It's fall, or what passes for fall in my neck of the woods...

Yeah, just because the calendar says October, doesn't mean we are in for chilly temps and warm sweaters just yet. The weather finally broke around the end of September, and the days have been nice, in the 50s/80s most days with low humidity. Humidity is what really gets us along the Gulf Coast. Today, we turned off the A/C at lunch and have opened some windows. Finally.

Mom is doing pretty good. Her knee replacement went well and we are onto a regime of Physical Therapy at a nearby facility. The house is getting back to normal. The took away the hospital bed today. So she will be able to sleep in her own bed tonight!

I have been slowly working on a couple of knitting projects and finally got to do some weaving. While on vacation this summer, I bought a kit with a hand painted warp. It's enough to make 3 long scarves and it's made of a rayon yarn. I am very happy with it so far, and love the colors. It's amazing to watch the fabric form as I weave back and forth...

I am really starting to love weaving.  Once the loom is warped, it can go pretty fast.  Sunday I worked for about 3 hours and got almost a whole scarf done.  I worked for about 20 minutes at lunch today and got another 3.5 inches done.  All the time was working on this, i was thinking about my next weaving project, and how much yarn i would need.  I want to make a blanket for my brother, but i will have to make it in strips and sew them together.  Just need to figure out how big i want to make the thing.  And then do some math and get the yarn!

And, I am not going to SAFF this year, which is really disappointing.  I was so looking forward to seeing everyone and spending a few days in the mountains, but mom isn't ready to be on her own just yet.  So, I am still taking a few days off, which I desperately need, and will spend the time here.  And I am looking forward to the January Spin-In in Destin.