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Hi everyone! I hope your week is going good! I stole a few minutes this weekend between working to actually knit! Crazy, right!?!?!?! So I actually have something to share with you.

I think you may remember me mentioning a few weeks ago that I was going to start Elfe by Astrid Schramm. I couldn't decide on my colors so I went back and forth and even asked my Candy Skein Ravelry group. I finally decided on Grape Soda, as I'm using Candy Skein Yummy fingering. Then I thought I was going to use Foil Wrapper, but the Sugar Snap Pea kept pulling me toward it....

 

So I picked these two, Grape Soda and Sugar Snap Pea in Candy Skein Yummy fingering. This picture is really closely accurate for the color, and the pics below aren't.

 

 This is how far I got. I haven't been able to work on it since, but I'm already half way through the sleeve increases, and two green stripes in. I LOVE it so far and I have to say the pattern is amazingly fun and easy. I see myself making a ton of these in different colors (and solids) if it fits good.

I'm trying to make the stripes as jogless as possible and I think it doesn't look too bad. This is the first one and the second looks even better!

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

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Candy Skein August '13 colorway- Blue Hawaiian

August 2013 colorway- Blue Hawaiian!

Available now through August 31st!

As the summer comes to a close, I try to hold onto the dream of a vacation on the white sand beaches and gorgeous ocean water of the Hawaiian Islands. Unfortunately, I'm not lucky enough to visit this year. The closest I can get is to gaze into my ice cold glass that glows the colors of the Hawaiian ocean water from a mix Blue Curacao liqueur and rum (among a few other things).


That's why I picked Blue Hawaiian as the August 2013 colorway! This awesome yarn is kettle dyed in three different layers of aqua/teal that gives off an ombre affect that will make any project pop! It would be perfect for any fingering weight project.


DISCLAIMER: This is a very hard color to photograph. It is a bit brighter and more saturated than in the picture.

Colorway: Blue Hawaiian
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

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Hi everyone! I hope all is well. Thank you so much for the well wishes on Wednesday. The meds are doing their jobs. I just need to hold out on getting the tooth removed until at least the end of next week when I finish half of the big job I'm working on. What fun things to look forward to! ;) The positive spin I'm putting on the whole thing as at least I'll be forced to take a break and rest a little bit.

This weekend is more work, but hope to at least do a few fun things. I haven't crafted at all in the past few weeks, so I hope to do something. Even the nights I'm not working I'm too tired to even think about picking something up. It just seems like a chore, right? So, hopefully that gets resolved this weekend.

I have, however, been reading a bit! Luckily I can read while I reskein thanks to my Nook! I'm almost finished with Sarah Dessen's (one of my favorite YA authors) newest book, The Moon and More. It's so good (so far), and I have a little under 100 pages left. Next up on the reading front is to finish Clockwork Angel by Cassandre Clare. I started it awhile ago, and while it was great, I put it down to read Neil Gaiman's new book after I went to the signing (which was almost amazing). After that, who knows?! That's the great part of being a reader. There's so many books out there that are waiting to be read.

Don't forget, today is the last day for the Candy Skein Summer sale!

That's it for me today. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

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Hi everyone. So sorry for the very short/abrupt FO Friday this past week. I've been slammed with work and have been in terrible pain. Remember how the weekend before I thought I had the flu and my shoulder hurt? Well, I found out why! I have a abscess wisdom tooth and I need to get it pulled. :( I can't even explain to you how much I'm dreading that. I'm on antibiotics and pain killers which have really helped. The pain is now manageable and the swelling is down. Now I have to find the time to get the tooth pulled. I guess I should be so lucky to have all four of my wisdom teeth up until this point. I'm on the road to recovery (until I get the tooth pulled that is).

Since I've been working so much, I haven't had a chance to do much else (other than work), so I don't have a WIPW to share. I hope to next week, as maybe I'll have a few moments to relax and work on something.

I did want to share that I'm having a Candy Skein Summer sale that starts today and runs until the end of Friday! Just use code Summer Candy to receive 15% off your total purchase. This code only works on in stock items.

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

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!

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