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Happy Friday everyone! I'm so glad that the end of the week is upon us. My friend Alea went home yesterday which is very sad. It was so great to spend a week with her hanging out, cross stitching, yarn dyeing and showing her the sights. It was so odd after she left to be alone, as my husband is back to working long crunch hours. The good thing about having a lot of time alone is I get to catch up on my DVR and craft!

As mentioned during the last few WIPWs, I've gotten into cross stitch lately! It's so fun (despite the fact that it makes me realize I need a new eye glass prescription!) that I've been working on it more than I've been knitting. Don't worry though, I hope to finish the shawl (and other WIPs) soon! I thought I would share the 3 squares of The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's Kawaii Winter Wonderland. We've been getting 5 days worth of clues each Monday and they just keep getting cuter and cuter! Only problem is I can't keep up. I hope to get faster as I go, but considering I haven't cross stitched since I was 10, I don't think I'm doing too bad. The next square is a pair of mittens that are super cute and I can't wait to start on. If you're a fan of cross stitch, or just want to check out some adorable patterns, be sure to check The Frosted Pumpkin's website (you can get to it from the link above). I also have to say, I don't know them, I'm just a fan of their patterns!

That's it for me today. I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I'll "see" you all next week! I'll have exciting news about a KAL I'm sponsoring with Rock and Purl!

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Work in Progress Wednesday 119

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great week. I've had a great time so far with my friend Alea so far! We've had an insane couple of days in San Diego and Los Angeles. I haven't had too much time to be crafty, but I've bought a few things to make my crafting easier!

I bought beads for my Quaker Ridge shawl! I'm going to mix the two randomly for the bind off. I have one and a half more repeats before I'm finished and ready to go.

Don't the beads look great!!?? The blue are a little hard to see in the match awesome. I wanted a little bling but not too much.

Here's my cross stitch!I haven't gotten too much further but I just need to the inside of the owl, his beak and the number for the square. I wish you could see the white a little more on my canvas, but oh well.

Check out all my cross stitch stuff! I'm totally professional now. HA!

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

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Hi everyone! Happy Friday. Today I'm SOOO excited because one of my good friends, Alea (from Pop Culture Junkie!) is coming to visit me for a week. We plan to head to LA this weekend, then bum around San Diego next week. I can't wait to show her my new house, where I grew up (in LA) and a lot of awesome stuff So Cal has to offer! She's never been to San Diego, so it should be a fun time. We also plan to do a lot of cross stitch and some knitting.

I'm sure I'll have something to show you next week for FO Friday, but today I don't. I've been insanely busy, but more on that later. I thought I would share with you my latest Candy Skein update from yesterday though!

All yarn above is available at Candyskein.com as of this posting!

I hope you all have a great weekend. For those of you back east or with cold weather right now, be sure to stay warm! Wear lots of hand knits and drink lots of hot chocolate. :)

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Hi everyone! I don't want to get into politics on this blog, but I just wanted to thank those of you who took the time out to vote yesterday in the US. It's a right AND a privilege to vote and I'm always so proud to be handed my I VOTED sticker. I also wanted to say congrats to President Obama on his re-election!

Now onto yarnie goodness:

I had a great time Sunday with my knitting group. I have to say, I was a little disappointed in the fiber festival this year. I think it was much better last year and felt a little cheated that I paid to get in. I did get one thing I wanted! I got a 2.5mm ChiaoGoo needle! I've always wanted to try these and 2.5mm is my favorite size for socks. I picked a 32" cable for it, as I (as you all know) love magic loop. I also got a skein (I know, I know!) of Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock in a colorway exclusive to a shop in Manhattan Beach, CA, Twist! I couldn't resist an exclusive colorway.

You haven't seen this shawl in awhile! This is my Quaker Ridge Shawl out of Tosh Sock in Worn Denim. I was hoping to get beads at the show for the beaded bind off, but the bead booth that was there last year wasn't there this year! I was so bummed. I have two more repeats left and then I think I'll just have enough yarn for the bind off. I love it so far!

These are the Candy Skein November' 12 colorway, Pumpkin Pie, socks I'm making for my husband! I haven't had a chance to work on them too much, as you can see, but I'm almost finished with the first cuff. I really like how it's coming along so far and I hope he will too. He still doesn't know I'm working on it yet!

Last but not least, I have a new hobby. I know, like I need something else on my plate! I recently got the itch to learn how to cross stitch again. Last time I did so, I was probably 10 years old and the only patterns out there were old lady looking patterns. Obviously that wasn't my style when I was 10, and it isn't now! There are some amazing patterns out there for cross stitch now! Who knew!? This is The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery Kawaii Winter Wonderland mystery cross stitch. I couldn't resist. Obviously I'm behind as I've (almost, I just need to add the snow in the globe) finished day 1. I LOVE it so far, but I will say, cross stitch is INTENSE! I was actually SORE this weekend from it and I realize when I do it I don't breathe! LOL I hope you don't mind me sharing this with you, as it's not knitting or crochet.

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



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FO Friday 111

Hi everyone and happy Friday!! 10 years ago today, my husband and I officially started dating! Isn't it crazy how time flies??!! Sometimes it seems like I've known him my whole life (we've known each other for 12 years), other times it seems like we just started dating. Back on November 2, 2002, we went to a wedding together and had a great time. I would have never guessed back then that we would be where we are now, but I'm sure glad that I started dating (and married 5 years later) my best friend. :)

Enough with the sappy stuff! Sorry to derail the blog. I don't have a FO today unfortunately, as I've been SO busy with my studio and re-stocking candyskein.com. I'll have big updates next week including new Yummy fingering, Yummy DK, Delicious fingering and a mini set!

This weekend on Sunday a few girls from my knitting group and I will be going to the Southern California Handweavers' Guild Weaving and Fiber Festival (wow that's a mouthful!) in Torrence, CA. If you're going and see me (I'll try and remember to wear a few Candy Skein buttons!) please say hi! I might even have a prize for anyone who recognizes me. :) Unfortunately, I won't have a booth this year there, but hope to next year. I'll tell you all about it next week, but I'm going to be strong and not buy yarn (I hope). We'll see how I do!

What are your big plans this weekend?

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