Fall time flies

Where does the time go?  Seems that every September the speed of time doubles up and before you know it, we're looking at Thanksgiving menus, Hallowe'en costumes and dare I say it, starting up lists for the holiday season.

So with the shorter days, cooler nights and autumnal backdrop, I have been thinking about soups.  I think I am going to try to make some new soups this fall.  I would like to try this Curried Carrot and Parsnip soup, recipe provided by fortysomething.ca .  I love all of her recipes and they always work out so well!


I am also working on some fall projects.  A little cardi for me, some pajama pants from scratch and maybe some freezer paper stenciling - new to me!


Since my last post, I did manage to complete a little cardigan for a friend who is having her baby shower next month.  It is knit with Brown Sheep cotton fleece, so even though it is a cotton sweater, it has some weight and will hopefully be a cosy little addition.  I am picturing it over a long sleeved onesie or a little dress.  I found this pattern on  Ravelry.  It's the Baby Eyelet Cardi.  Thanks to Linda at clickertyclick for the pattern.



I am especially pleased with the little label I made for the inside with some scrap pink and white linen.  I used some fabric paint and an alphabet stamp set to hand stamp her name.  I always think its nice, particularly for kids' clothes, to have personalized labels.  Hope she likes it!

East coast holiday, knits and new fabric!

It's September!
My favorite month to start my favorite season.  What isn't there to love about fall?  Sunny, dry, cooler weather, the gorgeous colours of changing leaves, autumn harvest - pears, apples, squash, baking, making soups or pies, and of course, opportunities to knit sweaters, to wear with longer skirts, coloured tights and suede boots!  Magnificent.

But before that, one last nod to summer.
We spent the last week on the Atlantic coast, an annual vacation.  Most of the time was spent playing on the beach:

eating lots

and checking out life in the less-fast, saner, calmer, prettier lane.

Isn't it amazing how everything is special when you're on holiday?  Even a pile of sand becomes a sandcastle!














It was a great holiday and just before I left I did manage to squeeze in a few more projects.

Stylish Dress Book 2

Finished that T-shirt dress, "D"from Stylish Dress Book 2 (the same one on the cover), which came in handy on the beach.  I thought the stripes were rather nautical.  

I added the button up sleeve just to give it some more interesting detail.

Also finished this little sweater that I started two (what??  Yep, pro.cras.ti.na.tion) years ago that was sitting around in a large zip lock bag waiting for edging, buttons and blocking.  The pattern is Goodale by Cecily Glowick.

It's sort of cute and I love the yarn which is by Manos de Uruguay, Silk Blend.  It's so soft, with a lovley silky sheen, and knits up easily. And Manos is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization. What's better than that?

And finally, during the summer I ordered some more fabric.  This time from Yozo Craft.  It arrived just before I left for holiday.  Both by Kokka!  I am sooo excited about these - not sure what they will eventually become but I am thinking a skirt and maybe a tote or little jacket for the boy.  So great the potential that lies in a new length of fabric!

Hope you are enjoying all the wondering offerings of autumn!