Big moves

Well it's been a little...or long...while since I shared with you and boy, has it been a bonkers few months! I spent the end of September in the grip of an epic office cold, and October vanished in the blink of an eye as we sold, gave away, and packaged up our goods for shipping back to Canada. November started off with a short trip up to the Lake District and friends' wedding, and then we hauled our unwieldy suitcases on the bus for the last time: off to the airport for our flight back to Canada! And now we're home in the Great White North and it is indeed white; plenty of snow at our new home, and I've already had an hour of shovelling under my belt.
ANYway, I digress. The point is, where're the knits?! Well I've got a sweater and a cardigan on the go, but today I spent some quality time with my pre-move stash and although there is some truly obnoxious yarn in there, I found a skein of hunter orange, which is well-timed as rifle season started on Monday and I don't own a stitch of orange gear! Not so I can go hunting but so I can feel comfortably visible in my yard, haha. Our area is very popular with hunters and I want to know I can still go for walks without being a target! To that end, I'm whipping up a balaclava (gotta keep out that brisk north wind!) with my bright orange yarn, and releasing the FREE pattern today! It was inspired by seeing Tanis Lavallee's little guys in their adorable dragon balaclavas and although I don't have spikes, I'm sure I'll feel just as rad and cozy :)