the tempratures are dropping, The tomatoes are ripening, People are trying to find homes for orphaned zucchini, oversized cucmbers and other over grown garden produce. It must be fall. The cat joined me under the covers. What's on the needles? I am knitting DH a handspun Alpaca hat, with a short rowed back so it covers his ears.

I'm jealous! I sure wish it would cool off here.

We lit our woodstove last night, for a couple hours. It got down to 38 degrees. I love the cool weather! Its nice to be able to sleep under a blanket.

I am frantically knitting baby outfits for a double shower on 10/2. Sweater, booties & hat (I hope) for one, stocking cap and booties for the other. The one with the stocking cap isn't due til December, so she may get her sweater eventually. THEN . . . back to swatches for Level 1. I mean it this time.

Yep, it's getting colder and I am trying to find people who have extra zucchini, tomatoes, and anything else they want to get rid of. Keep getting promises, but no results. Finally got tired of DHs excuses and planted my own apple tree this year as the ones a couple of blocks over won't let anyone pick theirs and when they fall they just toss them is the dumpster. GRRRR!
We are supposed to have our first freeze this week so we filled the big propane tank. Can't wait to snuggle and knit in the cool evenings as I sit on the front porch.

For once it is not to cold up here. We have not even had a cold day in the 30s yet and that is above zero. A nice fall but we could use a frost, the leaves have already changed and are dropping now.

I have been knitting a ton. Recently made a few cowls for gifts, finished socks, a sweater and am about to join the sleeves on another sweater.

I need to knit a pair of mittens for a friends daughter for her graduation from high school present. Plus I am trying to figure out what sweater to knit next. I have a few ideas but have not settled on anything yet. It will be EZs percentage system and my own twist on something . . .

Fall is here, but we are due to have unseasonably warm weather this week. The fall rains have started, though, and the grass is getting green and growing madly. I have some winter veggies in containers on the deck where the slugs can't get them and I'm looking for apples, ginger golds if possible, for a batch of applesauce. I've knit seven baby and little kid hats in the past 3 weeks and have one more to go. Maybe I'll get to my Elisabeth Lavold sweater soon.

It's lovely here in Flagstaff now. About 70 F in the day, 40's at night. Some days rainy, some days crisp and sunny. The sumac are turning red, but the maple and aspen are still green. I enjoy knitting out on the back porch once it gets above 60.

Currently working feverishly on my first submission to Cast On (pattern and model garment), due in just under 4 weeks: a child's vest.

It has been absolutely beautiful here in central Iowa - highs in upper 70's, lows in the mid to lower 60's at night and sunny, big puffy clouds. Today we finally had rain - haven't had any since August 27 so we need it. The soy bean fields are turning yellow and amber which of course means harvest cannot be too far off. The corn is beginning to dry up so that will soon be harvested too.
I just finished an Irish Hiking scarf in Cascade Cherry Berry for my great niece - she is a football manager for her high school team and the colors are her school colors. Am almost finished with my first prayer shawl - Carol's Clever Little Shawl out of a varigated purple in Comfort. Start a class on the knit one below technique this week and in October will start a EZ percentage sweater with a steek. I'm not very brave about cutting my knitting, but with guidance I know it will go well. Still working on a vest for myself out of dream in color. Also knitting squares for the Animal Rescue League to put in the cat cages. I've got lots to knit and with the colder weather coming should be able to get lots done.

Grass cutting season is almost over, and that means more knit time. Been teaching a lot at JoAnn's so most of my knitting lately has been for that. I've hardly touched my Master's knitting this summer, hoping to get to that.
Temps in the day have been varying from low 70's to mid 80's and at night in the 50's and 60's, often in the same week. A couple of nights ago it was chilly and last night we had a fan going on low speed because it was warmer and stuffy in the house. Now that it gets dark earlier but still warm at night, hubby likes to sit outside and I can't knit in the dark. *Sigh*
I've also come to the conclusion that I am one of the slowest knitters around. When I hear of all the projects you guys are getting done just this summer, I couldn't even do in a year!

DianaD. Never think you knit slow it is not a race just knit! Enjoy the process!

By yesterday about lunch time it is raining here, cold, damp, grey, cloudy, and generally gross---perfect knitting weather. By 2:00 our school librarian sends and email out saying she saw snow on the mountains/hills south and west of the village!

So much for the mild fall and nice weather it is over! Now I need to get the ski team gear ready and start to deal with 50 kids all asking me when can we go skiing! We won't start for a while yet but it is not that far away.

The season change right on time with Sept. 21st!

A bit over an inch of wet heavy snow! Summer is over, fall is over and winter will be here until April---time to knit and ski once things really freeze up!

I'd like some of that cooler weather. It was 104 in Arcadia, California yesterday afternoon for my daughter's cross country track meet.

KT way to hot!

We have a running meet here tomorrow and it will be at the most in the 40s with a bit of snow on the tundra.