Warm Fuzzy Thoughts

I am happy to announce that I am now cold.  After that long summer of heat, I embrace the cooler temps and my knitting has a whole new meaning...I want me and my family to be warm this winter!

What I like to do when I am cold:
Wrap up in my red snuggely blanket on the sofa with my microwavable rice bag, with my cockapoo Sebastian at my side (or at my feet).
Put on my flannel pants and find my knitted felt clogs!  They are so warm!
Read knitting magazines and books.
Plan my knitting projects.
Sip hot tea or coffee.
Knit (that's a no brainer).
Watch a good movie.
Make soup.
Day Dreams of a Tropical Vacation.
Looks online for a knitting cruise in January or February...

It is common for us to complain about extreme temps, whether it's to hot or to cold, but if we didn't have the seasons, it would be a bit boreing!  Agree?
And if it never got cold, we wouldn't have a use for all our socks, scarves, mittens ect, that we sit around and knit all year long!  That is also a good reason to keep knitting even when it is hot outside, so we have those warm things when it does get cold!  That is why I can't figure out why peeps don't knit or crochet when it's hot, they wait until it gets cold to think about picking up their sticks to make something warm! 

We had a good turn out for the first Knit Happy Club in October!  We ate soup, talked, knitted, and started a project together, and I think we all had a good time.  I have signed another willing member recently and will be joining us November 17th when we have our second meeting!  I think that brings us to a total of 12 now!

Also in November:
Nov. 19:  Toe Up Sock Class
Nov. 20:  Holiday Open House, Sunday 1-5
Nov. 23:  Close at 2:00 so that we may travel and start preparing for Thanksgiving with our families!
Nov. 24:  Closed for Thanksgiving

Back to the subject of knitting...

I found some wonderful information on gauge: 
http://www.earthguild.com/products/knitcroc/marypat/gauge.htm
We know what it is and what it does, and what its for, but do we know how to use it?


This is also what I do on my day off....the shop brain, never has a day off! 
This is what I am thinking...to organize a day of teaching others to knit or crochet.  For free.  Like we did at a friends house earlier this year.  I have plenty of donated yarn, but we need more size 7 or 8 knitting needles and crochet hooks.  So, if you see any at a yard sale or have some extra needles laying around, would you consider donating them to the cause?  There are more peeps out there who think they are unteachable or want to learn but don't have the funds to purchase a set of needles and some yarn, so I think I was put on this earth to do somthing about that!  It could be like a big Knit In, or Yarn Out .....
OMN:  I started the shawl project provided by the knit happy peeps for club members only.
I finally bought myself the book by E. Zimmerman to make the adult version of the Surprise Jacket, Im still figuring that one out.
I am also working on squares for a Jacket in the Block by Block book by Niki Epstien.  I am working on the tree square.  I am now sold out of this book but have more ordered if you are interested!
Finished:  2 sets of the leaf fingerless mittens.  Pattern found at Ravelry.com
Another Pair of Toe Up socks in Comfort Worsted.

I need to stop thinking about yarn and go clean my house.....
Happy Knitting!
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