Candy Skein- February Sock of the Month Club Colorway!

February 2012 colorway- Sweethearts!

Available now through February 29th!

Love is in the air and cupid is on his way. What better way to celebrate the month of love than with a fun skein of light pink and red sock yarn. Perfect for making the one you love socks, or to cheer yourself any time of the year!

That’s why I picked Sweethearts to be the official February 2012 Candy Skein Sock Club colorway!
This gorgeous light pink and red skein will look amazing made into just about anything, from shawls to socks to a matching hat and mitten set!

Colorway: Sweethearts
Fiber content: 75% Falkland Merino Wool, 25% Nylon Superwash
Weight: Fingering Weight
Yardage: 465 yards
Unit Weight: 100 grams
Care: Machine wash/Tumble dry low

Price: $16

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FO Friday 71

As you can see...no cardigan. I actually have to hang my head in shame, because not only is there no cardigan, I haven't worked on it since Wednesday. As mentioned Wednesday, I haven't felt great and working on something that I could possibly screw up that I worked so hard on seemed like a bad idea. So did I work on my January Harry Potter socks instead you ask? Of course not!

I'm a bad bad knitter. That's right, I did knit but on something new. Yes, I am burying my head in my pillow with shame right now. I needed to get my sock mojo going again, and my Felici self striping yarn has been calling to me. I mean, it's TIME TRAVELER self striping yarn. AND...And....and....

Like any sane (or should it be insane?) knitter would do...I cast on for a pair of vanilla socks in the yarn. Sad, but true. Who could blame me? I even had to go to the DENTIST yesterday morning! I wasn't going to bring a project I had to think while knitting! I do promise that NEXT FRIDAY I will have my Rhombi cardigan finished. Really this time!

That is my confession for today and all I have for FO Friday 71. I hope you all have a lot more exciting stuff to share and have a great weekend!

Candy Skein- New Tempting Sock Colorways!

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great day. I've been focusing on expanding the colorways of the Tempting Sock series of sock yarn, and I'm very happy to share them with you! They're available to buy here!

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Happy hump day everyone! I'm going to keep this short and sweet as I'm still working on the cardigan, but I'm SO close to finishing that I don't want to show you a picture of it and ruin what it looks like with sleeves! I also haven't been feeling great lately, so the last thing I want to do is sit in front of the computer more than I have to. I'm still hoping to show you a un-blocked finished cardigan on Friday, but that might be stretching it. We'll see, as I was unable to knit yesterday due to having a ton of work to catch up on after I took the weekend off. The Rhombi cardigan is also the only thing I'm working on right now (crazy, right?) because I just want to finish! I get too distracted by other projects, so I'm not even peeking at them right now.

Have a great day everyone! Can't wait to see your WIPs!


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Happy Friday! I'm going to keep this super short, as I don't have anything to share. I've been focusing on my sweater. Last night I did the bind off for the body!!!!!!!! I'm so excited! Now I just have to do the short sleeves and the band for the front/neck. I hope to do the sleeves this weekend if I get a chance to knit, so that Monday my knitting group can help out on how to pick up the front stitches nice and even. I love the way it fits so far, so I don't want to mess it up. Who knows, maybe I'll have a finished cardigan to show you next FO Friday!

Have a fantastic weekend!!!

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Work-in-Progress Wednesday 76

Hi all! I hope you had a great weekend. I had a great time with my knitting group on Saturday. We traveled to Long Beach (about an hour and a half drive) to go to the Alamitos Bay Yarn Company to see the Unique Sheep Truck Show. It was so awesome to see all of the yarn sets, as well as the gorgeous shawls made from it. I didn't want to spend too much money while I was there, so I decided not to buy any Unique Sheep, but I did buy one skein of Lorna's Lace Shepard Sock. I couldn't resist. Last time we were there, I had wanted a skein, but had spent so much money at the fiber festival we had gone to beforehand, I didn't want to splurge too much. This time, that's all I bought, but I'm super happy with my purchase. I'll take a pic of it later so you can see how pretty it is. :)


Now on to WIPW!

Sorry for the very dark/awkward picture! I just wanted to show how long it was in the back.

I haven't been working on the socks, because I am now determined to finish my Rhombi sweater. I am LOVING the way it fits. I have about another inch to do on the body, before then working a garter stitch bottom for about another inch. After, I'll move onto the sleeves and finally the collar. I can't WAIT to get it finished. Doesn't it look pretty good? For those of you who are new to WIPW since I last worked on this, I'm using Candy Skein Delicious yarn in Brain Freeze. What I love about this sweater (at least right now) is that it will be warm enough (it's REALLY warm yarn) if I wear a long sleeved shirt under it for the mild winter days, but perfect for spring and chilly summer nights.

That's it for me this week. Hopefully I'll be finished with it in the next few weeks to share on FO Friday!


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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. I'm happy it's Friday. This week seemed to never end and tomorrow I'm headed to my favorite yarn store with my knitting group to check out a Unique Sheep truck show! I can't wait as it should be a very fun day.

I just wanted to mention that if you're interested in purchasing the new Candy Skein mini set, The Blue Collection, be sure to do so soon. As I typed this, I only had 8 remaining out of 17!

As promised on Wednesday, I have a few hexipuffs to share that I made this week. I made a few back in December, but in the last few days I've been addicted to making these little guys. I thought I would also show you what they look like in my jar that I showed you awhile ago, now that I have a few more.

For those of you who haven't heard about the hexipuff craze, thousands of people are making the Beekeeper's Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits. At first I thought the craze was silly, until I started making them and now I can't stop. Right now I don't plan on making a quilt, as that's just too much to think about, but I'm keeping them in a jar as a pretty colorful addition to my family room.




From top left: Candy Skein Yummy fingering Royal Rock Candy, Party Punch, Blackberry, Lemon Lime, Banana


Looking at all my puffs in the jar, I realized there was one other one you haven't seen, but I may be making it again anyway because my first three are way smaller than my newest. The newest are coming in closer to the pattern's gauge, where my first few were coming in at about 2.5" from point to point.

That's it for me. Have a great weekend!

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Candy Skein- New Mini Skein Set- The Blue/Teal Collection

Hi everyone! As mentioned yesterday, I have a new Mini Skein Set available today in Candy Skein Yummy. It's very much like the Rainbow Collection I had two month ago, but this time it's in Candy Skein blues and teals! The great thing about this set, is that it does not include any colors that were in the Rainbow Collection, so it's 8 new colors! The other special thing is that it includes Arctic Mint, January '12 Sock Club colorway!! The next time I do this set, it will not include this color!!!


The set currently available is the Blue collection, including 8 of Candy Skein's most popular colorways. This is a great way to add eye popping color to your Beekeeper's Quilt, Sock Blanket, or any other mini projects you have on the go.

Each assortment set includes:

8 mini skeins, one in each of the following colors:

Blue Cotton Candy
Blue Raspberry
Robin Egg Malt Ball
Blue Bubblegum
Arctic Mint (only available THIS MONTH! Next time this set is offered, it will NOT include this exclusive January '12 colorway)
Royal Rock Candy
Blueberry Sorbet
Blueberry Cobbler

As well as a set of Candy Skein beads (the ones that normally come with each skein of yarn) in 7 different colors!

Colorway: 8 assorted colors (Blue Cotton Candy, Blue Raspberry, Robin Egg Malt Ball, Blue Bubblegum, Arctic Mint, Royal Rock Candy, Blueberry Sorbet, Blueberry Cobbler)
Series: Yummy
Fiber content: 75% Falkland British Merino Wool, 25% Nylon Superwash
Weight: Fingering Weight
Yardage: 25-28 yards each skein
Unit Weight: 5.5-6g each skein
Care: Machine wash/Tumble dry low

Price: $11
Quantity Available: 10

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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I had a good time in Los Angeles, despite the Kings totally playing like crap. I also found a few awesome treasures, 3 vintage cardigans, at my favorite vintage shop. It's this great little place that has clothes, accessories and even weird knickknacks. It's totally amazing every time we make it there.

Enough about my weekend, onto WIPW:

This is the same sock I showed last WIPW unfortunately. I haven't had much time to work on it, and to be honest, I just wasn't feeling it at knit night on Monday. As you can see, the brown is swirling around the leg and I'm just starting the heel flap. I better get trucking on this though, as I have to finish this pair before February 1, as we start a new pattern then.

Instead of working on the sock on Monday, or in the past few days, I did a few more rows of my Rhombi cardigan. It's ALMOST long enough to do the edging and cast off the body. I didn't bother taking a picture, since it looks the same, just with more stockinette/body.

I've also made a few more hexipuffs, now that I'm finished with my Christmas knitting. I love how quick I can finish one, as I'm usually a slow knitter. Funny enough, I made three before the holidays, and they're a little small. I think they were about 2.5" point to point. My new ones are bigger, but I haven't had a chance to measure. I used the same yarn (different colorways) and same needles. I'm guessing I was just a little more stressed or trying too hard on my first few, so I knit tighter. Anyway, I'll be sharing them on Friday for FO Friday. :)

Speaking of hexipuffs, I'll be posting a NEW Candy Skein Yummy mini set on Thursday afternoon/evening. If you like blues and teals, you have to make sure to come back and check them out. They'll be on sale starting as soon as I post them. As the other set sold out pretty quickly, I'm guessing this one will as well.

That's it for me today! Have a great Wednesday!

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And Mister Linky is back up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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YAY, it's Friday! I've been working hard this week, dyeing yarn, re-skeining and making minis, as well as getting the house back together after the holidays. Since we bought our Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, we just got rid of it last night, so of course cleaning was in order. It's amazing how many pine needles a dry Christmas tree can leave as a trail.

We have a fun weekend in store, as we're going to the LA Kings hockey game Saturday afternoon, and then we have a Groupon to Trader Vic's across from Staples Center, where the Kings play. It should be a fun weekend, as it's our first game of the season. We're also going to get a chance to spend time with my parents. We haven't seen them since Thanksgiving, so that will be exciting.

Anyway, now onto what you came here for (I'm sure it wasn't to read about my dry Christmas tree or my weekend plans! LOL). I have another FO to share, but I apologize because it's more socks! I feel like that's all I'm sharing with you, along with a few months in the past few months. There will be more socks to come, too!

I used Candy Skein Yummy in Robin Egg Malt Ball. The pictures are a little dark below, but this pattern looks great in this color. Speaking of the pattern, I made the Hedgerow Socks by Jane Cochran. I wasn't so sure about the pattern as I made them, as they look a little odd not stretched out on feet, but I LOVE them on. They look like little vines, but it's a super easy pattern of just knits and purls! I highly recommend it. Another part of what I enjoyed about the socks is the heel. It's not your traditional heel flap, but the pattern on the leg carries down into the heel flap before the heel turn transitions into stockinette. You can see in one of the pictures below.

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Candy Skein Giveaway!

Hi everyone! I'm busy today dyeing skeins of yarn, reskeining and even making a new set of mini skeins, but I wanted to tell you about a contest/giveaway! The lovely Tink from Master of a Thousand Things is giving away a skein of Candy Skein Yummy fingering or lace weight, as it is her one year blogiversary!!! Even better? The winner gets to select the colorway!


Be sure to jump over there to check out all the details and to wish her a happy one year of blogging! Here is a direct link to the contest/giveaway, which ends midnight GMT on Sunday, January 15th and is open to everyone!!!!

Thanks, Tink!!

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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great New Year's celebration. As mentioned in my NYE post, we took it easy at home. It was really relaxing. On the 1st, we saw The Adventures of Tintin, which we really enjoyed, and yesterday we had breakfast, walked on the beach, went for tiki drinks and then I went to my knitting group. It was an awesome day. You're probably thinking, a walk on the beach in winter? Well, we're getting freakishly warm weather here in San Diego, and it was in the low 70s F with not a cloud in the sky! On the first it got up into the 80s F. Crazy, huh? Anyway, you're not here to listen to me ramble about the weather report for San Diego, you're here to see a little knitting!

I'm happy to report, I finished the socks I shared with you last Wednesday, and started my knitting group's Harry Potter Sock Challenge. As mentioned in my New Year's post, a few of us decided to knit all of Erica Lueder's Harry Potter themed sock patterns this year. I believe there are 10 or 11 of them currently, so we'll be doing one or two twice unless she releases new ones in time. One of the lovely ladies from my group contacted Erica and I think she mentioned she did plan to release new ones. YAY! If you remember, I've already done one of the patterns, Hermione's Everyday Socks. I don't mind doing this one again because it was a VERY fun, easy pattern, they looked great and I didn't knit them for myself the first time around. I can't wait to have my own pair.

This month we started with The Weasley Rib. I decided to do it in Harvest Sweets, the Candy Skein Monthly Sock club color from November '11. I haven't gotten too far, as you can see, but so far, I don't like this pattern as much as the Hermione one. There is a LOT of purling, and the rows start and end with purls, so it's hard not to get ladders on the sides. I'm making them for my husband, as I thought he'd enjoy the pattern and colorway. Okay, okay, that's only half of it. I'm also tired of hand washing his non-superwash socks I made him for his first pair, so if I give him a superwash pair, I can throw these in with the laundry and only have to wash his other pair half as much since he won't be wearing them as much. Sneaky, right?








Anyway, the really cool thing so far on the socks is the way the colors are pooling. One side of the sock looks mostly brown and red, the other side brown and orange. Crazy huh? Can you see the difference in the two pictures? I can't wait to see what it does down the rest of the sock with this pattern. I'm thinking it might swirl, but we'll have to wait and see. :)

That's it for me today! What are you working on?

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