Work in Progress Wednesday 162

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay. I can't seem to keep track of what day it is lately and to top it all off, yesterday was my husband's birthday and we didn't get in until late. I'm going to try and be better,  I promise.

FO Friday 154

Hi everyone! Happy Friday. I hope all is well with you. I don't have a FO to share today, but I do have some fun news. Unfortunately it isn't my larger news (which I get to share next week) regarding the secret project I worked on all summer, but it is still exciting.

Picture courtesy of Yavanna Reynolds

A few days ago, the Deep Fall issue of Knitty was released. I'm happy to announce a gorgeous sock pattern, Ridley, by the lovely and talented Yavanna Reynolds is in the new issue using Candy Skein Juicy Sport. You can also see Yavanna's Ridley project page with more photos here.

This week I've added four new colors to Juicy Sport on the website and in the next few weeks there will be even more colorways available.

And these are the skeins I currently have available and ready to ship.

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

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Work in Progress Wednesday 161

Hi everyone! I hope all is well this week with you. After taking last week off, I'm back to work again. It's funny when you take time away from work that you love. Getting back to it gives you a new refreshing take. I had a great day of dyeing yesterday and got so much done. It was really rewarding.

I also had time to work on the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery Halloween Sampler. I forget if I've shown this before, but isn't it awesome? I still have a bunch of the border to do, but after seeing the first few days that were sent this week, I had to start! Each square has a letter (9 squares in total) that will spell Halloween. I love working on this! Also, how amazing is my needle holder in the upper left corner?!? Awesome, right?

That's it for me today. I hope you all have a great rest of the week. Tonight we are seeing Neko Case in concert which I am SOO excited about. She's one of my favorite singers and I hope it's a great show.

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Fo Friday 153

Hi guys! Sorry for the delay. Apparently I don't know if I'm coming or going, or what day it is the past few weeks! ACK! I promise to do better next week.

Have a fabulous weekend!

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Work in Progress Wednesday 160

Hi everyone. Happy Hump day. With the holiday here in the US Monday, I almost forgot it was Wednesday! Crazy. This week is flying by and unfortunately it's the week I decided to deem my "vacation" week. What do I do on my "vacation"?

I paint my craft room (after I did some work). Am I insane? The fun thing is, because it's my craft room I'm REALLY excited about it. This picture isn't a great representation of what the true color is. It's more of a sky blue. The color is actually called "Electra". Cool, right? The only thing that ruined it was the paint guy at Home Depot said "Yeah, like Carmen, right?" Where the nerd in me was picturing Electra from Daredevil. HA!

Have I mentioned my craft room is going to be Doctor Who themed?!? Here is my Tardis Blue wall next to the newly painted other wall. As you can see, this is very much a WIP post as the painter's tape is still up (seriously, why do I bother with that stuff. It still gets paint under it). I painted the Tardis blue wall awhile ago (as you may remember) but didn't have time to paint the rest until now. Tuesday I finished 1 1/2 walls, so only 1 1/2 left! Unfortunately, I have to move my HUUUUGGGEEEE work table to do one, along with my sewing cabinet to do one wall, and the other I have to move a bed and nightstand. Bleh. Now you can see why I painted this wall today. All I had to move was my chest full of yarn (which probably weighs a good 75 lbs it seems). Once I get the painting done, new blinds/drapes and some pictures up, I'll show you more of it! Don't the colors look great with the door/floor??!! I'm totally in love with how it's turning out.

I hope to start my next knitting project this week too. I'll be making Plume by Lisa Mutch with these two colors. The one on the left is Black Licorice and the one on the right is Cinnamon Bear, both Yummy fingering. I can't wait to get started! I actually did start it last Friday, but I was away from home and forgot stitch markers. I tried thole straw wrapper thing, but it just wasn't working out. It was too fiddly since it was just the start. I'm making it as a sample for my booth for next month's Vista Fiber Fiesta in Vista, CA. I better get a move on!

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

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!