See why I was so worried about Heroine being too big?  I finished knitting it on Friday and did all the seaming over the weekend, I’ve been so anxious about felting this coat that I just wanted to rush and finish it before I decided to rip the whole thing out and knit the size smaller.  This morning I shoved it in my way too small garment bag, stuck it and a couple rubber balls in the washer and turned it on for a heavy-duty 45 minute cycle on the hottest setting.  That’s what I’ve found works best in my front-loader.  It felted perfectly after one trip through the wash and it fits really good, yes, I tried it on wet.  It fits like a coat should, it’s nice and roomy and hits right at my hip.  My only compliant is that the sleeves are a about a half inch or so longer than I would like, no big deal.  As soon as it’s dry I’ll take some more pictures.

We’ve been having some beautiful sunsets this fall.  I loved this when the orange and red and that tiny hint of blue.

A friend of mine has been learning how to crochet and some of the people she works with knit or crochet so we’re going to start getting together once a week or so.  I wonder what they would say if I lugged my loom in?  Or my wheel?  I might try it sometime.