falling into fall!

help me, i think i'm falling

in love again!

when i get that crazy feeling,

i know i'm in trouble again!

carly simon

at long last, fall has arrived! we were blessed with an overly long summer that just didn't seem to want to stop! we were still having sunny, warm days that allowed us to continue wearing shorts until way into october - guess that's what global warming will do for ya!

ya know, you've just got to have some of that traditional northwest fall weather to put ya in the mood - the mood for fall knitting, i.e. sweaters, scarves, gloves, hats, etc.! frosty mornings, falling leaves and rain, lots of it! and now, we've got it - rain has arrived!

i started fall off with the following:

this is the third installment in the Miss Babs World Tour 2012. the destination for fall was Sierra Nevada, where the trees are dressed in lovely shades of yellow, orange and brown just like this fabulous yarn! the color in the first two pictures is pretty close to the actual yarn which was a beautiful mix of colors hand-dyed by miss babs.

included in the trip paraphernalia was this northumbria dk - bfl yarn and the pattern for this lace cowl and mitts designed by cecily glowick. this yarn was like knitting with butter - so soft and smooth - an absolute wonder to knit!

that's how one works their way into fall in my book!