A Time to be Home

The festival season is over for us and it is now a time to be home. It is time to shift our focus to catching up on home tasks as well as production for next year. It’s also a time to get more knitting done, I hope. :-)

Knitting

My current knitting plans are still focused on the Mystery MusiKAl shawl. I am well into clue #3 now. It is easy knitting at the moment. Here is what I have so far. I know that it looks a little wonky, but it is hard to lay it out flat with the spare needle on the bottom edge.

I think this will still take awhile to finish. I don’t have any firm plans yet about what to start when this is completed.

Production

At the moment we have a batch of cherry Yarn Swifts in production. I need to sew some muslin bags for these while Jerry is currently doing a lot of sanding.

We also have a big batch of Darning Eggs that need to be waxed and labeled. I will be getting to that soon.

In December I will be doing a full inventory and ordering more yarn to dye for next year. So, that should be plenty to keep me busy, in addition to admin tasks as the year ends.

Festivals

Our last festival for 2025, NWA Fiber Festival, was last weekend. I wrote about it in my previous post. It was a great end of the season for us. We had a good show and are looking forward to returning next year.

Our first show on the schedule for 2026 will be the Scenic Stitches in Chattanooga, TN on February 28- March 1. That sounds like awhile off but it will be here before you know it.

Reading

Recent Reads Completed:

Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill – This was good, but only a *** read for me. I don’t have specific complaints, I just don’t think his writing style is for me.

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai – I liked this one a lot. I gave it ****. I enjoyed her writing and will read more from her. I have her previous book in my TBR. My only thought was that the ending was less than I would have liked.

Currently Reading:

King Sorrow by Joe Hill – I am down to the last 15% and it is just as good as I was hoping from all the reviews. The story telling is exceptional and I can see it being possibly my favorite read for 2025.

The Circle of Days by Ken Follett – I have only just started this one so it’s too soon to comment yet. I hope it will be as good as Pillars of the earth, which is one of my favorites by this author.

Okay, that’s it for today, since I need to make dinner. See you soon and as always, thanks for reading!