October 12 - I love Yarn

Friday, October 12 has been declared I Love Yarn Day by the Craft Yarn Council. If you check out their website you will see there are lots of ideas about how one might go about celebrating the day.

I intend to spend it sharing odd/inspirational/things I must do knitting photos like these with you:

A very low-cal sausage, indeed. Probably not very spicy either.

At least for some of us.

I must figure out how to make these; no pattern was shared

My inspiration to knit a roast chicken. Again no pattern

These gems have been collected for over a year until I could find just the perfect use for them. Obviously, I think sharing them on I Love Yarn day is such an occasion.

Of course I am also working with yarn this evening. Now that the elf shoes are complete, I think a matching elf hat is in order. Working with yarn is never dull; I, of course, am speaking for myself only. Mike and Paul are a bit less exuberant about the whole yarn thing IMHO. But then they have other hobbies that excite them. Paul, it's organizing books, the garage, storage areas (I am so lucky; it's nice to get the results. I'm not much about the whole organizing activity itself); and Mike, well he seems most exuberant about knocking small items off a table, ledge or ottoman with one easy stroke of a paw. To each his/her own.

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