Weekends are Dope

This weekend has been filled with outdoor activities, knitting, and puppy time! Knittripps and her hubby just got a pup. Welcome to the family Shiloh! Ein has already been over to visit and they all came out to my hubby's race this morning. Cyclo Cross races are the best to watch, even despite a little rain today. Shiloh & Ein had fun romping around outdoors at the park as the racers zipped by. Way to go hubby! 3rd place! (although he really had 2nd, too bad the judge was blind...hehe)

And to top it off, I finished Veste Everest. I used Elann's Peruvian Collection Highland Wool in Mocha Heather, Size 5 Addi Turbos, and the pattern is from this Fall's current Interweave Knits. It was my first cable project. Cables are fun to knit and they look way more complicated than they really are. What do you think? Definitely a keeper!

Vintage Cyclone

Oh yeah, here we go. Earflaps? Check. Cardinal & Gold? Check (well, Oxblood & Freesia). Here we go! It is definitely a little more hubby-sized than BAM-sized, but oh well....it still rocks. Still in progress, Veste Everest (near completion) & Kyoto (mid-seaming). Today is absolutely beautiful out...70 degrees! Time to go enjoy the weather!

Today Rocks

I got to come home for a quick lunch today and found that my Elann yarn for Nordic Lights had arrived. YAY! And, on top of that? Tonight is Knitting Class and we will begin seaming our sweaters! With this cool, rainy weather, I know I will be inspired to work on lots of projects this weekend. Holiday knitting is on hold for now....too many projects to distract me!
Yarn chosen for Nordic Lights (the pattern on the cover):
Peruvian Highland Wool
(from left) Aubergine, Summer Fuschia, Brilliant Blue, New Leaf, Sapphire, & Freesia
Now I just need to decide which colors for which part of the pattern!!

Knit Worthy

Tonight I had the urge to go to Barnes and Noble and check out some of the new books I have been seeing lately. Nancy Bush has a new book, Vintage Socks. Since I have been thinking about socks lately, I thought it might be a good one to add to the collection. I was a little disappointed to see that the majority of the patterns are gentleman's and children's socks. Oh well, I guess they need cute knitted socks as well. This one is off the purchase list for now anyways. I also checked out Sally Melville's new book on Color. I just skimmed this one, but found the patterns to be nothing I would wear...at least at first glimpse. Her lessons are great however, so I am sure it would be a good resource for color work. I went ahead and purchased Wrap Style by Pam Allen & Ann Budd. I am diggin' several patterns in this book. I like the cover (Nordic Lights), Twisty Turns, Shadow Dance, and for lace...Shetland Triangle. Not sure what I will try first. Maybe Nordic Lights, but I do have the yarn for the Shetland Triangle. Maybe that can be a lace project for me and Knittripps to do together! This books is mostly capelets, ponchos, and tubes. I don't know if this is a style I will be sporting for the long run, after-all, I have yet to really wear the mistake rib poncho I made. Oh well, if we can't be intrigued by our knitting, what is the point?

I of course needed to have a Starbuck's cappuccino on the way out, nothing says good sleeping like a load of caffeine, eh? I am sure the dreams will be strange tonight. Oh well, warm drinks on a cool night are fab.

Oh by the way, check out the Knitty Fall surprises...the pumpkins are kinda cute!

Hats On/Hats Off

After spending the evening chatting it up with one of my best girl friends, I got to thinking about knitted hats. She has been all excited about a pink one, and I asked her about ear flaps. She hadn't thought about that, but after a minute agreed yes...they are rockin'. I have been thinking about working on one of these hats from Joelle Hoverson's Last Minute Knitted Gifts. This pic is from the book and these are Kim's Hats. A basic pattern that can be adapted for many color changes and style changes. What do you think...pink or good ol' classic Cyclone colors?? I think BOTH!

Vacation!

We just got back from a weeklong vacation to Telluride, Colorado. What a nice relaxing trip and enjoyed during my favorite time of the year...FALL! Below I have posted some of the pics from our trip. Hubby and I had a fabulous time!

And time for knitting? Well, of course! I finished my 2nd Super Mitten and also the front piece of Veste Everest. We even saw some sheep on our drives by the ranches!!

Colorado? 2 times in 1 year!! Welcome to Telluride

This is a picture of the view from Mountain Village where we stayed... Here are the Gondolas we rode from Mountain Village down to Telluride....
Here is the band playing at Oktoberfest.....cool outfits, eh?
The Alta Lakes, one of our off-road adventures!
Aspens on the trail....ahhh
Here is Ouray, a very interesting little town...called the Switzerland of America
A view from one of our hikes...this one was to Bear Creek Falls
Ralph Lauren's view from his ranch near Ouray/Telluride....absolutely amazing....
This is the Painted wall from the Black Canyons of Gunnison...

As you can see, the south-western side of Colorado is spectacular...especially with the fall colors. These are just a few of the pictures from the 250+ that we took!