Back to our regularly scheduled programming...

It's back to the knitting. And sports. Let's get the sports out of the way first, that way those not interested in the knitting can leave early. Have to give a big huge shout out to the Tampa Bay Rays for doing what my beloved Indians couldn't a year ago. And I might have a new favorite MLB player - BJ Upton. Why? Because in the post game interview, the second answer he gave started with a big thank you to the training staff for keeping him on the field. I love any athlete that can recognize the importance of the training staff - we are often under-appreciated and overlooked by the general public. So yay BJ Upton!

Moving on, my Steelers won again yesterday (and it was televised!) Notre Dame had a bye week, my football team won 56-13 over Harvey which shut the door on us getting into the play-0ffs. We may even get a home game first round. Oh boy! A freshman girl won the state tennis championships - that was expected, she got an invite to the US Open this year. Volleyball is chugging along in the playoffs, they play today. And sadly, both of my soccer teams are done for the year.

But hockey has started. And basketball is about to. Never a dull moment.

Onto the knitting. I have a finished object! Yay. I finished the Serpentine Mitts.
Love them. Wore them on Saturday at my football game. They work very well. Won't wear them at work much, they'll get too dirty and icky. These will be more for home use - knitting and ravelry-ing when the house gets really chilly (did I say gets? Sorry, I meant to say "now that it's really chilly"). Really great pattern.

Now that I have given Peggy her birthday present, I can show them to you. I finished these ages ago and kept them secret for her birthday which was the 7th. It's the Spiral Eyelet pattern, using the Noro Kureyon sock yarn.
I did finish another Scurvy Pirate hat, but I sent it off to NJ with mom before I could take any photos. It looks just like the last one, only a little bit bigger. Am hoping that mom is bringing home pics of it in use so I can post them here.

I started a sock, using the Wicked Witch yarn from KnitPicks. Love it (I say that about all my knitting don't I?) But seriously, look at them pretty spiraly stripes. I using the Fanny pattern, but modifying it a bunch.
I've also started a secret project. Of my own design. Ack! Scary thought that. We'll see how it works out. No photos until after it's gifted of course. Wish me luck.

I've done a little bit of spinning, not much due to the knitting, but a little. Here's how much of the Alpine I've got done.
And knitting pal Meagan and I recently traded some goods. This is what I got:
A skein of Noro Iro (a bulky wool/silk blend) to be made into mittens to go with my Striped Noro scarf. I'll get around to knitting these sometime after Christmas when all the gift knitting is done.
And a shawl's worth of Glimmer. It's alpaca with a bit of bling added in. It's really really pretty. And once again I'll get around to knitting it eventually. So soft and sparkly!

In other crafty news, I made my Halloween cards last night. Yay me. I'll show you them after they've been sent and received so as not to spoil the surprise. You know how I hate to spoil surprises. Have a good week!