Pumpkins!

Generally the last few years I have used my printmaking cutting tool for lino-cuts to carve my pumpkin. This year I got two baby pumpkins and used regular kitchen knives etc. Mike's pumpkin was bigger. I think this year we just feel it has been so busy so we went with somewhat simpler designs. Very cool to see them all lit up.

More Hats!

 Another hat and I am also working on a purple one in acrylic. This blue one is from some handspun I bought on our honeymoon.

Also some fingerless mitts I finished. I had started the first one probably last year and then  realized I was halfway done, why not just make the 2nd one? I love them and used them primarily for driving to work in the mornings.

Hopefully before too long I will post about our pumpkins and about the wool quilt I finished.

 

oh and I finished the kid mittens!

Little hats & general October update

I started knitting short-row hats to keep in my purse/knit at lunch. I have finished two and it's a pretty simple pattern and fun. The first one I did not wrap the shortrows, the second one I did and I prefer the wrapped style. I am making them for kids in my life though I'm not sure yet what size I have made. They will grow into them eventually :0)

Other news (if you can call it news):
- I bought a pumpkin (small and cute)
- I saw a pheasant in our backyard! Wish I could have gotten a picture.
- I am working on the other wool quilt for our bed. I am almost done patching it and then i will post more photos.
- I have done some mending/thinking about altering clothes. Slowly but surely. Modernizing the neckline of a blue and white floral dress that was high-necked buttondown. Trying to reinvent a dress to a shirt.
- I may be a penguin for halloween, but I am not sure yet.
- I have also been trying to cook more & learning about avoiding food allergins. (Dairy, eggs, corn, wheat...)
- I am really hoping my tomatos will keep ripening. I have some inside and others on the vine to catch whatever sun they can.

Quilt in progress

The current denim and wool quilt, which is a birthday/christmas present. I bought dark teal wool for the back, which I think will make it amazing. I often back denim quilts with poly-fleece but it is nice to make it higher-quality/it just feels so much nicer. One of my green fabrics was stretchy and it drove me a little crazy. I generally just do the best I can and move on unless it is way off and I actually need to rip it apart and re sew it.  

Hopefully I can work on backing it soon... it will be a long way around and I generally hand sew it for some reason. :) I guess first I need to iron it and make sure to pull all the strings to the backside.