Fall is here!!!

I LOVE the fall! I mean I love it. I love the crisp feel in the air, I love the smell of fireplaces in Park Slope, I love the sound of the leaves under my feet, and of course . . . I love the sweaters. Despite all the hours I spend at the shop, I've still done a lot of knitting and a lot of living in the last two weeks. I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted.

Two Mondays ago, my pal Tim and I took a road trip to Tarrytown. We went to a really cool place called Phillipsburg Manor.


It was great! It's a complete recreation of a 1750 mill and farm. They grow all their own food


Raise their own animals (missed the sheep shearing . . . damn)


and mill their own flour. The mill demo was pretty cool.


It was a spectacularly pretty fall day. Blue sky, high 60s - perfect! The only blight to the day was the hour long search for parking on my return to Park Slope, and my Seinfeld-like confrontation with someone who tried to front into a spot I was backing into. Long story short, the space was mine.

Last Friday David made sure that I would leave work on time by booking us onto a harbor cruise. It was really great. Kind of a misty chilly night. First we ran into my old friend Sara Brians on the dock.


The sailboat was large enough to make a steady ride, but small enough to be cozy. David brought some snacks and the wine and champagne was included.



The city looks really pretty when you get off of it. I didn't notice the rainbow until I saw the picture. It hadn't been raining, but it was this weird misty night.


and what sunset cruise would be complete without Lady Liberty


On Sunday we spent the morning working in our garden. We moved a tree that has always been lost in the corner, and enjoyed the late season Dahlias.


This weekend I cast off the Vogue winter 2005/2006 eyelet pullover. It would look better on a taller gal, but whatever. I sat up in the garden and did the finishing. It was sunny and WINDY, and it was SOOO great to sit in the sun and knit.

Here's what it's supposed to look like. Note, the model is sitting, showing the sweater to its best effect:


I wasn't totally thrilled with it, but it's kind of growing on me


Since I cast something off for me (or as David points out . . . 19 sweaters for me, 1 for him), it was time to cast on David's sweater. I'm using the dreamy Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed, and my own hand spun for the strip. Here it is so far



I'm loving this yarn. It is the perfect pairing for the hand knit. Kind of slubby, thin, thick with flecks of color. I really like this yarn. The angora makes it extra yummy.

So, my next sweater will have to wait until David's is finished. It's the fabulous Grey's Anatomy sweater from Vogue magazine last year.

It was knit in cashmere, but I'm using Rowan Tapestry. The yarn is a super cool blend of wool and soy with subtle stripping.

Love it.

Here's how the three rows look (that's as far as I got before David said "where's my sweater?")


Sunday night we went to the Jack o Lantern Blaze . . . amazing. That is a post in and of itself. I'll write about that tonight. Tragically, my camera battery died, but my pal Tim sent me his pics. I'll just leave you with these words . . . 4,500 jack o lanterns!

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