We had, as per normal, a bowl of trick or treater-sweets. I handed out one lot of sweets to a pair of the prettiest witch/pippi-long-stocking/type girls who sweetly chirped 'trick or treeeeeat' and then having selected a sweet or two chirped again 'thank you and happy halloweeeeeeen'
And that, as the saying goes, was that...... s'pose the torrential rain had something to do with the poor turn out.
We, did however light our celtic pumpkins, and quietly contemplated the turning of the seasons. Autumn is gently fading, leaves fall, the air is cooler by the day and winter is not that far off. Winter - winter is the beginning and not the end.
Any hoo.
I've been a knittin'. Frantic finger aching knittin'.
Squash in any free moment type knittin'. Looky looky!
I started another (yes another..) shawlette.
This ball of wool had almost been two other shawlettes
but at the last moment were frogged.
I finally settled for this pattern and finished it a happy happy knitter.
For those who think it is the same one I did before - I promise it isn't,
look below, the one I wear all the time (on the right) is much orangy/browner,
where as the new one is tooooo pink for me.... A gift for some one may be???
Who ever gets to wear it, hopefully they will love wearing them as much as me!!
Then, no sooner as one shawlette finished....another begins....
obsessed moi?
This one is delighting me as the colour variations gently slide into each other
giving the impression of pseudo-fairisle - yummy!
Now, I have plans for this one, to make it a bit more girly than first impressions.
Ooh - can't wait!
There are other things on the hook and the needles but sshhhhhh - they're S*E*C*R*E*T!!
Hey ho, really glad that this week is ending. It has been 'interesting' at work and all this seems to have a knock on effect on me and consequently my family. Not making me a happy bunny. I think this is why I am frantically knitting - it is a form of escapist therapy!!
Well - here's to November - lets make it a creatively good 'un :) hawthorn xxxxxxxxxxx
Keep knitting (or corchet) girl if it takes you mind off an 'interesting job'. I know crochet helps me relax!
ReplyDeleteLove the lastest fairisle shawlette - yarn looks great.
Such a pity last night was so wet for all the trick or treaters.
Beautiful scarves (shawlettes) they look really cute. I am interested how you are going to 'girlyfy' the grey one
ReplyDeleteI realy love your colorful shawlets. I realy must try to learn to knit.
ReplyDeletewe were unexpectedly out early evening didn't get home and carve the pumpkin until 8pm so given that and the weather we weren't surprised not to have any trick or treaters. lunch next week?
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ReplyDeleteYour shawls are absolutely lovely! I'm sorry you didn't have such a great week,I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLinda
The shawlettes are really lovely!
ReplyDeleteWe didn't have one trick or treat here. There was a knock on the door about tea time and I frantically rushed to grab a handful of my favourite M&S caramels only to find my daughter on the doorstep with a beautiful bunch of yellow roses. What a lovely surprise, I welcomed the roses and treated her with a couple of my sweets!!