I can’t believe it’s the end of October already.  Just in the past week or so the leaves on my neighbors’ trees have changed colors and fallen off (into my yard), the weather has been cooler and rainy, and my birthday is tomorrow, this has all just happened all of a sudden.  I think I’m getting sick, I’ve been feeling a little dizzy all week and I keep having these moments when the room will spin out of control like I’m crazy drunk and I have to lie down where I’m at until it passes.  This means that I haven’t been able to walk or do yoga all week (no balance, I almost passed out doing yoga the other day it got so bad) and this is driving me crazy, I can’t stand not being able to keep my regular routine.  Needless to say I’ve been spending lots of time curled up on the couch with a lazy dog and my blanket and last night I just gave up and slept most of the evening.  It sucks and I hope it passes soon because there is no way I can afford to go to the doctor.

Let’s get to the fun stuff, shall we?  How about my projects.  I usually just like to have one thing on the needles at a time but right now I’m working on two.  The Herringbone sweater is just about done.  I started sewing it up the other night and now I just have one seam left but I can’t seem to find the time to sit and sew it.  One of the cute details on the sweater is that it buttons on one of the front raglan lines and I’ve almost decided to skip the buttons and just sew it up instead.  I think I’ll sew that side seam and try it on before I make my decision.  Maybe I’ll get to it this weekend.

Here is some of the progress on Heroine.  I’ve knit the back and one front and I’ve made it through about half the second front now.  The size 13US/9mm needles make for some fast knitting.

And last is this little panel I’m weaving.  I don’t know what I’m going to do with it when I’m done, maybe weave a strap and make it into a little bag or something.  I love this diamond pattern the texture is great.  This whole thing is kind of a pain to weave with the string heddles and the floating selvedges and the fact that my loom feels so huge.  So I’ve spent my week looking at eight harness floor looms, specifically the Schacht Baby Wolf.  They have a 26” weaving width and they fold up pretty small so I think it’s my best option for my small space.  It also costs almost $2000 so it’s going to be a while before I can buy one.  I’ve thought about just getting a table loom since I’ll be able to afford one by the end of the year, but I think I’ll just wait and get a floor loom since that’s what I really want anyway.

Have a happy Halloween and a great weekend!