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Hi everyone and happy early Thanksgiving to everyone in the US! If you live in the States, I bet you're frantically trying to make sure you have everything you need for the big day. That's my plan for the day! I'll be baking gluten free bread, making gluten free pumpkin pies from scratch and stuffing.

I don't have too much to share today, as I finished my second Hogwarts Express shawl of the month. I'll be sharing it on Friday once it's lightly blocked.

I did start a new project, but this is also a gift so I won't be sharing it too much on the blog. Sorry the picture is blurry but my phone only wanted to focus on the table.  I'm using Knit Pick Dishie for the first time, a 100% cotton yarn. I'm not too far along, but I really like it so far. I'm not the biggest fan of cotton, but this is not as hard on the hands (or so it seems) as some big box store cotton like Peaches and Cream. It feels a little silkier, in my opinion.

Not that this has anything to do with WIPW, but I just wanted to say, I LOVED Catching Fire! I actually saw it twice in 48 hours. My friend Alea and I ended up exchanging our Friday night tickets for Friday day tickets, which meant that my husband wouldn't get to see it. We knew we'd just be way too tired to go to the movie at 10pm. I'm so glad we changed our plans because not only was it good to be fully awake, but I got to see it twice. I went with my husband on Sunday and it was almost better the second time around if that's possible. If you haven't seen it, do so! I think it's just as good or better than the first Hunger Games movie. This is coming from someone who ADORES the books and owns them both in hardback and ebook.

Well, that's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week, Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it) and I'll see you on Friday!

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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. I had a very fun and very tiring one. To top it off, we're seeing Catching Fire tonight. I can't wait, if I can stay awake for it as we can't see it until 10pm. I hear it's fantastic!

Autumn weather decided to hit southern California this week, so this weekend I will be crafting, reading, resting and going to a goodbye party for a friend (sadly). 

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Work in Progress Wednesday 171

Hi everyone! I'm sorry that I'm just posting this now. Since my friend Alea is in town, I totally forgot it was Wednesday since I'm not working. We've had a ton of fun doing touristy stuff in San Diego, but also just hanging out and watching tv. We've also had tons of fun with a Rainbow Loom (a bracelet maker with rubber bands) that Alea bought while here.

I've gotten a little time to work on a few projects with knitting group and last night. I got a little further on my second Hogwarts Express shawl. The eyes are added and I've done two more rows since. I love the way it's coming along, and though I was unsure of the square matte black eyes for the owls, now I like it.

I also started the Gingerbread Lane cross stitch pattern from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. As you can see I don't have a lot yet, but this pattern is adorable! We glitter sprayed our linen, which is so awesome!

That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week.

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Hi everyone! I hope you're having a good day and week. Yesterday I had a tooth filled at the dentist, which isn't much fun, but today I'm getting my hair cut! I'm super excited about it. It's been annoying me for a few months now and just need a new look. I can't wait!

As far as a work in progress, I've been working on my second Hogwarts Express shawl. I'm using the Candy Skein color of the month, Mulled Wine, and as mentioned last week, this one will be a gift. 

 

Sorry for the crappy picture. It's late at night and my phone wasn't focusing.

I haven't had much time to work on it, so it actually feels as if it's moving super fast, just as my first one. I just finished the math to place the owls, and this next row will be the first for the owls. I can't wait! So far I love how the colorway is knitting up and think it will look even better once I'm into the edging. 

I still haven't decided on eye/bead color yet. I have these square black matte and shiny beads that might be cool. I'm going to try them and if they aren't working, then off to the bead store for me. Do you have any ideas for eye/bead color? I'd love to hear your suggestions.

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That's it for me. I hope you all have a great rest of your week.

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Happy Friday! It's been a tough and tiring week in my house, so we are VERY excited that tomorrow is the weekend. I'm looking forward to spending time with my husband this weekend, just hanging out at home. We don't see much of each other during the week, now that he has to travel quite a distance for work each day.

Believe it or not, I actually have a FO!

As you know, I've been addicted to making the Hogwarts Express Shawl. If you follow me on Instagram, you've already seen these pictures, but I wanted to share them with everyone here as well. I can't say enough about this pattern or this shawl. Not to also toot my own horn, but I also LOVE the new Candy Skein Savory fingering. It's such a pleasure to work with.

Materials:

Pattern: Hogwarts Express by Susan Ashcroft
Yarn: Candy Skein Savory fingering in Oatmeal Cookie
Needle: US 6 (4.0 mm)


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Work in Progress Wednesday 169

Hi everyone. I hope you had a great weekend and start to your week. We had a great time at Disneyland and I even finished my Hogwarts Express shawl in time to wear it for (un)official Harry Potter day at Disneyland.

 I had such a great time making the Hogwarts Express shawl, that I've already started a second one. This will be a Christmas gift for a friend. I really hope she likes it! She's always interested in my knitting and Candy Skein and I thought she would be someone who would really appreciate something hand knit. I'm using the Candy Skein November monthly colorway, Mulled Wine, which is a deep, rustic red with great tonal variation. She wears a lot of neutrals so I thought this would give her a good pop of color.

NOTE: For some reason Blogger is changing the color within my picture. Click here for the flickr image to get a more accurate idea of the color which is MUCH darker than the picture is showing with a lot more tone.



That's it for me today! I hope you have a great rest of your day and week.

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Hi everyone! Happy Friday. I wish I could share my Hogwarts Express shawlette/scarf with you, as I'm SOOO close to finishing, but not quite yet. I have three rows left. I can't believe how fast of a knit this is, I started it last Monday (of last week that is). I'll have it on the blog next week for you. :)

That's it for me today. Later I'll be posting the November '13 colorway of the month, so check back if you're interested in what it will be. I hope you have a great Friday and an even better weekend!

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