“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree”
Emily Brontë
It was a bee-u-tiful weekend here in the Pacific Northwest.
The mornings were brisk, the days clear and lovely, and the evening sun was as golden as the freshly fallen leaves.
The shadows are getting longer, and the sun is sinking from view earlier and earlier.
It's time to pull on these socks and settle in for the chillier days ahead.
Happy Monday!
Dearest Self: I know how much you adore the autumn. "Adore" being an understatement of immense proportion! Having been born during autumn, I suspect you have red, orange, yellow and golden brown leaves creating your double-helix of genetic material.
Therefore, I implore you to please, oh please, take the last 2.5 weeks of October as vacation time in 2009!! Maybe add the first week of November for good measure (Mwahaha!).
Enjoy the leaves! Breathe in the crisp autumn air! Don't be rushed to get the shot!
Explore the nuances of leafness.
End your frustration of always being in the car going to work when the light is perfect...
...and the leaves are perfect. Just. Perfect.
Go to the beach in search of leaves. Hood River. Local parks. Grab your coat and scarf and take a walk with Mr. NK...wander the neighborhoods in NE and SE PDX with hot cocoa in one hand and his in another and stalk the best trees together!
Take the time to romp in the morning light...guilt free.
You have 337 days to plan your attack on Autumn 2009. Start now.
Just do it!
xo, Neuroknitter
Yesterday was brightened considerably by the arrival of the Charlie Brown Fall kit from Jen at Woolgirl! Boy does that girl know how to put together a kit! Are these not my colors??!!! They screamed "Autumn" so loudly I had to put ear plugs in to sleep and resist the urge to cast on right away! I know...silly girl! What was I thinking? Not! :) That cute Charlie Brown bag is absolutely perfect!!
And of course the kit has been "Gibson Approved"...needless to say the chocolates that were in the package are long gone...mostly into him!
On another note...Yay Leanne! She won the 5th season of Project Runway last night. Her collection contained a strong wave/petal motif that was inspired by the river. She also used fabrics that were eco-friendly. Leanne rocks!
Happy Friday-eve!!
Yep. I decided to break from pack. I'm doing the Gumdrop pattern with the Tide Pooling yarn, the September installment of the RSC.
On another note, Leanne Marshall of Portland, OR is in the finals on Project Runway. She has done really well so far! Wednesday is the finale. If you're a regular watcher, I thought Kenley should've been booted off a long time ago. Korto is ok, but a little hit and miss. Go Leanne!!
Back to the needles!
I found some beautifully backlit leaves while walking between destinations yesterday evening in NW PDX. I arranged my sock and started snapping away between a parked car and a bus stop, all the while balancing precariously on a small section of the curb. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
...of the sock variety.
One Autumn Monkey sock and one Teosinte have been completed!
Sock number two of my Autumn Monkeys is well underway.
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
George Eliot
The first Autumn Monkey sock is almost finished. I started the twisted rib today. I love, love, love this yarn! The first leaves are beginning to turn! Oh happy day! We've had unseasonably warm weather the past few days, but the clouds have moved in and rain is in the forecast for the coming days.
Knitting weather. It's all good!
This morning was clear and star-filled, then the mist moved in. It's autumn, and you're hearing no complaints from Chez NK!
I've turned the heel on my Autumn sock...perhaps I should dub it the tomatoe sock! I absolutely love this yarn!!
My friend Linda is in town for OFFF. She is still blogless, but I'm trying my darndest to rectify that!! We are warming up our credit cards with some knitting and pre-event fiber hunting...we of course don't need to go too far with Twisted and Woolgirl in our neighborhood!
Happy Friday! And we'll be looking for you at OFFF!!!
You know what a ball of yarn and empty needles mean?!
Pattern: Teosinte by Anne Hanson
Yarn: STR mediumweight in a Rare Gem I've dubbed Summer's Edge
Needles: 2.75mm
Mods: None. They fit perfectly! I heart this pattern!!
Hopefully, there will be a few more glamour shots coming to show the detail of the corn ear patterning.
Remember, this weekend is the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival! This is the best fiber arts festival. A) it takes place in the autumn, B) the drive out is quick and lovely, C) there are little farms along the way to visit, and oh yeh, D) Fibers, fibers, fibers!!! Be there or be square!!
Yep. The Calico Monkey socks made it to the blocking bowl this past weekend. Yippy skippy!
And look at the progress on the Autumn socks from Monday...and, uh, (shuffling feet) yep...they're going to become another pair of Monkey socks...who could've known! LOL!!
