The Killington Scarf

My newest design, The Killington Scarf, is now available! You can download it (for free!!) below, or on the right sidebar of my blog, or you can head over to the Ravelry page and download it (also for free!!) there!

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grumpy face

I've been in a bit of a rut lately. Life just seems to be throwing really ugly stuff at us right now, and it's all been pretty hard to take. Well, today was the straw that broke the camel's back. I won't go into detail, but I will say this: when did the mission of most people/companies become screwing people over? It drives me crazy that most places have these hidden loopholes that get to take away from the people who are working the hardest and getting paid the least, or those who are paying for a service.

I digress....

I did, however, make a yummy peach cobbler, which is bound to make me feel better, right?

And sweet Jake just ran to the store to pick up some vanilla ice cream. Because what's peach cobbler without vanilla ice cream, right?

I have finished up another pattern - here's a little sneak peak! The pattern should be written up and ready to go hopefully tomorrow.

The Killington Scarf:

life's a little more simple here

Well, we're back in Athens and getting settled in. I'm mentally preparing myself to start back up to work on Monday (yuck - where has this summer gone??!), and Jake's hopped back on the job search train. Our trip was amazing - I'd never been to Vermont, so it was really fun to explore. Vermont is so different - hardly any big box stores (we only saw one wal-mart), lots of local restaurants as opposed to chain and fast food, and in almost every restaurant we ate, we found fresh, local ingredients. A bumper sticker we saw summed it up quite nicely: "Vermont - life's a little more simple here".

And the scenery....well, let's just say I could easily move there next week. It's just beautiful.

We enjoyed a week of relaxing, hiking and exploring the state. We took a day trip down to see the Green Mountain Spinnery - it was so cool!

We stopped by a wildflower farm - it was just amazing! So quiet, peaceful and beautiful.

We took a gondela ride up to the top of the mountain so that we could hike down and enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounding us - it was truly breathtaking.

And we took a day trip to Burlington, which is now my favorite town.

You can see the rest of my pictures on my flickr page!

As far as my knitting is going, I have a fun and exciting project that's going to be revealed in the next few days, so make sure to check back! I have lots of other things I'm working on that aren't ready to be talked about here yet, so there's plenty more to come!