FO Friday 106

Hi everyone! Happy Friday!!! I have to admit that it's 11:40pm and I just remembered that it will be Friday in about 20 minutes. Oops! It's been a crazy day today, as I visited with family for my mom's 60th birthday since they were in town, and also showed them the new house, etc. It was a great time and their love our the house made me love it even more.

Speaking of the new house, we might be closing escrow early! WOOHOO! That means we (hopefully) won't have to set up for the Vista Fiber Fiesta the same day we sign the paperwork, do the walk through and get the keys. I can't wait to move in and share pictures of my studio bungalow as we convert it into Candy Skein headquarters!

Due to being busy, I was only able to take this picture of my finished socks with my iPhone.  I know you've seen these a LOT, so I promise this is the last time! I just wanted to prove that they are actually both done!

Have a great weekend!

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Work in Progress Wednesday 112

Hi everyone. This is going to be short and sweet as my headache has turned into a migraine. I hope you're all having a great week! You'll be happy to hear that I actually finished the Devil Snare socks and I'll have final pictures of both socks in the pair on Friday for FO Friday.

As far as what I'm working on now, I started a new pair of socks today. I am so excited about my new Candy Skein colorway, Witch's Brew, that I wanted to start knitting with it right away. I wanted a sock that had a pattern, but nothing too hard. Since I have so much going on right now, I wanted something easy but pretty. A friend of mine recommended the pattern Simple Skyp Socks. It's an easy pattern far, but as you can see, I haven't gotten too far.

Thanks it for me! What are you working on?

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Candy Skein- October '12 colorway Witch's Brew!

Hi everyone! Can you believe it's almost October!!?? Where is life going? I thought today was a perfect one to share the October '12 colorway, Witch's Brew.

The ghouls and monsters are waking up as All Hallow’s Eve approaches. Witches are brushing off cobwebs from their brooms and cauldrons as they prepare to mix up magical spells.

That’s why I picked Witch’s Brew as the October 2012 colorway! This awesome yarn is kettle dyed in four layers with blues, purples and pinks. It would be perfect for any project!

Colorway: Witch’s Brew
Fiber content: 75% Merino Wool, 25% Nylon Superwash
Weight: Fingering Weight
Yardage: 465 yards
Unit Weight: 100 grams
Care: Machine wash/Tumble dry low
Price: $20

Buy Now!

FO Friday 105

Happy Friday everyone and happy birthday to my mom! I'm happy to announce we had our last two inspections on the house on Thursday! YAY! It's great to be careful with several inspections (we had a ton of inspections due to the age of the house), but they get a little old after awhile.

This should be a fun weekend for me! On Saturday, my husband has to work, so I'm going out with my great friend to look at cabinets/storage/furniture for my studio space at the new house! It's a separate bungalow in the backyard and I can build it out to my work specifications! I'm soo excited about it and I'll be sure to take pictures of the whole process. On Sunday, we're finally getting a chance to go apple picking and I can't wait! I'll try and share pictures of that too!

I normally don't share Candy Skein news/pictures for WIPW or FO Friday unless it's actual knitting, but I'm making today an exception. I hope you don't mind! As I mentioned, I'm getting ready for a show in Vista, CA that is October 13-14, 2012. I didn't get a chance to knit much this week, due to working, so I figured I would share some of that work.

Sorry for the poor lighting, but I took this at 9:30 at night and this was the only place that I could get them all in the same picture. These are skeins that I re-skeined today and all are currently available at candyskein.com in the Yummy fingering section.

That's it for me today! I hope you have a great weekend!

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Work in Progress 111

Hi everyone! This is going to be short and sweet as I haven't had much time to knit lately. Unfortunately preparation for the Vista Fiber Fiesta  in Vista, CA and the inspections for the new house has taken any free time I have.  I hope to share some great pictures soon of the house (and tell you more about it, including my yarn/stash room and my work studio!), as well as prep for the Fiber Fiesta.

Today I just have a partial sock to show you. Obviously, it's the second sock of the Devil Snare sock in Candy Skein March '12 colorway, Leprechaun Lollipop.

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FO Friday 104

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I will say, the crazy has already begun as we've had two inspections already on the new house. This is going to be a short post, as I don't have too much to say. To be honest, my brain is constantly going a million miles and hour this week and I haven't had much sleep.


As mentioned, I finished one of the Devil's Snare socks in Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Leprechaun Lollipop. The pictures are great, as the sun was setting. Once I finish the second one, I'll try and get better pictures for you!

 

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Candy Skein Update!

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great day and are looking forward to FO Friday! I know I am. :) I just wanted to share with you my update to the Candy Skein Yummy fingering section today. There are 5 returning colorways now in stock ready for purchase! You can click on the picture to see the image larger.

Work in Progress Wednesday 110

Happy Wednesday! It is Wednesday, right? At least we talked, it was Friday and I happily mentioned that we would be looking at houses on Saturday. Remember that small mention? Well, here we sit just 5 days later and not only did we find the house of our dreams, we are officially in escrow TODAY! How is that for whirlwind!!?? Once all the inspections are finished and we get closer to the close date (it's only a 30 day escrow so hang on to your hats) I'll let you know more about it with maybe some pictures! Again, don't want to jinx it just yet. I will say, Candy Skein is moving up in the world with the new house! Major details on that soon. Trust me,

I'm sure you'll be getting a lot of WIPW and FO Fridays sans fiber in the next few weeks (maybe a month or two) and I apologize in advance. That doesn't mean you won't get awesome/interesting pictures though, I promise! There is exciting things afoot here that will be about a Candy Skein studio and even a yarn room!

Did I mention the escrow is only 30 days and that the day we close is the DAY BEFORE A FIBER SHOW I HAVE A BOOTH AT????? Umm, yeah. How's THAT for timing!!??

Enough of that insanity, onto WIPW!!!!

I don't have too much to share today, as you can see, but I think I do have a good excuse. Last night (well, okay, I won't lie. I'm writing this on Tuesday night obviously, so really tonight) I finished the pattern and started the toe of this sock. I'm sure by the time you read this, I will have finished it! I think I'm going to quickly start the second sock, so I don't lose momentum. My original plan was to have both done by Friday, but obviously that won't happen. I will happily share this finished sock with you on Friday though, and will count it toward my FO Friday streak if you don't think that's cheating. It will be 4 weeks in a row with some kind of object finished!

Just to remind you, this is the Devil Snare sock.

That's it for me today! Hope you have a great day and an awesome rest of the week!

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FO Friday 103

Happy Friday!!! I hope you all are excited for the weekend and have great things planned. My husband and I are looking at houses (to buy) on Saturday, which is always fun and on Sunday we're either going to the beach or going apple picking! I know, very different things. I must say, I'm SUPER excited about apple picking. I've never gone before (I know, shocking right?) and it's always been one of those things I've wanted to do. I always joke that I want to be an apple picker in another life. I know it doesn't sound glamorous but something about it makes me want to try it.

As I mentioned, Thursday a few great friends of mine (from my knitting group) and I went to a few yarn stores. We ended up going to three different ones (all new to me) and then had lunch by the beach. You can check out my Instagram for the pics (and to see what I bought) at @candyskein or you can check out the Candy Skein twitter feed to see the same pics! We had great fun!

 

 

I tried to take a picture of my socks on with Doctor Who in the background but it's hard to get a picture of your tv (with an orange background!)

I give you my Doctor Who socks!!!!!!!

THREE WEEKS in a row people. Can you believe it? That might just be a record for me for FO Friday!

I made them with an afterthought heel. The cuff and foot (minus the heel) is only off by ONE row in the stripes. Crazy, right?? It wasn't as hard to match them up as I thought. The heels are slightly different for a few reasons. A) it was hard to match the brown up to start the heel where it was on the first sock since it wasn't at the beginning of the brown. B) the first gusset area was a little tight, so I added a few more rows to the heel before the decrease on the second sock and also went down a few more stitches in the decrease before kitchnering the toe. Both are very wearable obviously, but I may just add a few more rows to the tighter one. Next time I do after thought heels I'll know the exact amount of rows I need to get it right for both socks, as this was my friend time.

For all my notes on how I made these socks (I didn't use a pattern), you can visit my project page where I left the notes on Ravelry!

Materials used:

Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in Time Traveler (two balls)
Needles: 2.5 MM
Pattern: No pattern. After thought heel



That's it for me! I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Work in Progress Wednesday 109

Guess what today is!!?? WEDNESDAY! It's actually 11:58pm on Tuesday night for me and the holiday weekend has me all confused. I was sitting on the couch, trying to finish the toe of my sock and waiting for my husband to get home from work when I realized in a few minutes it's WEDNESDAY. What does Wednesday mean?? I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THE WIPW BLOG POST!!! Oops! I do have the excuse that my Monday knitting group met today, which again totally confused me. Good thing I remembered before I went to bed.

This won't be the best WIPW post I've ever written, I can assure you that. Not only am I tired, but I'm not working on anything too exciting.

 You see, this is the second Doctor Who sock I started long long ago. What happened to the green ones you ask? Well, since it was the premiere of the new season of The Doctor, I thought it was only fitting I work on this again. Also, it's totally mindless (once I put in the waste yarn for the after thought heel). As you can see, I'm working on finishing the toe and then just need to knit the second toe....errrr, heel. I'm sure you'll be seeing these bad boys on FO Friday this week! That's right THREE FRIDAYS IN A ROW (and I haven't even cheated!).

That's it for me today (tonight?). I hope you all have a fabulous day. Tomorrow (Thursday), I'm taking a trip with a few of my friends to a couple of yarn stores in southern California. I'm sure I'll be Instagraming some pics of our journey so follow me @candyskein.

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