Another beautiful fall day here in the middle of the middle!...I think that an after school trip to the pumpkin patch may be in order. I have been feeling so cozy lately, wanting to bake and knit and play house—I have to keep reminding myself that there is a lotta' cozy coming up. But these colorful fall days are numbered, and now is the time to get out there and enjoy it.

Here's what's been on the needles this week. In addition to the mini stockings (ahem...we're on day 21—and am frightfully behind) and the mystery sock (fun, fun, fun!), I have been working on a new treat bag for the little lad. This project super easy and it worked up in a twinkling. Admittedly, I did do some ripping after the lad and I consulted and he informed me that the design might be nicer if the bat didn't have eyes (he was right, btw), and I did have to rearrange some of the yarn overs in my original design so that the batty pattern would be easily recognizable in this thick yarn, but other than that it just flew off the needles. Now I know that Halloween is just 10 days away (we're counting them over here), but this really does zip up and if you have the inclination and a little bulky wool in your stash, you could have this done in a flash.

Okay the name of this bag—Going Batty—isn't just about the pattern motif. I am having a bad computer day—problems importing this pattern here, but I wanted to post it here today—it's important to have a goal.

I have saved it as a document and as a pdf and I will consult with my crack computer team later tonight to see how best to get it posted here without having to retype the whole thing. In the meantime, just

me if you would like me to send you the pattern.

{Got this fixed—here's the

link

to the pattern}

Okay, officially signing off for now...pumpkin patch here I come!...xoxo—alison