Pumpkin Jack

Did you notice that as you grow older, the time goes by much more quickly?  Here it is my birthday again and I'm amazed (but not delighted) at how fast time has flown by.  As long time readers of my blog will know, I always try to post a new pattern on my birthday as my gift to all of you!

I'm calling this one "Pumpkin Jack".  My oldest grandson, Jack, has this same little smirk when he's happy.  I usually try to stick to animals, but I couldn't resist doing a seasonal pattern.

I knit both of them in the original Peaches & Creme in Sunburst and Gold. Both of the patterns are in the sidebar or you can click here for the pdf of the bib and here for the cloth.

So far, my birthday is shaping up to be just great. My husband fell down our attic stairs and tore his quad tendon (the main one that attaches to the knee) and is scheduled for surgery this Tuesday. You might remember that he had the same injury three years ago to the other knee.  That time, his recovery went from September to April. I guess that means we'll be looking at May before he's back to normal. If that wasn't bad enough, my 90 year old mother was taken to the hospital via ambulance with chest pains the other day; and then, all of my grandkids are moving to North Carolina next month. This is breaking my heart as they'll be so far away. As it is, I can jump in my car and see them in an hour, but now, if I jump, it will be a two day car ride!  Not so convenient. Sigh. Oh well, life goes on and I'm sure we'll all get through it, although I may end up in a corner talking to myself and clutching my knitting needles!

I sincerely hope that you're all enjoying your Fall. The leaves are changing here in New England and it's just beautiful everywhere you go.  I also hope that you like my pumpkins. One good thing about them, they don't need carving!!