The chimney sweep is here installing a lovely new cap.  All the stomping sounds like Santa is making an early stop. I finished this cardigan in the fall, but I'm just getting around to wearing now that the weather has turned cold.

I found the pattern over at kootoyoo.  It made of 2 granny hexagons that are stitched together in the back.

I used a size P hook and malabrigo in Polar Morn for mine.

Here they are stitched together.

Then you stitch the top of the sleeves together.

Then you have new cardigan.

so summer is over - at least by the looks of my schedule - the kids are back to school and the aspen trees are almost empty so fall must be lurking around so here I sit in peace and quiet ready to get back into the swing of things

We did manage to get some great things done in August -

I mastered the granny -

This bit of charred pork was transformed in to some serious South Carolina style pulled pork

We took the kids to tour the museum I worked at while I was in college...

where I learned that aluminum is no longer in style...

this would be less of an issue if I didn't have the same cake carrier in red in my house.

I decided that next party I throw will be a tea and scissors party

We also managed to sneak in some swimming lessons.

This...

became this...which means I'm one step closer to a workshop

and yes that pun was totally intended.