Fall Feeling

Ooh finally, the weather has changed!!  Fall is, hands down, my favorite time of year.  I think it has to do with the general coziness of it.  Baking, knitting, long nights.  Today was overcast & rainy (a little at least) and really let me know that Fall had arrived. 

Now I do have a day job, but I work from home, so these cozy activities were stolen away on breaks and such. 

I made time for a little spinning.

Baked.  After I saw Alicia's brownies over at Posie Gets Cozy, I knew I needed to make them, fast!

My mouth was watering when Greg brought home this weeks bounty in our CSA box.  Fall veggies too!  Potatoes, lettuce, chard, radish, & butternut squash, plus a few lingering summertime favorites, peppers & tomatoes. 

Even my little friend Phoebe felt the chill in the air and asked me to get out her sweater. 

Here's to having many more pleasant fall afternoons!

Some Fiber

Sunday at Lambtown, I picked up a few different fibers to keep my beginning spinning going.  I'm pretty new at the spindle, but am really enjoying it, as well as all of the lovely fiber out there.  Here is one of the dyed roving wools I picked up.  This distracted me in the booth from buying the tempting $20 fleece that I would have been in way over my head with.  It is 100% Merino & hand dyed.  As with all of the small skeins I've spun by hand, I don't have any patterns in mind.  For now it is just amazing that I made yarn.  If you have any ideas for small bits (like 100 yards) of hand spun, please let me know!!

Best Shop Ever & Seam Allowance

A few weeks ago, Greg and I took a day trip up to Berkeley.  We had plans to meet up with friends for dinner and the Wilco show later in the day, but we decided to head up early and hit a few other spots. My destination of choice? A Verb for Keeping Warm. I had no idea about this shop until recently and had to check it out.   Man, that place is glorious! Yarn, fiber, and fabric.  Holy crap!  That's a dreamland!!

I got some yarn to knit a birthday bandana,

And some fiber for spinning,

And then when the VW didn't start, I went next door, had a Molly Ringwald cupcake, bought more yarn, and waited for the tow truck.  Well, when the driver arrived, Eureka!  The car starts.  I guess I was supposed to linger at the shop a littler longer.  Boo whoo!

The next day, inspired by the shop and show, I lurked around on the Verb website and stumbled across their Seam Allowance group.  A club that members pledge to make (at least) 25% of their wardrobe.  Spin, weave, sew, or knit!  Cool, right?  Then it hit me, I should join!  DUH.  I'm not in the bay area, so i'll be a member at heart, but it made perfect sense to me.  I LOVE making things.  I HATE shopping for clothes. 

So, along with starting the Imogen tee, I gathered a few patterns and fabric and decided to make some clothes.  I'll show you tomorrow!