It is officially and unquestionably autumn here.  Sunday evening, we ate dinner outside on the
back deck (lamb bbq – mmmm!) and lingered well after dark.  The rains are coming and we will not have
much opportunity to eat dinner outside until next summer.

(poignant pause)

BUT my autumn knitting is in full swing:  my Zany Zauberball Zcarf

And my Humble Cardigan (which kind of looks creepy – like a
sweater body part – hanging off my needles!)

We ordered yarn for our class kits from KnitPicks and also
chose some yarn for a cabled sweater for Max (deep green) and 3 shades of
purply-pink for the prototype for our cabled quechquemitl.  And while we were doing so, I shamelessly
ogled the lace yarn (they were having their lace yarn sale at the time).  Sarah let me ooh and ahh for a while, but
told me sternly that I did not need any lace yarn (true), that I had plenty of
lace knitting on the needles (also true), and that, in case I had not heard the
first time, I did not need any lace yarn (sigh).

But, bless her heart, she secretly ordered me some
anyway!  As a surprise.  It is just for petting at the moment – I have
been carrying it around with me so I can admire it.  I am not even letting myself envision what it
might become.  Just yarn for yarn's sake
(at the moment).

KnitPicks Shimmer (70% Baby Alpaca/30% Silk) in
Eucalyptus.  It even smells good.