ahhh...fall at last

It has been the nicest day! Low 70's, no humidity -- absolutely perfect weather! Finally -- because just two short days ago it was 88 degrees!!!! I know the South is hot most of the time, but you would think that living in Tennessee it would not be quite as blessed hot as living in, say, Mississippi, would you? But no we have to have the funky-assed weather here -- it's even been more erratic than the weather in Atlanta -- which is about 150 miles south of here!!!

But, breathe, today has been lovely, just lovely. And I feel like I was productive -- did all the obligatory houseworky things -- even mopped the kitchen floor -- and still had time for some serious knitting.

I'm telling you people -- this working part-time in a yarn store is not good for someone suffering from castonitis. Every freaking time I turn around, there's another good pattern, and the most simply lusicous yarn to knit it out of.....

...calling my name,

.....whispering sweet nothings in my ear....

I'll be the best knit you ever had, darhling...

Well, I couldn't just ignore it, now could I? sigh.

But I only started two new things in the last week....that's not that many, right? And, and I'm almost finished with the Brea bag from Berroco -- I will have it finished this weekend, and I cast on on Thursday evening --- woo hoo!

And my mother's sweater? Finished the back, about 8" up the front -- so it's really coming right along. Other WPI's: Falling leaves scarf -- 2 1/2 repeats of 5 total finished; my nephew's sweater -- I'm not loving the yarn -- I think I will keep the pattern stitch, but the yarn is simply not doing it for me, so what do you call that -- a work in progress of being ditched and restarted? The Charlotte scarf -- starting on the third color repeat, and I'm being sure to add the Koigu ruffles every now and then, so that I don't have 40 eleven rapid increase ruffles to do at the end!

and the other new cast on baby? Well, it's absolutely stunning....and it's all for ME! One hank of Prism's Wild Stuff, two skeins of Tilli Tomas silk and one of some unknown varigated mohair from the stash -- cast on longwise -- six or so rows alternating -- using a double wrap drop stitch on the mohair -- I'll post a pic when I get a couple more repeats finished -- but no drooling allowed!

Well, it's about time for bed -- so until later!