Welcome Winter . . .

Here's the scene this morning in Chicagoland! Our first real snowfall.

How happy am I that I got up out of the chair last night and went to the gas station and got gas for the snow blower? :-)

We're gathering quite an international group over at The Year of Stash Socks - 2011. If you're thinking about joining, I would like to encourage you to do so! It's sort of a self-imposed sock club - a way to use up some of the sock yarn in your stash. No pressure, no prizes, just some fun knitting with some fun people. The YOSS moderators pick the patterns each month - and you can choose to knit one or both. Imagine all the gorgeous socks you'll have next year at this time :-) As my friend, Darthknitter says, "come on, you know you want to!"

Plus, you get to snag this awesome icon badge for your blog if you have a blog - it was made especially for us by the lovely and talented KniftyRed!! Thanks Red :-)