Crocheting a Cocoon in Fall

We are looking forward to welcoming a new baby into our household in about four weeks!  My oldest son-in-law and daughter are expecting to birth Rosie, so this grandma has started crocheting a cocoon and cap to snuggle her in. I am using a free online Bernat pattern and Lion Brand 100% acrylic Jamie yarn in the Mardi Gras Stripes colorway.

The sheep buttons I bought months ago seemed a perfect finish for my cane coat, and have helped me have a better attitude about using the cane when I need to do so :)  If you decide to make a cane coat one thing I discovered about the one I made is that when I use the cane the coat slips down a bit.  So I took three straight pins, caught some of the top edge of the coat and inserted the pins under the handle of the cane which is some sort of rubber.  This has worked so far to keep the coat in place.

After driving back and forth to California several times this year, and then to and from Nebraska, it is good to be home.  There have been so many changes in this season of my life. Not only did my sister join me in widowhood in the last four months, but three friends from my church fellowship group became widows, also.  In August I marked the fourth year since my husband died. Then this past weekend, in her early nineties, my mother-in-law, who was a widow for nearly 4 years, died, after living a long good life. I  am so grateful she was a positive part of my life for over 40 years.

As I process the changes in and around my life now, the amber-red-gold colorway of fall is wrapping itself around me...a glowing cocoon as the rainy days of autumn have started. The local weather forecasters said yesterday that Mt. Hood  had snow showers...good weather for more stitching, I hope :)

What is happening in this season of your life?

Blessings to you and yours,
Gracie xx