Comments on: It’s October and the Weather Doesn’t Agree

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:07:18 +0000

I love the colors of that sock!!!!!!!

By: Tamara in Virginia

Tamara in Virginia — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:46:16 +0000

I WISH it felt like fall here….temps are still in the upper 80s here!

PS. I LOVE your “so ugly he’s cute” Halloween guy!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:32:55 +0000

Hi! Sheri,
Have a fun trip to Colorado…I love the look of the BellaModen yarn and look forward to seeing the colors from the new dyers!

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:58:41 +0000

Hi Sheri!!
I went out of town for a few days and was not near a computer for 6 days!!! I was way behind with your blog, so it was fun to catch up. You’ve been busy too.
I have started my Christmas knitting. I finished a pair of socks for my son and have a pair for my husband half way done.

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:24:29 +0000

hi Sheri
It may be fall but not in DC. High 70′s to high 80′s. 60′s at night and no rain. At this point I don’t expect to see any fall colors.

I’m onto my second Hakui sweater for my second new Grand niece. I’m working on one with your Crystal Palace Marino 5. Love the yarn and the sweater is really looking great.
Thanks Sheri.

By: Shauna

Shauna — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:14:05 +0000

I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s started the Christmas knitting already! DH thinks I’m kinda crazy, knitting holiday gifts in September. I finished one pair of gift socks and have another on the needles–this year should be much easier than last year when I tried to knit three sweaters as gifts! (I got two done in time, but I still have to finish the third one. Aren’t I horrible? It’s my second most shameful UFO. )

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:55:43 +0000

I’m knitting toeless/pedicure socks for my girlfirends. I have lots of babies arriving in my circle of family/friends so I’m knitting baby stuff too.!

By: TMTTYRR

TMTTYRR — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:09:34 +0000

Hmmm…. I posted a comment yesterday. Must have been eaten by the computer gremlins in residence.

Anyway, not like fall here yet, either. Still a little warm, though we do have cool nights/chilly mornings. And the leaves are happily turning colors and bombarding my house with acorns, which makes the squirrels happy.

I love your little guy, by the way! He’d have a place in my house, too!

As for the Christmas knitting, haven’t started yet, but I’ve gone through the stash and gotten it listed and set aside. I just need one or two more things and I’m golden (assuming I have time to actually knit it up)! People are getting mostly socks, hats, scarves. There are a few cotton bath things in there, too. But mostly small stuff. I do the big stuff for birthdays or housewarmings. And I’ve got one thing to finish before I can start, so I need to find more time to knit. Perhaps more caffeine would help with that…..

By: Terri

Terri — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:49:36 +0000

It is fall here. The heater has been turned on. It started raining Friday and only stopped long enough for the wind storm going on outside.

I am almost finished with holiday knitting. Lots of socks, of course. A coupole pairs of flap top mittens. I am finihsing up the last pair of socks, then there is a Dragon Scarf and a Jayne Hat and I am done. Woo Hoo!

By: Pamela B.

Pamela B. — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:07:36 +0000

Asiatic Bittersweet (celastrus orbiculatus) is on the Federal List of Invasive Garden Plants – (I’m a horticulturist…), for Missouri and many other states.

BUT there is a native bittersweet, celastrus scandens, that can be used as a great substitute. I like the berries too – and use the silk replicas. Just check the tag before you plant to make sure you have the native variety – or breathe a sigh of relief that you haven’t bothered yet.

And it’s been hot here in Massachusetts too – in the 90s last week! Ugh. Nice cool week this week though.