Fall Into Autumn TOW #6

Are you the type that likes to go to participate in all the fall festivities like apple picking, pumpkins, decorating for the fall, hay rides, baking fall goodies, etc. or do you just sit and count the days till Thanksgiving/Christmas/Hanukkah?
I dare say that I really don't fit into either category. I love Fall, I can say that much. When I was a kid I loved to rake leaves into a pile and then jump in. I love the smell of leaves. I really don't decorate for the fall or bake fall goodies so I can't say that I am in that category. However, I don't sit and count the days til holidays but I love it when the holidays arrive also. I guees I just don't fit into either group perfectly. However, a cool fall day is the perfect time of year for an afternoon nap. Okay, bad answer to the question but that is how it goes some time.
Happy Knitting

Fall Into Autumn TOW #5

The topic of the week asks about the needle part of our stash.
Well I don't have pictures, but I can make a list of them for you all to see.
I have KnitPick Options series sizes 4-11 with 4 different cables and a case
that holds them all in pockets.
I have a home made needle holder courtesy of Ally B that she made for me.
It is awesome to have such a crafty mom. In the holder I have:
Size 7 bamboo straights. Size 8 bamboo straights (special hand painted ends)
Bamboo DPNs: set of five in size 7 , 10.5, 15 and set of 2 of size 11
Bamboo Circs: size 13 and size 15
Addi Turbo Metal 24" : size 10.5, & 15
Set of purple and green plastic stitch markers
Set of handmade beaded stitch markers
2 darning needles
I think that rounds out my stash. It is so hard to believe that I have such a collection and I have only been knitting just over a year. I love knitting and I love my needle stash. Thanks for asking me about it.

How about you? Do you have an assortment like me or do you just use one type of needle and why do you prefer that type of needle. Perhaps I will hear from you soon if there is anyone out there that is.

Fall into Autumn TOW#4

How about you? Are there any recipes you especially enjoy having in the Fall? Any foods that are seasonal that you especially enjoy? As Fall arrives, I tend to turn more to slow foods. I don't mind having the stove or oven on when it finally cools off so I enjoy making more things that can roast or bake in the oven. I don't have a favorite meal specifically but I do enjoy making a homemade lasagna recipe that I got out of the Everyday Food magazine by Martha Stewart. It is fairly easy, and you get a warm homemade lasagna with sausage and homemade tomato sauce. If you want more details on the recipe just let me know. I hope you are all well and knitting like crazy :)

Updates

Here are some updates on my other activities than the Fall into autumn swap:

YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Well I must say that dish rag tag was so much fun!!!!! I was lucky enough to be able to participate and it was amazing. There was so much anticipation and stalking the tracking numbers of the USPS. The universe was watching out for my teams box because it was lucky enough to be the first box in the mailbox at Emily's house and 2 other boxes arrived on the same day. Check out more pictures at Emily's blog.

This is my certificate and my awesome second place prize :) I love prizes!!!!!!!!!

Here's the close up #8 needles perfect size for dishcloths. The ends are hand painted, I absolutely love them. Emily was a great hostess and this was an amazing competition.

I also got a prize from my team captain Katrina. I barely got my dishcloth out withing 48 hours but she still sent me a sweet prize. I got some wonderful yarn in my favorite colors for more dishcloths!!!!! I am convinced that you can never have too much cotton in your stash!!!! Also some amazing yellow/purple superwash wool fingering weight yarn. I am not sure what to do with this yet. Any suggestions??? Anybody???? I am open to ideas, take it easy on me though I am still learning. Check it out below..... was I upside down when I took this picture??? Sometimes I forget to use my camera skills, oh wait I don't have camera skills :)



And, I had my first wedding anniversary with my sweetie. We went to Traverse City Michigan. It was a lovely time and it is one of my favorite places to visit. There are some amazing wineries and restraunts. Our favorite Stella, it is an amazing little place, they change their menu frequently and mainly they use ingredients from local farmers and producers. It was a really great vacation and hopefully I will have some time later to post pics of that.

Don't forget the ideas for the fingering weight yarn :) Thanks for your help!!!!

Fall Into Autumn TOW #3

Autumn has now officially begun here in the States!! What is your favorite thing about Autumn/Fall? Why?

Now that autumn is officially here, my favorite part is the warm days and cool nights. It just can't get much better. I guess I really also like that the leaves change colors I think it is so neat to watch the trees change. However, we aren't having a lot of leaves changing yet but the best is yet to come I am sure of it. Happy fall.

Fall Into Autumn TOW #2

Wow, I am glad I am busy with my work now but it is preventing me from frequent blog posts!
Well I am at least making time for topics of the week so here is #2

When I knit dishclothes, washclothes or face clothes, I typically use 7-9 circular metal Knitpick. I love my Knitpicks. They have come out with these super neat colored bamboo needles called Harmony. They look much more impressive in person I believe. My mom just got some in the mail and they are definitely awesome. I really like the Knitpicks because the interchangeable cords give you lots of options hence their name Knitpick options :) Typically for cloths I use Sugar N Cream. It is reasonably priced they make some neat color combos, and I definitely love their new self striping colors. They are so fun. I have heard Peaches and Creme is nice to I haven't ever tried it but I would like to. I like to try all different kinds of cotton.

Now slightly off topic. Mom got a Ravelry, First I am not sure what that really entails but she is very excited. I hope I can pull her away from the computer long enough to have our saturday morning farmers market trip and breakfast date. Perhaps I am considering this her notice that she will have to come out of her Ravelry world and back into the real world :) Happy for you Mom.

Also, Hey to all my pals on my Team XDR we got second place and believe me when I finally get a second I am going to post my pics of my prizes and a great prize I got from our Captain Katrina. She truly went above and beyond and was an awesome captain, and I am glad she has returned to the blog world.

Okay, now it is clearly past my bedtime, 530 am will come far too early tomorrow morning.

Topic of the Week

Now that in some geographic locations the weather is starting to turn cooler, do you change the type of yarn(s) you knit/crochet with? If so, what do you now knit/crochet with instead and why? If not, why do you not switch and what do you knit/crochet with?
I love that the weather is turning cooler and I have been thinking do I change my yarn? I think it is possible that I might use more wools during the cooler months. I looked back and realized that my summer has consisted of a lot of cotton. I guess until this question was posed I never really thought of my unconcious choice of yarn. I am sure it is a temperature thing when it is hot outside I don't want some heavy woolly thing hanging around my arms and hands.
So much to blog about so little time. Until later enjoy knitting.