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Happy Wednesday! I hope you're having a great day and week so far. My Monday didn't go so great, but my Tuesday was much better, so let's hope Wednesday continues the trend. I have even more to look forward to, as this weekend is TNNA! I'll be going with a friend of mine on Sunday and I can't wait. Is it too nerdy that I'm super excited to meet a lot of the "celebrity" knitting community?

Anyway, let's talk about work in progresses!

As you can see, I've been working a little on my Color Affection shawl. The pattern goes a lot faster than I expected, to be honest. I feel like I haven't work on it very much, but I'm halfway through the second section of the pattern. So far so good. With every stripe, I'm falling more in love with my color choices. As mentioned, I'm doing it in Candy Skein Sweet Fingering (coming this week to the CS shop!) in Fudge Brownie, Brain Freeze and later to be added, Pumpkin.

As most of you seemed to like how I shared my last cross stitch pattern, I decided I would share this one as well. I'm super excited about it, as this is my first time using linen!! I love it, despite having to concentrate a lot more than with the Aida cloth. The picture looks a little wonky, as my lines look crooked. They aren't, rest assure, it's just my snap frame pulling the linen uneven. What I'm working on is the January square for Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's 2013 pattern, Woodland Sampler. On the 2nd of each month, we receive a pattern in our email to do the next square. I'm a little behind, as you can see. I wanted to finish my previous cross stitch before starting this one. That's right, I finished the other one, but that will be for Friday. Once I finish this square, I'll move onto February and hopefully finish that early so that I can continue on and do all the frames for the year.

Just a reminder, only a few more days of the Yarniacs 15% off code at Candy Skein! Just enter the coupon code YARNIACS during checkout to receive 15% off of your total purchase. The code ends February 1st!

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

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Candy Skein February '13 Colorway- Love Potion!

Hi everyone! I hope all is well and you're getting ready for WIPW! I know I am, as I'm about to take pictures for it of my Color Affection shawl and new cross stitch!

First I wanted to share with you the February '13 Monthly colorway, Love Potion!

Cupid is on his way and if you need a little help in the love department, or even if you want a little extra pick me up, Candy Skein is here to help. We have a love potion on our hands this month in the form of a Yummy skein of fingering weight yarn that is guaranteed to knock the socks off of your loved ones.


That’s why I picked Love Potion as the February 2013 colorway! This awesome yarn is kettle dyed in two different layers of lavender and deep pinkish red to give it just the right color. It would be perfect for any project!


Available now through February 28th!

Colorway: Love Potion
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

If you were interested in January's colorway, Pink Champagne, it's still available for a few more days! Just scroll to the bottom of this page to purchase.

Thanks everyone! Have a great evening and I'll "see" you tomorrow!

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Happy Friday and a big happy birthday to my sister! I spoke too soon on the weather, as it's getting colder and is supposed to rain for the next 4 days. I'm not complaining as I LOVE rain, especially on the weekend! Thanks for all the kind words on my Color Affection shawl! It's coming a long great, as I've been working on it the past few nights. I can't wait to show the progress Wednesday.

I finally finished my hat! I still need to block it, but not sure what's the best way to go about it. This is my first slouchy hat, and right now it kind of looks like a condom on my head, or makes me look like a cone head. Do any of you have suggestions on ways to block it so it's more slouchy and wider up top? I do love the way it knit up and love how the colorway worked with the pattern.

Materials used:

Pattern: Hinagiku Hat

Needles: Size US 6

Yarn:  Candy Skein Juicy Sport in Robin Egg Malt Ball

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Work in Progress Wednesday 128

Hi everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend and a great start to your week. The weather here has been glorious. Blue skies, a light breeze and around 77-80F during the day. It's great for a break in the cold and rain, but I do want my winter back. The good thing about warm weather is it speeds up the drying process on the wet skeins in my studio. :)

I haven't had too much knitting time lately, as I've been working on my cross stitch and savoring the fact that hockey is back! I've also been keeping up on one of my new year hopes, to read more. If you want to read a good book, make sure to check out Libba Bray's first book in a new series, The Diviners. It's awesome. I can also recommend Beth Revis' trilogy that starts with Across the Universe if you're into light sci fi.

Anyway, you aren't here for book recommendations or to here me talk hockey. You want to see what I've been working on!

As mentioned last week, I started my Color Affection shawl for the Yarniacs Podcast self indulgent KAL. I'm using Candy Skein Sweet Fingering (coming soon to the website!) and I'm so excited about it. The yarn is so soft and drapey with a beautiful shine to it. I just started on my second color, as you can see. The first color (or main color) is Fudge Brownie, the second is Brain Freeze. Can you see the yarn just shine?! That's because it's 50% merino/50% silk. I can't wait to get a little further into the stripes to see how they really work together.

Speaking of the Yarniacs podcast, right now I'm giving a 15% off discount with the coupon code Yarniacs through the month of January over at Candy Skein. It's off your total purchase, not just one skein! Enjoy!


For those that are new to WIPW, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in your post to get the word out! The more the merrier!

FO Friday 121

Hey everyone! Hope all is well. I'm very happy that Friday is here! I have many projects almost finished, but none to share today unfortunately. I seriously feel like the hat I'm making is never going to end! I'm not sure why it's taken me so long, as I've enjoyed the pattern and the yarn. Anyway, I will definitely have it finished for you next week!

I'm also almost finished with my cross stitch and will share that with you soon too!

I hope you have a great weekend! Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day to my US followers as well!

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