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Hi everyone! I don't have any pictures of my projects as I haven't been knitting much, but I thought I would share pictures of the Vista Fiber Fiesta! I had a great time seeing everyone, as well as hanging out with a few of my friends from other companies who had booths!

 

This picture is from the second day in the morning (hence my purse still in the foreground), which is why there isn't too much stock left!

Here's the beautiful shawl patterns (knit by my friend Robin in Delicious lace and Delicious fingering and my socks that I had on display.

 Here's the Yummy lace and Yummy Worsted

This is a bag from Slipped Stitch Studios that my husband bought for me!!! I love love love it so much! If you don't know Slipped Stitch Studios, check her out! I LOVE her project bags!

This is my most favorite thing I bought! It's an alpaca stuffed animal made from REAL alpaca fleece. I bought it at the Fiesta from an alpaca farm!

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

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FO Friday 108

Hi everyone! Thanks for understanding about Wednesday. Let me tell you, trying to post from my phone is a huge pain in the butt! As I type this, I'm on the phone setting up internet at the new place right now, so I should (hopefully) have it soon!

Unfortunately, due to getting ready for the Vista Fiber Fiesta and moving I haven't had much time to knit, so no FO from me today. I'll be posting pictures (as soon as I have internet) of the show from this weekend, but if you want to see them as I take them, you can check out my Instagram account (username: Candyskein). I'll be posting pictures all weekend. :)

Have a great weekend!

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Work in Progress 114

Hi everyone! I'm actually posting this from my phone as I don't have Internet at the new home yet and forgot to take my computer when I was out today. Sorry for the shotty post and I promise that the FO Friday post will be back to normal. I can't get Mister Linky to work from my phone, so please just add your link in the comment section. Sorry for the inconvenience and I'll try to run to Starbucks in the morning to add pictures properly (this my first time using the Blogger iphone app) and the Mister Linky!



I've been working on the second Skyp sock in Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Witch's Brew. It's going good and I can't wait to finish the pair!


I started a new shawl in Tosh Sock in colorway Worn Denim. I haven't worked on it much and actually realized I have one too many stitches in one section. Would you rip it out and start over or when I'm done with this part of the pattern just decrease by one? It's not a huge deal but I'm torn.
What do you all think?

FO Friday 107

Happy Friday everyone! I'm sorry this is going to be really short but I lost track of the time (and day to be honest). It's almost midnight and I have to get up early to sign the paperwork on the house! I promise once we're settled and I have my own studio that this blog will get MUCH MUCH better, with more posts than WIPW and FO Friday.

As promised I finish the first sock of my Skype socks! I'll give more details when I finish the second, but plan to work on it during the Vista Fiber Fiesta, so I can't finish the second just yet. As you may remember, I'm using Candy Skein Yummy fingering in October '12 colorway, Witch's Brew. I want to thank everyone on Wednesday for such nice comments about the colorway!

I apologize for the picture, as it was taken with my phone in a semi-dark room on Wednesday night when I finished it.

I'm off to sleep, and think about the moving that is in my very near future! Have a great weekend everyone!

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Work in Progress Wednesday 113

Happy hump day! This week is a crazy one, as I'm getting ready for the show and closing escrow soon! It's all about paperwork for the house, dyeing and re-skeining for the show and putting off packing the house we live in now. If you follow me on instagram (username is CandySkein if you're interested in following me!), you will have seen some fun pictures of my lovely knitting group helping me out on Monday night. It's amazing how much more fun it is to re-skein yarn with friends and not alone! It feels a little less like a job, that's for sure.

Speaking of the fiber show, as mentioned, I'll be at the Vista Fiber Fiesta on October 13-14th from 10-4 in Vista, CA! There are a lot of great vendors this year, so if you live in the area, be sure to come on by!

This is what I've been working on like mad when I have any free time, which isn't much! I'm trying to finish at least one of the socks before the fiber show, so that I have an example of Witch's Brew knit up! The pattern is Simple Skyp Socks and they really are simple! I didn't even need to print out the pattern, that's how easy it is! I had it memorized after the first couple of rows (it's only a two row repeat). As mentioned, it is in my Candy Skein October 2012 colorway, Witch's Brew, which is on sale now through October 31st! You can purchase it here in Yummy fingering. I have to say, I know I'm bias, but I love love love this colorway. It knits up even better than I thought it would! These might become my favorite socks I've knit and I know I will be doing this pattern again at some point. It's a little like another favorite pattern of mine, Hermione's Everyday Socks, which I've knit a few times. So far, this sock fits like a dream (I did change the heel, but more on that when I finish the socks).


That's it from me today! I hope you have a great rest of the week and I'll see you on Friday, with (hopefully) the above sock completed!

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!