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
Having finished my slippers, I found the temptation to dig into my fall projects too strong and wound up starting my Haunted Handwarmers. This is the smaller of the Halloween advent projects from Jimmy Beans this year. It wasn’t like the project or yarn colors were really a surprise, so it got to be kind… Continue reading It’s October Eve!
If you are looking for a little Halloween pattern to make, a couple of cute cowl patterns have recently come out – the Broom Riding Cowl (Etsy link) Alissa mentioned on HeadKnits, and the Cemetery Drive cowl (Etsy link, though it is also on Ravelry) Happy Spooky Knitting!
My felted slippers are done! These work up really fast, and are very cozy. My last pair fell apart in May, and it was already getting a bit warmer so I didn’t bother making another pair for summer. But now that it’s getting chilly again, time for more slippers! Here they are before felting –… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday: Slippers are Socks if you Squint
Quite A Yarn 