Slow Autumn

Usually by December we have done with the gold leaves and warm days... but this year Autumn is taking her sweet time. Maybe she is in tune with the Slow Food Movement and the Slow Cloth Movement, this is Slow Autumn here in southern New Mexico. Our days are 65-70 and most nights don't make freezing. I always feel better for the outside animals that they don't have the harsh conditions. The garden is still hanging on, the madder plants still trying to escape the raised beds, although the indigo is long past.

I escaped out into the warm sunshine and took some knitting. This is hand dyed merino and silk knit together into what will be a cowl - available at the Ramble on Friday or the Market on Saturday. The rust and blue are a perfect compliment to our weather. 

Murphy was out enjoying the sun as well. Hoping the dogs did not bark and scare off his lady love. Murphy is a confirmed (fixed) bachelor and his new love is a sleek black stray that moved in under the barn. She comes to visit him and chats - cat style all the time while he remains silent but fascinated by her. 

New yarns for the market and etsy store. Kid mohair lace that is impossibly soft.

Cowls are the order of the moment. They make such a nice fashion statement and go with about everything. You probably need one in every color...........

This one is my current favorite in a rosy pink with orange and light pink highlights. Silk and merino.

Hope you are able to get out and enjoy some glorious fall weather wherever you live.