After taking an unreasonably long time to knit, considering they are fingerless gloves, the Haunted Handwarmers are done! The pattern and yarn are from Jimmy Beans, and were a Fright Club option. You can definitely see where the rows ended. Maybe it’s because they’re haunted? Or more likely because I cannot seem to get it… Continue reading Haunted Handwarmers Done!
Ravelry link to the pattern is here. Also FYI – the designer is hosting a KAL later this month, and many dyers are doing little mini-skein sets to use for it. Also, everyone involved is giving portions of their sales to various charities. You’re welcome.
I believe I mentioned having gone a little crazy with the Halloween yarn. Well, a lot of that has been coming in finally, making for some pretty happy mail days 🙂 This is a mini set from Ms. Monster Creations that came with the nifty little bag from the Ginger Ewe. I really liked this… Continue reading Stash Enhancement Saturday
No FOs quite yet, but I did make some progress on my What We Do In the Shadows (WWDITS) cowl. I decided to do planned pooling, but just do columns of color, and to make it a little more vampirey, added in a bat motif that I had the pattern for from my Fangtastic Socks.… Continue reading No FO
I remembered to do this post on Wednesday, and the reward is unforced alliteration 🙂 I have a lot of WIPs on the go right now, many more than is normal for me. In addition to the Halloween socks of earlier post fame and my skirt that is started but put aside until November, I… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
The leaves are all falling off the trees, but the marigolds and forget-me-nots by the walkway are still hanging in there! We started getting our decorations out, but need to get the rest of them deployed over the weekend 🙂
I started my Halloween socks over the weekend! The yarn is Strong Sock in the Haunted House colorway from Ms Monster Creations on Etsy, who is also the dyer of my big Halloween yarn advent from both last year and this year. I did not know (or remember) that it was self-striping, so that was… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday: Spooky Edition
Well, it was a pretty knitty day. As a result, many – but not all – of the things are now cast on. Fist block of my Nightmare Before Christmas shawl/wrap/not sure yet New idea for a cowl using the What We Do In the Shadows yarn of earlier post fame here and here. Second… Continue reading Cast On Report
As usual, this quiz is stolen borrowed from Karen at Nothing But Knit – check out her blog! Are you a one project at a time crafter or do you like a variety to suit your mood? Do you reward yourself along the way with a new project after reaching a certain goal? How do… Continue reading Project Decisions – A Quiz
