Hi everyone! Sorry today's post is a little late! I actually have a new project to share with you today.
I've been obsessing over the Armande by Andi Satterlund. Ever seen I saw the pattern a few weeks ago (though since it was a Knitty pattern I'm sure I've seen it before and didn't remember), I couldn't stop thinking about it. I realized despite having a thousand projects to work on, I needed to cast on. I had some Candy Skein Yummy Worsted from the Miele vest I had cast on. I knew I would wear this more, so I frogged that for this.
Sorry for the crappy picture but it's hard to get it all in picture at the moment. It's a bottom up construction and right now I've built the inside of the pockets and are now picking them up as the sweater grows. This is my first time doing pockets and I love how they're constructed for this sweater! Also, another great thing about this pattern, the button band is built in! No need for picking up hundreds of stitches at the end of knitting the body and worrying about puckering.
I can't wait to get this sweater off the needles and wearing it once it gets cooler here.
Also, for those who haven't seen it, the September colorway, Acai Berry is now available at Candyskein.com!
That's it for me today! I hope you have a great rest of your week.
Hi everyone! I must start off with an apology. I'm sorry I disappeared for a few weeks unexpectedly. I just realized I needed to step away for a week, and a week turned into more. As a few of you know, I've been doing this a LONG time, 202 weeks which is pretty insane (and almost 4 years!). It's almost 4 years! Wow! I love doing WIPW and FO Friday, but needed a break to realize that. It had become a chore. Sure, it only takes a few minutes, but I would put it off later and later each Tuesday night, until I was already asleep and would sit bolt upright in a panic that I didn't schedule a post. I've had a lot going on the past few weeks with Candy Skein, a new exciting side branch off of Candy Skein that I hope to tell you about soon, my husband not feeling well and home from work for a few days and company in town. Enough with excuses! I just want to say thank you for sticking around if you have and I hope I haven't lost too many of you. I will continue to publish posts for WIPW and FO Friday, but please understand if it's not there as soon as you wake up on Wednesday and Friday mornings. I also hope to post more about other things, as I've gotten away from that as my love for posting diminished.
Enough of that. Now to WIPW!
This is August '14 colorway, Prickly Pear Margarita. I have to admit, it wasn't what I was going for when I first set out to dye August, but sometimes you have to go with the flow. I adore it, but I had no clue how it would knit up. Of course, every skein is extremely different when kettle dyed, but I at least needed an idea before I put it up for sale!
Do you adore it as much as I do!? It's so different than anything I think I've released before. I love how the colors are completely random and it works amazing with this pattern. This is Ruth Garcia-Alcantud's pattern, Sinuous. You all may know her by her company, Rock & Purl! She's amazing, and a good friend of mine. In fact, we'll both be at a retreat starting tomorrow! If you're looking for a pattern that looks amazing and hard, but is really easy to knit and remember, this is the pattern for you!
That's it for me today. I've been working on my Sock Blanket, but want to wait to show it to you until I have a little more progress. I've also been working on cross stitch which I hope to share with you soon!
Happy Work in Progress Wednesday 200!!!! WOW! That's a LOT of years doing this. HA! Thanks to everyone who stuck by me through some spotty posting times and who still visits weekly.
I have a few new projects to show you and one I'm super excited about. I posted a sneak peek of the upcoming July '14 colorway, Deviled Egg on Instagram so I thought I would share it here as it also has to do with one of my new projects.
The yarn is available in the Monthly Colorway section of candyskein.com in the 3 month pack which starts shipping tomorow. If you'd like to buy single skeins, that will be available on Friday when I post full skein pictures.
I started ANOTHER Sockhead with the yarn, as I knew people would want to see it knit up. Isn't it amazing? It's spiral striping! I'm so in love with it, though already said I would be giving the hat when done, so I'm hoping to have enough yarn left over for ankle socks for me!
This is going to be Escalator Socks and I'm knitting them in Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Midnight Mousse. These are for my stepdad. Mom, please don't show him this picture or any in progress pictures! (Yes my mom reads my blog. LOL) I'm hoping to have them done by his birthday, but since that's right around the corner (August 3rd) and I have a few projects I have to finish for work, I always have Christmas to fall back on. We'll see how fast I can knit big guy socks. HA!
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of your week!
Hi everyone! Look, I'm posting on Friday! YAY! First off, I just want to say that my team is THREE WINS AWAY from winning the Stanley Cup! WOOHOO. Unreal.
As you know, I'm addicted to the Sockhead hat pattern on Ravelry. I finished the one I made for my friend Meaghan, out of Candy Skein June colorway, Orange Cream Soda!
I cast on 136 sts instead of the 144 called for in the pattern and knit 7" for the body of the hat, instead of 9". Other than that I just followed the pattern. Didn't it pool awesome?!
That's it for me. I hope you have a fantastic weekend. I'll be headed to the dog beach and pub afterward on Saturday, and then to watch game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. GO KINGS!
Hi everyone! Happy Friday. Yes, I finally posted FO Friday! Shocking, right? Sorry I've been slacking lately. Not only am I posting a FO Friday, I HAVE a FO!
This week I'm going to share the Rondelay I made with Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Atomic Jelly Beans, the March '14 colorway. This shawl/scarf is made with all short rows and has to be one of the most fun things I've ever knit. Just as the pattern calls for, I used a size US 6 needle and a 40" cable, as at the end you have 412 live stitches. I'd highly recommend this pattern. I used one full skein of yarn.
Just a reminder, Atomic Jelly Beans and this quarter's 3 month pack (April/May/June) will only be on sale until the end of the month at Candyskein.com
Hi everyone! I hope all is well. So far this week has been much better than last so that's great news.
I have a new project to share, and I'm so excited because it's with Candy Skein April '14 colorway, Atomic Jelly Beans. I've had such a hard time keeping this colorway a secret because I love it so so much!
This is the Rondelay shawlette. I have to say, it's an insanely fun pattern, goes extremely fast and is perfect for all those crazy variegated skein you probably have in your stash like I do. As soon as my friend Regina mentioned this pattern, I knew right away it was perfect for Atomic Jelly Beans! Doesn't it just scream Spring?
If interested, you can purchase single skeins of Atomic Jelly Beans, or the 3 month pack for April-June at candyskein.com.
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of your week!
Hi everyone! I hope your week is going well. I've had a nice week of packing orders and waiting for a large yarn order to arrive. It finally did yesterday, so I got right to work on the monthly subscription orders I still have to dye/ship out for February. Sorry for the delay, if you're one of the people who hasn't received theirs yet, but my yarn was held up due to weather. I hope to have all February yarn shipped by Monday.
Due to the delay, I have had time to knit which is nice! This weekend I didn't get much time, as we went to the zoo, bowling and did a ton of yard work this weekend. However, I now go to a knit group Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, so it gives me time to semi-focus. To be honest, I don't get much knitting actually done in knit groups, but it's great for the social aspect of my life. Working by myself (most days) from home can get a little lonely. Thank god for Netflix and podcasters.
This is the sock I started with the February colorway, Broken Heart Tart, which is available on the website. I love love love how it's knitting up. I'm using the Waffle House stitch pattern, but converted it to cuff down and also did a Eye of the Partridge heel. I'm knitting them on size US 1, because I think I'm knitting a little looser than I have before and I usually knit socks on US 1.5. We'll see how these fit. I'm actually a little further than it looks here, as this was the beginning of yesterday and I worked on them throughout the day. I'm about a 1/4 of an inch away from the toe. Woohoo! I plan to cast on the second one right away so I don't have serious one sock syndrome.
Since I'm pretty much insane (head meet desk), I decided I needed to start a sock blanket, where you knit hundreds of mitered squares with sock yarn and connect them as you go. Oy! What am I thinking? I think I'm just tired of seeing so many scraps of sock yarn sitting around my house. However, this will only make them even more unusable as I don't think I want two squares to look alike. We'll see. I may change my tune quickly. If you are interested in swapping sock yarn bits, PM me on Ravelry (hpseeker4 is my username). If I get enough people interested, maybe we can organize a swap. I have tons of Candy Skein extras, as well as other yarn companies (mostly indie dyers).
That's it for me today. I hope you all have a great rest of your week and I'll see you here on Friday, with hopefully a finished Waffle House sock (but not the pair unfortunately).
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Hi everyone! I hope your week is going as good as you'd hoped! I've been doing a lot of knitting, as I had a group Monday night, Tuesday night and one tonight as well! Such the social calendar! ;) We had a great weekend and I got an awesome old storage drawer cabinet at a flea market in LA! I can't wait to organize my crafts in it, so I will call it a work in progress! How nice it will be to actually have a place for my needles, hooks and accessories! I'll never wonder where all the tape measures are anymore! It came bolted on a typewriting table, but I decided I'd rather have the drawers on my craft desk and the table separate.
As far as work in progress projects, I don't have many. I'm all about finishing right now. These socks I started in October '12 for a sample of my monthly colorway. I've decided it's time to knit the second one, which was already started. The pattern is Skype socks and is a free pattern on Ravalry. Hopefully I have the pair finished soon!
I also started this last night. It's my February '14 colorway, Broken Heart Tart and will be available on the Candy Skein website later today. I'm going to be doing the Waffle House pattern (also free) from Ravelry, but cuff down. Right now I just started the leg pattern.
That's it from me this week. I hope you have a great rest of the week and I'll see you on Friday for my FO!
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Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week and have fun plans for the weekend. We're headed to Los Angeles, where I'm originally from, to go to the LA Kings hockey game outside at Dodger Stadium. I'm super excited! I think it will be an amazing experience, despite being far from the actual game and probably not seeing much.
As promised, I have a finished project!
As always, I can't say enough about this pattern, Hermione's Everyday Socks. This is the 3rd pair I've made, and I actually wore my 1st pair I made in Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Orange Sherbet. This pair was made in Candy Skein Yummy fingering in the January colorway, Confetti Cupcake.
This colorway is only available until the end of the month (unless I have a few leftovers, then I'll put them up on Instagram). Also, I will be closing this set of the 3 month pack for the monthly colorways (January-March) so if you're interested in purchasing it, be sure to jump on it now.
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great weekend and I'll see you next week!
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!
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! 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.
I want to apologize to everyone having issues lately in posting their links. I'm not sure what's going on, but have a ticket into the Mister Linky people. Hopefully we can figure out why some people can and others can't post their links. If you have issues, just post your link in the comments for the time being. Thanks for understanding!
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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 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.
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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 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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August 2013 colorway- Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich!
Available now through September 30th!
As the calendar rolls into September and we say goodbye to the summer
and beach days, it’s time to say hello to fresh pens and pencils,
binders and lunch boxes. I’ve always loved this time of year, despite
being out of school for some time. I still walk the aisle of the local
stores, excited to see the new supplies on the market. I can never turn
down a good deal on school supplies! Another part of it is to see all
the “kid approved” food on sale at the grocery stores, making me feel
young again. I think back to the days when my mom would pack my lunch,
most times a PB & J sandwich on white Wonder bread, chips, a cookie
and drink box. Sometimes I miss those days.
That’s why I picked Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich as
the September 2013 colorway! This awesome yarn is kettle dyed in two
different layers of nutty brown for the PB, a luscious pink for the J
and a little white for the bread that will make any project pop! It
would be perfect for any fingering weight project.
