I got a haircut, but not a scare cut

I love John McCutcheon. I grew up on his music and I truly am quite fond of him. But seriously, that song... I get that stupid song in my head every time I get a haircut, or talk about haircuts, or think about haircuts. I really did get a haircut though. But first, one last knitting project.



This is a scarf I knit for Kristen with some fat yarn I got from that farm I visited last fall. Originally I was trying to knit with some wooden spoons but my knitting teacher loaned me some big knitting needles so it wouldn't take me a year to make one little scarf.








Also, we found this amazing chair for really really cheap at a local used furniture store. It's perfect. It has springs in it so it rocks but unlike many rocking chairs, it's not to tall to rock comfortably. It's squishy but not too squishy. It's perfect for reading, knitting, or watching movies. I love it.





Before








After! Yay!







I cut most of it myself and Joseph helped me get the back right. I was inspired by Amanda Ann's awesome new haircut she got when she visited home. Mine isn't quite as drastic but I still like it.

Knitting like mad

I keep meaning to update this thing but then there is just one more thing I want to take a picture of before I do. So I'm just going to have to go for it.

Here in Vermont we have had a lot of snow. Basically since a day or two before Thanksgiving, the ground has been covered and most of the time, quite thickly. Sidewalks have snow walls a foot or two high and it's tough to see around corners because of the mountains of snow. Here's a few pictures of the snow.









It may interest you to know that these pictures were taken from our rental car after we dropped our car off at the shop. Why was it in the shop? Because I was in a small fender bender which I blame almost entirely on this beautiful snow. The fact that our car doesn't have snow tires might have had a small part in things too though. In any case, this was all about a month ago and everyone is completely fine, including our trusty little car, Douglas.

I hate being cold so I've been spending almost all my time indoors lately. To keep me busy and to help me feel a little more productive than just playing video games all day, I knit. I've been knitting a lot lately and I love it. I'm very into small projects that go quickly enough that I don't get bored or discouraged. I am planning on making a sweater soon though. Anyway, since I knit my purse, I have knit two scarves, one turtle, one elephant and one convertible glove (the other one is on it's way). I'm feeling very productive. So, here are the ones I have photographed so far.



Here is the turtle. I made him for my nephew, who is due two months from yesterday. Can you tell I'm excited to be an Auntie?





His shell comes off!











After I finished the turtle, my friend Jake started knitting an elephant. When I saw the pattern I couldn't resist so nephew-to-be is getting two toys. One for Christmas and one for his birthday.











Joseph asked if I could knit something like this for him. So this was his Christmas present, though it was late, and not much of a surprise since I made him try it on every couple of rows.





Here he is, my handsome husband, showing off his new convertible glove with the top back.

More pictures to come soon. Really. I'm so serious.

Autum in Vermont

Once again, Vermont managed to produce an amazing fall. It's past it's peak now but I managed to get a few pictures of the leaves.



This lovely yellow tree is across the street from our house.



This is behind our house.



This is also across the street from our house. Also, many of the trees in this picture are technically in New Hampshire.

A week or two ago, my friend Amanda Ann and I drove out to a farm. We had heard tales of a fabulous yarn sale taking place there. It took us a little while to get there since we took the long way but it was totally worth it.



See how happy we are?



Also, it was a beautiful drive.



When we got there we thought we might be at the wrong place since there weren't any signs, just this house.



And this amazing barn. Pretty soon though, two ladies walked out of the house carrying big bundles of yarn and looking very happy and we knew we were in the right place.

My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that this family raises the sheep, then sends away the wool to be spun. Once a year they have a huge sale with piles of yarn in their living room, and for very good prices too.



Here are some of their sheep.



These pictures really aren't even close to showing how beautiful it was that day. It was perfect.



Here is a small portion of the yarn piled into their living room. The other great thing about this place is that when we got there, there was this music playing a really strange assortment of bad music. I realized after a little bit that there was a keyboard in the corner set to play all the demo songs it came with. It was hilarious.





Amanda Ann made out like a bandit. I got about half that much yarn but I'm still set for a while.