Well it's September now, and that means one thing.
No, I'm not thinking of school.
Despite the +30C temperatures today, autumn is just around the corner. It's my favorite season, with cool crisp weather and leave crunching underfoot. And then there's knitting.
I haven't had a lot of time to knit lately, but I recently went on a trip to visit my family in Ontario, which kick started my knitting mojo. My aunties requested some knitted items so we hit up the local yarn shop of non-other than the Yarn Harlot herself: Lettuce Knit.
They picked out some lovely yarn (Koigu KPPPM for a triangle scarf and Berroco Vintage for some mittens), so I think I'll really enjoy knitting for them!
My knitting addiction seems to be infectious.
I knit a pair of lovely handspun alpaca mittens for my cousin Rochelle who is crazy about alpacas, and I have a hunch that she likes them.
(I think her friend might be jealous!)My cousins have a balcony in their house, and 20 foot ceilings in the main entrance. I couldn't help myself, I had to try spinning over the railing. My 13 year old cousin Nic helped me by keeping the spindle spinning as I lowered it down (that's his hand).
Even my engineer brother learned the basic knit stitch while we were stuck in traffic (again) on highway outside Toronto.
I also managed to finish a sock, in a new pattern I'm really excited about. It's the Minnesota Moonlight sock by Cat Bordhi, with the new and amazing Sweet Tomato Heel. Love. It.
My grandma was really excited to see the lovely yarn I was spinning and all my knitting projects. She even gave me a set of handcarders made for her mother by my great grandfather. Cool!
All in all, a great trip, with lots of knitting :) I'm all ready for fall and winter! Bring on knitting season!
