monday is the new sunday? well it is for today

first off folks happy labor day

around these parts at chateau de herron it sure is looking like fall...but then again it's been looking like fall since july!
the biggest of the sugar maples is got almost all it's leaves gone!
the others aren't far behind, by halloween it's going to look like early december here
we still need more wood in for the winter yet as well
we sort of got side railed by starting to dig out the area for a pad for a standby generator- maybe it's a good thing too as bernie pulled a tree out that was just thinking about putting it's roots into our field stone foundation
i am thinking we may have to do that to a more trees

in knitting news, i am working on a 'featherweight' which is a wonderful light airy summer cardi....
it's super easy apparently for everyone but a plus sized person...
i knew i should have done more measuring and a few 'adjustments' before i dived in....
but it may not be as horrifically bad as i think it could be....we'll see
once i get the arms done i will know better

mean while this has sent me on a quest.....
i think i am going to really start to wear dresses to go to town
with sandals in summer and tights in winter
i want some little cardis for the summer ones
and maybe a cardi or two for winter as well
naturally the winter ones will be navy, and gray and plum....cause those are my colors in winter
(maybe a burgundy and a forest green as well)
in summer of course i have magenta, and pinks, all sorts of purples and lavenders, and bright turquoise blues.

i am still trying to work out a basic knitting sloper..

really even in my new improved larger size, it's not all that long to knit stockinette, i just sit and knit without thinking ( i think that makes me a process knitter)
of course stitch markers are my very best friends in this
and i won't be doing a huge amount of cabling and lace etc..
just basic shaping

oye

anyway back to the quest....which is naturally for yarn
i found a few cotton blends that would work well for summer and transitional
good yardage and decent price
one is tatamy tweed which is from a local mill
i think i need 10 skeins of dk in loganberry and i think i need 12 of the worsted in purple
i should ask jen if she wants to take a run down there next week
so the cardis that are up for consideration are the following:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTbrunello.php in loganberry
(without the puffy gathered sleeve..just straight sleeves with the lace edging)

and

http://www.amyherzogdesigns.com/designs/sweaters/petrea/ in purple
without the flared bottom of the sleeve. (that looks stupid on me, great on others with smaller arms)

now for a winter cardi
http://www.interweaveknits.com/galleries/bonus/fall-2009/farmers-market-cardigan.asp

so any of my knitting friends want to jump in and help me figure the mods for these two let me know ok
i could use a hand with this as it's been years since i knit sweaters for me

oye
it used to be so damn easy!