A Little Crafty Nighttime Crochet

It is yet another Fiber Arts Friday - and this week I have yet another finished object, I'm happy to report.

Several weeks back I provided a sneak peek at a large project I'm slowly but surely getting through. This is a companion piece to that much larger project:

Completed with stash yarn (in colors I just love this time of the year), I'm pretty flushed to show you my latest bedroom pillow cover. It's a riff on Sarah London's wooleater blanket pattern, which I adapted to work back and forth, as opposed to in-the-round granny square style. Because the pattern is easily memorized, this was my nighttime no-thinking needed crochet project for about a week. (BTW, Sarah has a new book out - and even though her current blog tour skipped yours truly [written with tongue firmly planted in cheek, although I have been a faithful reader of her blog], the book is worth a look-see. Mine's on back order. Sheesh.)
 
Additionally, I added some sweet buttons. I cannot say I'm usually much of a hearts kinda gal, but for the bedroom and bath, I like it in small doses. Besides, that square piece of bling in the middle nicely counteracts any potential suger overload.

Now, about the much bigger companion project ... well, let's hope I get that completed soon. :)

Make certain you check back with Andrea's blog to see everyone else's crafty pursuits this past week. I hope each of you has great fall weather to enjoy!

Signs of Fall

Ah, my favorite time of the year! I know fall has arrived when:

1. there are pumpkins and all sorts of
    gourds for sale everywhere (indicating
    the seasonal harvest has begun);
2. can fresh cranberries be far behind?;
3. that great nip in the air is interspersed
    with a few warm, sunny Indian
    summer days;
4. I notice the leaf colors everywhere I go;
5. I want to cook stews all the time,
    preferably with red wine;
6. I start stocking up on candles of all sorts
    (although tea lights are my preferred
    candle choice in winter); and


7. I want to use all the soft, warm yarn I can get my hands on, preferably in red and
    orange colorways.

I also wanted to provide a few photos of Andrea's Shawl of Red Awesomeness, now that she's received it. You can also see some sassy modeled action shots over at her blog. I absolutely loved making this shawl, and it definitely makes me feel the season.

Happy Fall, where ever you are (in the Northern Hemisphere, of course)!

Grape vines in the fall French countryside



Foiled by the Post Office

Well, while I have a completed FO this week, the post office has put a wrinkle in my blog copy plans. As you can see to the left, Andrea's Shawl of Red Awesomeness is finished. (I sent her the same sneaky peek earlier in the week.) I sorely wanted her to receive her package before Friday, and the initial post offfice indication was that it would be delivered by Thursday. But noooooooooo. Gah! I must admit, I think I'm just as excited as she is about this shawl. So, I'll just have to be a little more patient - I can't wait to see a modeled action shot next to the actual alpaca that donated all that gorgeous yarn.

Of course, it's not like I don't have enough other projects that need attention.

In the meantime, I'll live vicariously through everyone else's yarny pursuits this week - check in at Andrea's blog to get the yarny scoop this Fiber Arts Friday.