Night and Day

Yes, the difference between Monday and Tuesday this week at work was night and day. As expected, everything settled right down to normal yesterday, and I got caught up on a number of chores that had just languished all summer. And last night was probably the first night all summer that I didn't fall asleep in my chair in front of the TV!

So the return to normalcy at work has me thinking about my fall knitting and crocheting projects, since I think I will finally be able to tackle more complicated projects. Over the weekend, I had completely finished 6 hats for Save the Children, and I thought that was a good round number. It was time to move on to other projects. But then along comes an email from Dee, and I am still working on baby hats! Apparently the New York City Crochet Guild has promised to bring a certain number of these hats to the Knit Out and have asked for the help of my guild to meet the goal. Well, I can tell you that a half dozen hats aren't going to cut it, so I have already this week finished one more hat and started another. I actually have a couple of get togethers coming up this weekend where I can bring my crocheting, and the hats will make a good traveling project. So I will see how many I can get done.

As far as fall crocheting projects go, I would like to get started on some hat/mitten/scarf sets, since those take a while to complete and November will be here before we know it. So of course last night I was possessed to start a baby blanket. Go figure, except we will need a few of those for our next hospital sale, also coming up in September. I would also like to finish the lacy scarf I have been working on for I don't know how long now.

I would also like to get back to my knitting. I would like to finish my tank top, although given the cool summer we're having here in New England, I'm not sure I will be able to wear it up north later in September! I would also like to get a pair of socks started before vacation. And I am really itching to start a lace project with my Russian yarn.

Wow! I have a lot on my plate for this fall. Hopefully I will be able to continue to stay awake in th evenings and get lots done!