October flew by in a flash and with the end of October comes Halloween. In an effort to be different, I knit up some treats for some of the grandmunchkins. There wasn't enough time to hit them all but several in the past have gotten something when others haven't so I think it's pretty fair. A few in the IBK group in ravelry knit up a "Patch" in a fall swap and he was just too cute to resist. So several found there way onto my needles and then in to two little girls' hands.
Patch number 1
While I was on a toy splurge, I knit up the chicken and chicks from Spud and Chloe farm set for my Advent SP. I think Susan B. Anderson is a genus. This hen and her chicks were so fun to knit and the bottom of the hen is open so her chicks can scoot under her and keep warm.
Patch number 2
Did you know October is National Bat month? It is! So a granddaughter and grandson got a bat in lieu of a Patch. The Audobon society brought bats into our granddaughter's classroom and she found them fascinating. Who wouldn't?
And then it was time for tricks and treats! We were so blessed this year that 8 of our 10 grandmunchkins knocked on our door for treats! We had a biker chick, Freddy Kruger, a rock star, Dorothy, Elsa, Wolverine, Captain America, and "momas" (Thomas the Train)
The months of September and October are Advent swap knitting months. I joined at the last minute not wanting to miss the fun. There were several required knits, one being mice. I knit the mice from Itty Bitty Nursery. So cute and fun. And I hated to send them away since they looked so cute in the teacup.
I got back into some cross stitch for the swap too. I'm not thrilled with the finishing of the ornaments but very happy with the cross stitch.
One more bat off the needles since one of my swap partners loves bats!
And a snowman cloth too.
The swap packages are in the mail so it's time to turn on the Christmas knitting. Since the knitting is for children that don't read blogs I'll be sharing.
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