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Is it too early to make a post about winter?

July 29, 2015 Abby Goodman

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To be fair, it was recently Christmas in July. And while I agree that Christmastime deserves recognition during more than one month of the year, something about it being 87 degrees at night just doesn't get me in as festive of a mood. :)

Anyways - as we inch closer and closer to the start of school, bouquets of sharpened pencils, end of summer clearance, and the like, I get so excited. I've been enjoying seasonal summer food this season in a new and wonderful way with my job at the farm; our whole menu this week has been planned around ripe tomatoes. Glorious. But still - on some level, summer is a season I get through to get to fall and winter. It might be blasphemous, but it's true. 

What's exciting about planning my fall and winter knitting is that I actually already have the yarn for all three of these projects! The Lila Winter sweater is a bulky variation on a shape that has really been popular this year, and I have plans to dye some wool for it before the season is over that I currently have in my stash. The Trellis Scarf is already in progress in worsted weight, after frogging a failed shawl design and refusing to let the 2 skeins of Flax Down that the hubs gifted me go to waste on a crummy pattern. And then, Timberline. I'm a bit scared of this pattern. The schematic is comprehensive but daunting, this will be my first seamed sweater, and the charts, while very doable, are LONG. Just what I get for letting B pick out whatever men's sweater he liked from my favorites on Ravelry ;). It will be a fun challenge, but I can see it also being a marathon. The swatch alone took me an hour. But we've bitten the bullet and decided to go for Knit Picks Wool of the Andes for the beautiful color and affordability. (And they answered all of my questions on where they source their wool, which made me pretty happy.)

The great thing about these patterns too, they are all so cozy. We don't get "real" winter in NC the way so many others do, but I literally get so excited thinking of snuggling up in all of these knits with snow falling outside and watching a movie. It's going to be glorious. 

Only 148 days til Christmas!

And only 79 days until the NY Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY! I just found out today that I'll be going again with Virginia and her crew. Anyone else planning on going this year??

Tags knitting, sweaters, scarves
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A messy July desk (and a perpetually messy mending pile behind it) ☀️ I have a few secret projects in the works right now but I’m pretty much always knitting a pair of socks, especially during the summertime!

thanks so much to everyone who has
✨Sunday Morning Shawl ✨now live on my website and Ravelry! (Link in profile) This shawl is generously sized, squishy, soft, and simple: just what I wanted in a season of life where I needed lots of garter stitch. The alternating colors and stripes me
Tomorrow! ✨☕️☀️#sundaymorningshawl
Last week, the @brooklynbotanic, another #bhlshirreddress ✨🌼 (this pattern is basically secret pajamas, so do yourself a favor and go make one immediately)
Coffee shop knitting and lunch among the rooftop flowers. Having the best, sweatiest day in NY 🥰✨🌼
I wrote a blog post last week that was basically along the lines of, “What is it like to live your life without the influence of the internet?” I don’t think it’s a coincidence that soon after I did I picked up these beauties
A full week behind, a full week ahead. But for now: swatches. New ideas coming to life ✨
I feel as though if you were to scroll back several years my main postings on IG were photos of yarn with my breakfast so maybe it’s time to bring that back ✨ loving this simply beautiful combo of #edmundsocks with @sweetsparrowknits yarn. Cher
A messy July desk (and a perpetually messy mending pile behind it) ☀️ I have a few secret projects in the works right now but I’m pretty much always knitting a pair of socks, especially during the summertime!

thanks so much to everyone who has ✨Sunday Morning Shawl ✨now live on my website and Ravelry! (Link in profile) This shawl is generously sized, squishy, soft, and simple: just what I wanted in a season of life where I needed lots of garter stitch. The alternating colors and stripes me Tomorrow! ✨☕️☀️#sundaymorningshawl Last week, the @brooklynbotanic, another #bhlshirreddress ✨🌼 (this pattern is basically secret pajamas, so do yourself a favor and go make one immediately) Coffee shop knitting and lunch among the rooftop flowers. Having the best, sweatiest day in NY 🥰✨🌼 I wrote a blog post last week that was basically along the lines of, “What is it like to live your life without the influence of the internet?” I don’t think it’s a coincidence that soon after I did I picked up these beauties A full week behind, a full week ahead. But for now: swatches. New ideas coming to life ✨ I feel as though if you were to scroll back several years my main postings on IG were photos of yarn with my breakfast so maybe it’s time to bring that back ✨ loving this simply beautiful combo of #edmundsocks with @sweetsparrowknits yarn. Cher

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