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! Thank god it's Friday, right? It's been a crazy busy week for me and I'm ready to relax a little, despite having some work to do as well. At least I love my work. :)
I don't have a finished project to share this week unfortunately. I've been too busy to have enough knitting time to finish anything, but my project I shared Wednesday, the Rondelay shawlette, is going great and I hope to be finished by next Friday. I'll keep my fingers crossed but won't promise anything.
Good morning everyone! Sorry this is late. I took the pictures yesterday and everything. I just got distracted and forgot to actually write the post!
It's been a hell of a week for me, not in a good way, so I'm happy to see it come to a close. I'm super excited about the April colorway that I will reveal soon, and am happily knitting with it, which has helped my mood. I can't wait to show you it.
As mentioned on Wednesday, I do have a FO to share. It's my Herbivore by Stephen West, knit out of Tosh Sock in colorway Spectrum.
I started this last May, and decided to pick it up and finish it. I'm so glad I did. It blocked beautifully and I adore the shape. I took it to the movies with me last weekend, as I was wearing a tank top. It was hot outside, but I knew that the movies would be super cold. I was so glad I did. It draped perfectly across my back and the "wings" of the shawl wrapped over my arms and kept me warm. The shawl hugs perfectly, and isn't a shape that falls off the shoulders all the time.
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.
Hi everyone! I hope your week was great. I was super busy after coming back from Stitches. In the last 48 hours, I dyed over 100 skeins of yarn, almost knit the whole body of my Owl sweater (I have an inch and a half left to go!), shipped out many orders and am preparing for March's subscription shipments. Phew! Pretty crazy.
Due to the craziness, I don't have an FO, but I HOPE to have one next week. This weekend we plan to do nothing, which sounds so amazing I can't even explain to you. A big storm is supposed to hit So Cal today, and rain through Monday which is amazing since we haven't had much, if any, rain since November. We've had huge drought warnings. I'll happily sit home, knit, watch hockey, movies and read. Sounds prefect, right?
I hope you have a great weekend! I'll hopefully get to my Stitches blog post this weekend and later today I'll be posting the March colorway, Sweet Clover Candy!
Happy Friday everyone! I'm at Stitches West today, and am writing this a few days early. I hope you have a great weekend and I'll "see" you all next week!
Happy Friday and happy Valentine's Day! I am so glad the week is over. It's weirdly been a hard one to get through and I'm happy to get some R&R this weekend.
As I showed you over the past few weeks, I was working on a stranded hat pattern, From Norway with Love. What a perfect project to finish the day before Valentine's Day! It's like I planned it (trust me, I didn't). I'd highly recommend it and it is a free pattern on Ravelry. I'd definitely make it again. I will say, it is a little tight through the first two row of hearts. I'm not sure if it's because I was getting used to using two colors and knit tighter, or just due to the floats. I used Blue Sky Alpaca Sport, which I bought on our trip in 2010 (I believe) up the California coast where we stopped at many yarn shops and tiki bars. Some of you who have been around here that long may remember that! Needless to say, it's been in my stash a LONG time, so I'm glad I was able to use it and for something so fun.
Since it is tight just at the bottom (but not the ribbing), I wanted to stretch out the last two row of hearts, so I put it over an upside down pot from my kitchen. It totally seemed to help. It's still a little snug, but won't keep me from wearing it. I hope to get a picture of me wearing it this weekend when I have someone to take the picture of me. I finished it when it was dark, so will get a better FO picture of it, too.
I also wanted to let you know, Candy Skein is having a Valentine's sale now through 11:59pm PT today. Just enter code CANDYHEARTS during the checkout process at Candyskein.com to receive 15% off your entire order.
That's it for me today. I hope you all have a great and safe holiday weekend (happy President's Day in the US too!)
Happy Friday! Man am I glad it's the end of the week!! Weeks seem long when my husband takes the early train in the morning and the late train at night. I'm super excited for the weekend because we're going to go see The Lego Movie on Saturday and then go hang out at our favorite local bar/supper club. We hope to do a little more gardening on Sunday if the weather holds out, as it's been raining on and off for a few days. Not the best weather for yarn drying, that's for sure.
Speaking of yarn, I will have all subscription yarn to the post office by Monday! I was hoping to start shipping tomorrow, but due to the weather, it's drying slower than normal. We normally get spoiled with low humidity and warm weather here in San Diego.
I finished my sock on Wednesday night, but decided not to show it until I have the pair complete. Then it will be a true FO. Instead, I decided to share the squares I made for my sock yarn blanket. The color is washed out a bit, as I took this at night with my Ott lite blaring down on them. The bottom one is made from Candy Skein Yummy fingering monthly colorway from June '12, Lemongrass Sour, one of my favorite past monthly colorways. The middle one is Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Pink Bubblegum (it's more of a hot pink than it looks here) and the right one, I'm sure you recognize, is January '14 colorway, Confetti Cupcake.
I decided to use size US 2 DPNs, which I'm borrowing from my friend Regina. I hope to get my own pair at Stitches West coming up. I am doing each square with 41 stitches and I like the size. I first started with 31 and they were WAY too small. Cute, but the thought of making a whole blanket with them was daunting. As it is, it's pretty daunting. HA! This will be a very long term project, that's for sure. I love how you just pick up stitches to join the squares together. It's so clean and fast.
That's it for me today! I hope you all have a great weekend.
I didn't use a pattern, but instead just knit 2x2 rib down the whole leg and instep. I love the way they turned out, but find it funny that the swirl is different. I used the same size needle, but I'm not sure if I used the same brand. My gauge could have changed a little as well.
Just a reminder, those that are interested, today is the last day to buy the January-March 3 month pack for Candy Skein monthly colorways. It's a great deal at $55 for three different colorways. You can find more details here.
That's it for me today. I hope you have a great weekend!
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!
Hi everyone! I hope you've had a good week. It sure is hard to get back into the swing of things this week, waking up at 6:00 am again. Thank god it's Friday!
I finally get to post the dish cloths I've been working on for Christmas. We gave my mom and dad a big basket of goodies for the holiday (alcohol, whiskey stones, kitchen soap, bar glassware, etc) and I included these.
(sorry the pics are blurry. I'm not sure what's going on with my camera phone lately. I don't have these anymore, so I can't take better pics, but you'll get the idea)
Both patterns are from a book I got from Knit Picks called Hearth and Home Collection by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence and are the Flora Dishcloths. All items are gorgeous from the book and I'm also working on a dish towel for my mom as well from the collection. I'll show that to you next Wednesday.
I used Knit Picks Dishie, the yarn called for in the pattern book. It was the first time I've ever used the yarn and let me tell you, for 100% cotton it was a dream. It makes me want to donate/sell every ball of Peaches and Sugar and Cream in my stash. It's $3.99 a ball, and I got a full (BIG, I think they're 10x10" or 11x11") dish cloth out of each ball, with enough left over to probably make a small dish cloth. I made both of these back to back, and my hands only started aching half way through the second one. Pretty impressive since I was working on them exclusively toward the end. They blocked like a dream. I'll be interested to hear how they wash/dry and absorb. I want a full report Mom (yes she reads the blog. LOL)! Anyway, I HIGHLY recommend this yarn, at least the knitting aspect of it!
That's it for me today. Have a fantastic weekend! We're going to Disneyland on Sunday, as it's the last day for the Christmas decorations and our black out dates are lifted for our annual passes. :)
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.
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 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).
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! 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 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! 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. 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.
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.
