OMG! I have finished my Gnettle and I love her! She’s so special. Sarah Schira is brilliant. Simply brilliant. I don’t know how she figures out how to do these gnomes every single time but every one is more fun than the last.
Gnettle is the second of the Gnumpkin and Gnettle gnome pair. I don’t know why I decided to start with Gnettle but I did. She was a blast to knit and now I can hardly wait to knit Gnumpkin but he’ll have to wait until I finish my daughter’s swater. That’ll be delivered to NYC in mid-October come hell or high water.
Anyway, Gnettle …
Gnettle’s hair made her one of my favorite gnomes ever! I absolutely love her hair! I won’t give away any secrets but suffice it to say that I stayed up late last night to knit the hair portion of the pattern and it was 100% worth it. I even finished my book after knitting.
We had a great day today. We went out to get an ink cartridge for my printer and ran to the Lakeside Apple Farm for a donut and some apples and got a pumpkin or two, too. Then a quick stop at Christiansen’s Farm Stand for a mum and a couple of tomatoes to end the season. Back home and I got a couple of loads of sheets and towels done after our weekend company and got our bed sheets switched over to flannel … we’re starting to have cool nights! I got one load of our laundry done, too, but I have to get it moved over to the dryer before bed tonight. Tomorrow it’s another apple pie!
The equinox has passed so it’s officially fall in Maine! I am departing from my norm of posting a photo taken on the day that I post and am posting a photo from the evening a couple of days ago. It was the most spectacular sunset sky we’ve had in ages. It seems that it was all over the country, too. My kids saw pink skies in NYC. It just reminds me of how lucky we are to live here!
It’s been a busy week (again) and I have been working on a whole bunch of stuff, some old and some new, so I’ll try to share it all … if I can remember!
I cast on Gnettle of Gnumpkin and Gnettle by Sarah Schira in advance of the new KAL that she’s started called Sweater Weather Gnome. I have tons of little bits of fingering weight yarns and it’s the perfect place to find colors for gnomes. As an aside, last week when I cleaned up and cleaned out my atelier I pulled out a bunch of gnome colors for the fall. I plan to knit Gnumpkin, too, just not right away. I have finished Gnettle’s body and am working on her legs and feet one leg is partially done. These are so much fun to knit and my hat’s off to Sarah for designing these brilliant characters. One foot to go on the first leg. I love her already.
I have finished the body and I am so close to finishing my Make Mine a Double pullover sweater. I tried it on at work on Friday and I think I will like the fit (and I’m glad I went up a size). The sleeves are both partially done because I decided that I wanted to go back and forth with the last hank of yarn so the sleeves were almost the same and mostly in line with the body of the sweater color-wise. I am happy with the way they’re turning out and hope I get to some cream before they end. I may have to bypass some beigey brown to get there but I’m going to make it happen. I can even wear the sweater this coming weekend if I get it done.
I finished my striped socks and have cast on a pair of gray ones. I found an almost full ball of gray sock yarn in my stash and decided it needed to be knitted up. I may give this pair to my daughter who likes to have handknit socks. I am going back to the Reverie Sock pattern by Summer Lee because I liked knitting my pink pair and thought I’d repeat the joy. I’ve already caught myself missing one yarn over but I’m knitting on. Perfection is not my goal … joy is!
As I’m writing this morning we are waiting for the “huge” Nor’easter to hit Central Maine. It’s not done much for us as yet. I was hoping for a lot of rain at minimum to make us feel better about heading into winter with a full well. I guess tomorrow is the day we’re forecasted to get a lot of rain but I wouldn’t be surprised if we get some today, too. It’s dreary and cool enough to be wearing a sweatshirt. My hubby is entertaining his camp friend this weekend. Last night another camp friend joined us for dinner and the three hadn’t been together for 53 years. They enjoyed visiting while I was at work yesterday. The “boys” are upstairs watching a movie and I’m happily ensconced in my atelier! After working the last three days, I’m happy to be home and knitting today. I’ve paid to be a Shetland Wool Week virtual member and I’ll join the opening ceremony at 2pm EST. I’m working on getting an idea of what it’s like to be there with the thought that I may like to attend next year. I’m even considering casting on a SWW hat in honor of the occasion. I may choose to knit my sleeves instead.
