Hi guys! I hope all is well. Thank you for all the well wishes you sent along to me last week. I was crazy sick with both a cold and the flu. Talk about a downer! This week, I'm feeling much better and on the road to recovery. That means I can get back to my Christmas knitting which is SOOOO behind. That being said, I can't share with you what I'm working on again. Ack! Hopefully soon!
I hope all of your holiday shopping is going well if you haven't finished yet. :)
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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. I'm still pretty sick, so this is short and sweet. I have a FO, but can't share it due to it being a Christmas gift. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Hey guys! Sorry for the lateness of this post, but I'm sick. :( I've been knitting away on Christmas gifts, even finishing one of the fingerless gloves last week. Unfortunately, I'm at the point in all the projects that I can't show them to you until after Christmas. I hope you understand! I hope if I get all of my holiday knitting done in time, I can soon work on "me" projects!
I hope you're all having a great week.
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Good morning! Sorry I'm posting this late today. I hope you had a great week and have fun plans this weekend. Tonight we're going to Disneyland, so I'm super excited for that. We have annual passes and my husband works about 10-15 minutes away, so it works out perfect. Every year we each pick out a Disney ornament for the Christmas tree, so that's our mission tonight. Tomorrow we get the tree, which I'm SUPER excited about, except it's supposed to rain all day. Boooooo. Hopefully it all works out.
As promised, I have my second Hogwarts Express shawl to share with you. This time I knit it in Candy Skein Yummy fingering, November colorway, Mulled Wine. I used black matte square beads, which I wasn't sure about at first, but loved in the end.
I actually already gave the shawl to the friend it was intended for, because I wasn't sure when we'd be seeing her for Christmas. Rather early than late I say! I think it was the best reception I've ever received for a hand knit, and made my week. Not only did she adore it and praise it, she also called a few days later to express how much she loved it again. There's nothing better than that. I'm so honored she will cherish it.
That's it for me today. I hope you have an amazing weekend and stay warm!
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and Black Friday (for those in the US). I apologize that I didn't have FO Friday up. To be honest, my days got all messed up and forgot it was Friday with the holiday and I had family in town. I promise the post will be up this Friday and I'll actually have an FO to share!
I'm plugging along on the project you saw last week, but not too much so I didn't take a picture of it. I'm dividing my time between two Christmas presents so each gradually grows. This is my first time using Knit Picks Dishie yarn, a 100% cotton, and I will say, it's so much better than Sugar or Peach n Cream. My hands don't hurt while knitting (or at least as bad) and the yarn is just a lot silkier. The stitch definition isn't great, but when is it ever with cotton? I'll be using this yarn for one more project coming up. :)
This is a new project to the blog I believe. I'm using Candy Skein Savory fingering in Poppyseed. This is a fingerless glove I'm making for my husband (hopefully he isn't reading this). He takes the train to and from work, and his commute is long. I thought he could use these waiting for the train in the morning and night this winter. Funny enough, I was at knit group last night working on this as he texted he was freezing waiting for the train. We all had a good laugh. If he only knew. ;) This is Dustland Mitts by Stephen West and it's a very fast and fun pattern. I've only really worked on it a few hours and I'm almost finished with one mitt/fingerless glove! I only have the thumb left! It's pretty baggy on me, so I hope it fits! (Sorry for the bad picture!)
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week and I'll "see" you here on Friday!
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The holidays are for the three Fs: family, friends and fun, but
they’re also for a fourth F word, food! The best part of holiday food,
in my opinion, is all of the baked goods. I love to bake, especially
with family and friends, and there is nothing better than a piping hot
holiday cookie with festive colors right out of the oven. Enjoyed with a
cup of hot chocolate, tea or coffee with a circle of people you love, and holiday music blasting through the speakers, there is nothing better.
That’s why I picked Holiday Cookie as the December 2013 colorway!
This awesome yarn is kettle dyed in two different layers of an oatmeal
brown and bright emerald green. It would be perfect for any fingering
weight project.
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).
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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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.
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.
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!
Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing great. Happy early Halloween. I love love love Halloween and this year we're staying home to watch scary movies and hand out candy. I hope we get lots of kids at the house this year. :)
Thanks to those who helped me on Instagram last night in the bead decision. I have these blue beads, and also tan ones and couldn't decide which I liked. Almost everyone picked the blue so that is what I went with. Not the best picture, but you get the idea. Right before I typed this, I finished putting the eyes on all 29 owls.
I'm also still working on my cross stitch Halloween sampler. Unfortunately, I won't be finished by Halloween, but I will keep working on it until I finish it. I love this pattern so so much. This pattern is by the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
That's it for me today. I hope you have a fun and safe Halloween.
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Hi everyone! I hope your week is going great. Thank you all for the birthday wishes last week. I really appreciate it. We had a great weekend.
This week I feature a new WIP. I didn't want to show you my Candy Corn socks again as I have started the second one, but it looks just like the first of course. When I get a little further I'll share it as a WIP again.
I didn't really plan to start another project, but I was catching up on the Yarniacs podcast. Gayle, one of the hosts, was talking about the Hogwarts Express shawl by Susan Ashcroft. I always tend to keep my computer or phone close when listening to their podcast because they always have great pattern suggestions. As soon as I saw this shawl, I knew I had to make it. I also knew exactly what yarn I'd make it with! I'm using Candy Skein Savory fingering in Oatmeal Cookie. I'm hoping I can crank this shawl out, because we really want to go to the unofficial Harry Potter day at Disneyland on November 3rd and I'd love to wear it. That probably won't happen, but who knows.
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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. It was a little stressful in my house as my husband started his new job with comes with a pretty long commute. I'm guessing it will get easier each week. I had a great day on Wednesday hanging out with my friend Miki. We had a retail therapy day. We had a nice lunch, went to a yarn store (that was closed, which we didn't realize until we got there), had lunch, went to Sephora AND Ulta and topped it off with Pinkberry. Yum! It was much needed now that Yarnbox and the fiber festival is over.
As far as FO Friday is concerned, I am about 3-5 rows from finishing the first sock, and then it will need to be kitchnered. I tried so hard to finish in time, but it just didn't work out. I'll have it up on Instagram tomorrow once I finish it, and then will share it on the blog next Friday. For those asking, the pattern is Harvest Dew socks and is free on Ravelry.
I hope you all have a great weekend. It's my birthday Sunday so I hope to have a great one as well.
Hi everyone! I apologize for last week. I set WIPW and FO Friday to post while I was on vacation, but it didn't post for some reason. By the time I realized, it was already Friday evening. We had a great time in Las Vegas and the fiber festival went great this past weekend.
On the way to Vegas, my husband was kind enough to drive, so I was able to work on my Candy Corn sock, and also got a little done on Sunday morning after the booth set up but before the festival opened.
I finished the heel turn and picking up the side stitches on the flap for the gusset. I'm only a few rows into decreasing for the gusset, but I love the way it looks so far. I can't wait to finish this pair to wear them! Of course, I have to finish the first sock first.
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week and I'll see you Friday!
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Hi everyone! Happy Friday! The hockey season is NOW officially started for me, as my two favorite teams played their first games and won. WOO HOO! Nice start to a long season. :)
Nothing new finished for me today. I'm still marching forward on my sock. My goal is to finish one before the fiber festival next weekend. I'd love to have it for a sample, so keep your fingers crossed for me.
This weekend is a work weekend for me, but I do get to do one fun thing. One of my best friends, Elizabeth, invited my husband and I sailing with her husband. I can't wait. It should be awesome.
That's it for me today. I hope you all have a great weekend with beautiful weather!
Hi everyone. I hope all is well with you. We're doing pretty good over at my house this week, as my husband has found a new job that he is super excited about. I haven't talked about it, but the studio he worked for closed a few months ago and he's been out of work. In his line of work, that's not unusual, but it will doesn't help matters. In the end it worked out great and I'm so excited for him.
Before I get to WIPW, I have a few things to comment on besides the new job. First, next week I'll be scheduling WIPW and FO Friday (probably) in advance. I'm extremely busy getting ready for the Vista Fiber Fiesta which is October 12-13, and we're taking a few days off to celebrate the new job.
Hockey season is back. For those who have followed me the past few years understand how excited this makes me. Life just doesn't feel right when it isn't hockey season. Now all is perfect again with the start of the NHL season last night and my LA Kings playing their first game tomorrow. I can't wait.
How many of you watched Broadchurch? I don't want to give spoilers, but HOLY SMOKES. We just finished the series and my mind if blown. I suspected who it was for a fleeting moment several episodes back and then completely dismissed it right away. I'm so glad it wasn't in left field, but then again, wow. I also have to admit that I balled at the last episode. Heart wrenching. That has to be one of the best programs on television today and I hope the series 2 is just as good (I also hope that David Tennant is back). I'd love to go back and watch it all again, as now that I think back, I see signs of who the killer was. Crazy.
Okay, now on to WIPW...
I'm making the Harvest Dew socks, a pattern I've had in my queue on Ravelry for AGES. In fact, I think it may be one of the first knitted sock patterns I added to my queue way back when. I've always wanted to make it but never found the proper yarn until now. I'm using my October '13 colorway for Candy Skein, Candy Corn. The pattern is perfect, as the "dew drops" kinda look like candy corn, don't they? I'm so in love with these and they're flying by. I started them Sunday night during World War Z (which we thought was pretty good!) and then knit a little on Monday night at my knitting group and then a few minutes during the hockey game today. I'm about half way (or a little more) don't with the leg.
Here is what Candy Corn looks like in the skein! Awesome, right?
That's it for me today. I hope you all have a great rest of the week!
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Hi everyone. Happy Friday. I hope all is well with you today. Unfortunately, nothing new to share. I did finish the witch cross stitch square I showed Wednesday, but had to move the cloth in the frame so now it isn't in a space to take a picture of it.
Work is keeping me busy, as mentioned, as I'm working toward the Vista Fiber Fiesta October 12-13. It's amazing to dye more colors than just purple. I still love purple, but after a month and a half of it, let me tell you, it's magic to my eyes to see multiple colors.
That's it for me. I hope you all have a great weekend. We're going to be hanging out at home, so hopefully I can find the knitting bug and have him bite me again.
Hi everyone. Happy hump day. I hope all is well. Thank you for all the awesome comments regarding Yarnbox. I'll have more posts about it coming soon (I really promise despite being a huge blog flake lately).
I have been in a knitting funk lately, which isn't good since I have to finish a sample shawl for my fiber show coming up the 12-13th of October. I just can't find my mojo and I'm sure breaking my needle last time I worked on it didn't help. I've been considering starting a fun whatever project that will fly off the needles like fingerless gloves or a hat, but then realize, if I spend all my time doing that, I REALLY won't have enough time to finish the shawl. Sigh.
Instead I've been having a GREAT time with the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's Halloween Sampler. It's pretty much what I've been working on every night. Isn't it adorable so far? I've done the first three squares and then am working backward on the 2nd row because I don't want to move my Q snap frame until I have to. It will spell Halloween when it is finished. And yes, that IS a Halloween themed needle minder!
Speaking of Halloween, Friday I will be releasing the October '13 colorway of the month. I am SOOO excited for it, that I couldn't help myself. For a sneak peek, head over to my Instagram account (@candyskein). Not only did I post a glimpse (or two) of the new color, I'm also taking preorders that will ship Friday morning!
That's it for me today. Have a great rest of your week.
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Happy Friday! Today is a special FO for me, as I finally get to talk about my (finished) secret project I've been working on the past few months. Some of you may have seen the news a few days ago on either the Candy Skein Addicts Ravelry group, or my Instagram account, but thought I would share it here, especially since I plan to have more posts about the process.
I am so so so excited this day is finally here. Candy Skein Savory Fingering, which
is new to the CS line, is in the September shipment of Yarnbox.
For those of you who haven’t heard of Yarnbox, they are a
subscription box that is delivered each month (they have several
different subscription plans available). You don’t know what yarn you
will be receiving each box, so it’s super exciting! Each box contains
three skeins of the yarn, patterns, candy and sometimes even coupons for
the yarn in which you received.
Here is a picture of the yarn that you could receive in your box. One
the left is new colorway, Black Currant, and on the right is Grape
Soda.
Savory Fingering will be available soon on the website in these
colors, along with tons of the usual suspects. It is a 80% merino
superwash/20% nylon that has an unbelievable bounce and ply. In my
opinion the ply is very close to MadTosh Sock. Each skein is 400 yards
and will be $22 each.
I just wanted to thank you all for being so patient over the past few
months while I had to stay quiet about this, and also for understanding
when the shipments were a little slower, the site not fully stocked,
the monthly colorway a little late this month and mostly my posts being speratic here, while I tried to get the
Yarnbox order out the door.
So thank you! To everyone here for being so kind with lovely comments and still hanging in there despite not giving you much.
As mentioned earlier, I will have more posts soon about the process of dyeing a VERY large amount of yarn in a very small time.
Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay. I can't seem to keep track of what day it is lately and to top it all off, yesterday was my husband's birthday and we didn't get in until late. I'm going to try and be better, I promise.
