Happy Autumn!

It's finally, officially Autumn. I saw it on my calendar this morning and thought about Neuroknitter who counts down the days until Fall. Luckily, I had just snapped some colorful pictures for her to post on my blog because it was such a lovely day and the colors were so pretty.
Here is some delicious yarn I got in my Seven Deadly S(p)ins club shipment. Isn't it heavenly? It reminds me of a color from Schaefer Anne that I've been searching for around the globe.

Here is the second part of that same shipment. All this yarn is meant for a wrap pattern that came with the shipment. I'm not sure if I'll make the wrap. I'm still sitting in a huge pile of lace from this years Secret of the Stole III event.

But it is very pretty. I'm not sure yet, what I'll do with it. Any suggestions?



In the meantime, here is the VERY SLOW progress on my Noro socks. I LOVE the pattern, which is a simple baby cable rib. It would work well on a man's sock. Hmmmm. Maybe a pair for my dad. . .
I went out on a limb and I'm knitting an Irish Hiking Scarf for my sister's boyfriend for Christmas . . . tempting fate here - there is a curious superstition amongst us knitters that if you knit something for a man you love the relationship will end just after you give him the knitted item. I'm hoping that since he's not technically MY boyfriend, that this doesn't count. But just in case, it's a cashmere/acrylic blend. (wink - I know my sister is reading this). Besides, it's for a boy, so I have terrible night sweats thinking about a 100% cashmere scarf being tossed into the washing machine with jeans and towels... GAH!
BUT LOOK AT IT! It's GORGEOUS! It's really fun to knit and it actually knits up fast. Lori, aren't you proud of your little cable protege (did I spell that wrong?)!
The yarn is from Michaels craft store Bernat Cashmere Natural Blends

PS. I'm going to the Mamma Mia! Sing-A-Long version this week.