For the last few days there has been a distinct chill in the air and, this evening, a slight whiff of bonfire smoke. Autumn is here and I love this season: even the longer evenings, if I am snug indoors and have some interesting knitting to keep me happy.
Coraline is well under way. I am about to start the sleeves, and I have bought the buttons ready for later. I am knitting it in Rowan Felted Tweed which beautiful to work with. It has the alpaca content that Ysolda's Coraline uses for drape, but with some merino, too, which adds the structure that I like.
And to give myself some variety, I also started a quick to knit scarf using the Mirasol Hacho wool my Secret Pal (Lena) sent me from Sweden. The pattern works really well with the variegated blues and purples. The pattern is Wavy Scarf from Handmaiden.
When we were in France in the summer, I finally managed to visit a branch of the wonderful chain La Droguerie. It sells wool, fabric (mainly in fat quarters and other set lengths), Liberty bias binding, buttons, beads, their own pattern books - all in an old fashioned-style shop with wooden counters and glass-fronted cabinets. I bought quite a few nice things, including a length of Liberty and some rick-rack binding to make a scarf. I'll show the results tomorrow!
