pair of socks.
The Claudia yarn is just amazing. It's soo yummy and the dye job has such a richness to it.
I wanted to finish these so I'd have them to ready for the Knit-Out at Brookdale this weekend. Our store is going and Steven asked if I could have a little Sock and Lace knitting corner. So I'm bringing (and preparing) some of my favorite pieces. I can't decide whether to wear these or display them!
I really wish I had shoes that could/would show off my handknit socks!
It truly IS Fall! And with the lovely colors of Autumn comes Socktoberfest!
This will be my second Socktoberfest year. I enjoyed it last year when I was just beginning the down the road of hand-knitted sock goodness. And during the 'fest last year, I completed, oh, let's see. ... *blink* Wait, that can't be right.
One. Pair.
That's it? I thought surely I'd knitted more than that! Oh well. I've got a better start this year. ;)
The sock in the photo is the Embossed Leaves socks from Interweave Press's Favorite Socks. They're gorgeous! I'm using Claudia's Handpainted in Pink Posey. Mmmm, I've found another favorite sock yarn. Claudia's is a yummy yarn, very similar to Koigu.
I started this sock Saturday night and finished it yesterday afternoon. Cast on for its mate last night. This pattern moves fast! (I like fast.)
There's a Knit-Out this weekend in Brookdale and I want to have these finished for that.
Other socks I'd like to finish this month:
Hubby's socks (one sock down, the other one is well into the leg.)
Mother-in-law's socks (I HATE the yarn I'm using and will probably buy new yarn for them.)
A pair each for my sons. (I think it's high time I made them some.)
That should be a good start! ;)
