Adventures in Yarnland

One great advantage of the recent cold weather is that it's prime knitting weather-because who doesn't need a few extra warm duds when the wind chill is at -35C? One recent project that I just love is seen above (points for anyone who can guess what these fish actually are).
After snorkeling in Hawaii and our trip to the aquarium this summer I have become quite fascinated by aquatic life, so when I stumbled upon this pattern, it was only a matter of (brief) time before I knit one... or two. Nothing beats the grey winter blahs like some vibrant fishies!

Trick or Treat

We had a fun, if somewhat frenzied, Halloween this year. On the Saturday Ben attended no less then three parties (a friend's birthday, his own, plus the branch Halloween one). We now have candy out the whazoo, and I am plotting how to relieve some from my children.
I'm also happy to report that the homemade costumes for all three boys proved to be quite easy and economical-partly thanks to our local Salvation Army.


Briggy made a great ghost, Liam was a certain hero from Hyrule, while Ben made a terrific viking.

And for those of you who asked, here's a picture of the creepcakes from mt last post.