Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Twins Win!! Twins Win!!

...and that's all I have to say about that.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Baseball Knitting

Where has a month gone? Like Spring, Fall is one of those busy transitional seasons when there are long lists of things to be accomplished and now even less daylight to get them done.

I have to admit that I'm pretty grateful for a cold, rainy day. I couldn't possibly wash windows or clean out the garden, so I am inside today catching up on all the things I've let go. At least all of the things I can get done by 4:00--when the Twins play their AL Central Tiebreaker with Detroit!

I'm looking forward to another afternoon of baseball knitting. Just for fun, I cast on Chic Knits Mini-Mystery KAL as they threw the first pitch of Sunday's final game of the regular season and by the end of the ninth, I had almost worked my way through Clue #2. Before the Twins' fate is determined this evening, I should be ready and waiting for the next step.

The "mystery" part of this KAL keeps me from saying too much. I was mostly motivated by a skein of Berocco Vintage Wool that I had picked up on Saturday. I had heard about it on a podcast and wanted to give it a try. I'm always looking for good, reasonably priced, basic wool in lots of colors. So far, it lives up my expectations. It's soft and easy to knit and gives good stitch definition for this project.

The invite for the KAL came after I purchased a couple of knitting pattern downloads from Chic Knits. The designs on the site are basic, but with a twist--usually a big mondo cable twist, which seems to be the designer's signature on several items. Like the new yarn, the instructions for the KAL seem to live up to expectations. Looks like there was a glitch with the second clue, but it was corrected immediately.

Outside of baseball and knitting, it's been lots of volunteer work hours as we rev up our fall activities, the usual yard work that comes with the end of the growing season, and some family obligations. We did make time yesterday to make our annual trek to a couple of local apple orchards, too. I was hoping to take a few pictures, but it was such a gloomy day that it seemed pointless to even bring the camera along. Too bad. What's more beautiful than a tree heavy with ripe apples? Really, who could blame Eve?

Go Twins!!!