Back from Puerto Rico

I am back! Comming back after 6 days I could see the change in the colors of the leaves. Fall is truely here! I know that the nights got cold and it is showing in the trees. Bright orange is the color that is hitting my eye most right now. The Dogwoods have faded from bright to burnt red. there is one maple tucked in the trees in the lot beside me that is a beautiful lime-yellow, unharmed by the shock of the cold under the canopy of tall pines. Fall and Spring are the most exciting time for the eyes. The trees show colors hidden behind the lush green of the summer months. Within a week most of the color will be gone and with it the leaves. The dull brown of the leaves that are left and the greys of the trunks will be all that remains until spring. How wonderful spring will be! I can just see the bright greens beginning to dance in the spring wind. As you can see the colors of all seasons is represented in the building of Puerto Rico! Bright orange, lime green even the dull browns and greys of winter.

Not much exciting knitting happening in Puerto Rico but I did knit. I made two market bags, worked on Abuelita's wrap and I designed a new scarf. I hope to have the pattern written for the scarf by Thanksgiving. The design uses a tuck stitch....Oooooh. And muliple colors. Double Oooooh. Maybe I can take a picture for a sneak peak.

I leave for Stitches East on Thursday! I am sooo excited. I have a little homework to do but it should be easy. Homework should be done on a light wool, a yarn that has give and stitch defination will pop. Let's see... Yes, I have it Berocco's Ultra Alpaca. In the beautiful cream! Or maybe the light grey. Oh no a delima with homework colors. I have already begun packing! I can not wait to take pictures and show everyone what the 'big' deal with Stitches is. Thousands of knitters and crocheters. Proudly showing everyone what they have made is just amazing. Some people look amazing and what some wear just amaze me at why they even purchased the yarn in the first place much less wear it. I am going to try to take as many pictures as I can.

I know that I will freeze walking from the convention center and the hotel. Sweatpants, long sleeve t's and jackets are the way to go. I have even made a felt jacket and vest from recycled sweaters for the cold. I know that most people dress up alittle for the fashion show but I just don't know if I can do it.

I want to start on a larger, more complicated project but I don't want to drag it to Baltimore with me. So I will just finish my Abuelita's wrap. I just love working with the Cashmere-silk blend. I just don't know what she will think of the colors. Teals, blues and deep purple.

I want to thank those that have given me pictures for my post. Tommy, Pam, Melinda and Michelle. I will need more to add to the website.

This is Tommy's 'Jack'! What a BEAUTIFUL piece of art! Yes art. Completely designed my mind---meaning no pattern. What you might not notice is that Jack's head is suspended on a skinny little neck! Jack has an internal structure that keeps his head from flopping around!

This is Tommy's foot inside a sock. Once again in a design that he came up with him self. He used a square toe, and the magic loop, toe up method made popular by Cat Borhdi. He take on the heel in a different manner! I am not a sock person there for I can not describe what exactly he did because I don't understand it! Next time I speak to him I will make sure to take notes.