I had an excellent trip

I had an excellent trip to Traverse City, Michigan over the weekend. The fall colors were beautiful even though we also got a lot of rain. We capped off the weekend with a trip on the Grand Traverse Dinner Train, which was absolutely wonderful. It turned out to be a very "crafty" weekend for me. I got close to completing a wool scarf project I am working on for my mother. I also am now over half-way through with the Binario scarf. And I started a winter scarf for myself using Berrocco Chinchilla and Glace and a pattern from the Vogue Knitting Scarf book.

While we were driving up to Traverse City I got my mom convinced that she needed to start a knitting project of her own. So we had to search out a knitting store in Traverse City. We found one called "Lost Art Yarn Shop" and mom found the mohair boucle yarn of her dreams (this stuff really is fabulous, in magenta, purple, and blue) and I succumbed to my first Furz purchase. My friend Julie has been saying good things about it for a while, so I thought I would check it out. The one I purchased has a black core with white fur! I can't wait to see how it knits up. I also found button for my cropped jacket. As soon as I sew it on I will have officially completed my first knitting project of the fall!!!