It appears that November is going to be a very busy month work-wise, which is terrific for the pocketbook but devastating for knitting and sewing progress. Fortunately all the work ahead interests me, which makes all the difference.

I've got to rip out the blue and white Fortissima Colori socks I've been knitting. The gauge is wrong; this problem is entirely due to the fact that I'm "tightening up." It's been nearly three months now since I picked up needles after a 25-year hiatus. At first, my stitches were really loose, two needle sizes below gauge. When I started the socks up in the Adirondacks in September, I was one needle size below gauge. Now I think I'm knitting at gauge, and the socks have got to be ripped out.

It's truly scarf season! When I checked the outdoor thermometer this morning, the temperature was hovering at the freezing point. My first thought was that we've entered scraping-ice-off-the-windshield" season. My second was that I need a new coat but shouldn't spend the money right now, but at least I have a beautiful new scarf to sport around.

I love the Berroco Medley yarn. When I knitted the scarf on the deck overlooking Minerva Lake at the cabin in the Adirondacks, I was entranced by the beauty of the yarn in the sunlight. It's an entirely different product when exposed to the light of day. All sorts of colors appear radiant; glints of turquoise, bright yellow-gold, tangerine orange, a grapey purple, not to mention all the reds. Gorgeous!