September Yarn Crush

I am thrilled with this months patterns, and the magazine. There is a sweater I want to start RIGHT NOW! Please :)
Alas I will not be starting it as I have to finish my Circlet Cardigan which has been on the needles for far to long, and alas it is something I need to get finished

Back to the box, I am sad there is no 'Full of Yarny Goodness' sticker this time round, but I will survive. The colour of the yarn is stunning, and I just cannot contain my happiness about it. It is such a stunning colour I am going to save it for a knitted shawl though instead of a hat and pair of fingerless mitts That being said I am using some other yarn from my stash for these items and as soon as I am finished typing this I am off to go cast on the hat.

September 2016

Oh September, you were an interesting month. I got three things off the needles though so that is a bonus. Two of the items were started in August and finished in September and the Rory socks were started and finished in the same month I am really pleased.

FO's:

1. Mina Socks
2. Heartfire Shawl
3. Gilmore Girl KAL Rory Scarf insipired Sockys
1. This taught me the skill of toe up socks. Which do I prefer? I really have no idea, but I think investing in second pairs of 9 inch circulars might be an idea so I can knit 2 at a time. I am not a magic loop person, or I just need to practice and grow into the skill

Knitting I have on the go:

1. Illuminated Lines Blanket: Thank you Knit Picks
2. Circlet Cardigan: Thank you Knit Picks - so pretty! I cannot wait to see this finished.
3. Elise Blanket in Maroon
4. Feather and Fan Blanket - This really is if I am desperate for a change.
5. Banana Bunches - So you can probably tell this keeps getting shoved aside.
6. Hue shift in 5 colours not 10
7. Dragon Stole: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragon-stole

Books:

1. The Crown
2. Moll Flanders
3. Call of the Midwife Book 3 
4. Worlds of Ink and Shadow
5. DragonFly in Amber

What I Have Been Watching

For me knitting time means movie/TV watching time. Ergo it would follow that I have watched my fair share of programs while knitting/crafting.

Galavant:
A fun little show with an intriguing premise. I am not 100% sure it was executed in the best possible manner, but the songs are fun, and the handful of recognizable actors and actresses are a nice addition. It is watchable, and well worth watching, but I feel a good musical deserves to have the odd catchy tune that you find yourself humming in the shower or while doing some other monotonous task, they are too complicated to even hum after the fact let alone sing.
I say watch it, enjoy it, but don't leave feeling enriched, or as though you have wasted your time.

Maleficent:
I have debated on and off watching this, but never was tempted to go and watch it in the theatres. I was taken aback to find I thoroughly enjoyed it. A nice twist on a classic fairy story, and a twist I was not in any way expecting. Without giving the story away I cannot say much more. Just go watch it, and call me in the morning.









Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries:
I am not the first person that will jump up and go YES PLEASE I NEED A MURDER MYSTERY. I would meekly walk in the other direction if something of that sort happened in my vicinity. However, the costumes, and Miss Fisher make the experience delightful although somewhat predictable. Watch them in short bursts and then stop for a while. They do tend to have a structured formula. Something dire happens, Miss Fisher is called, then tells them to call jack, or the other way around, and then they investigate a murder, and utilize a good cop bad cop, or female cop male cop scenario that plays out to the end where by they figure out who the murderer is and that person gets put away.
I just wish they could figure out a way for our two leads to get over themselves and admit what everyone who has watched this show can see.

Look out next time when I let you know what else I am watching!

August Yarn Crush

I just noticed that I was behind the  8 ball with this one. I absolutely LOVE this yarn, I want more just like it. The urge to dive right into this project is tearing at my fingers. But I need to finish something. I promised myself that. Also I want to investigate the pattern as the shawl is a touch on the small side and I would love to be able to have a larger shawl. I am a tall person a long shawl looks more proportionate.

The little sheep necklace is also super adorable.
I apologize for the sad quality of this picture, the glass that covers the lense on my camera on my phone is busted, ergo, my pictures are the tiniest bit sad.

August 2016

I was away for 2 weeks of August, so my knitting was somewhat halted, as I want to knit on planes, but I do not want my needles to get taken away from me.

Also, you have probably noticed that my reading has taken a back seat to everything else. It's not that I have not been reading, it is more that I have been re-reading books to read the newest release of a series of books, but I do not think I can count them towards this years reading tally, as they are re-reads.

But my project bags came from MollyKleinDesigns. She was such a sweetie and they were wrapped up gorgeously! So pleased with this package.
Visit her shop here.

FO's:

1. Dark Side of the Moon Socks

Knitting I have on the go:

1. Illuminated Lines Blanket: Thank you Knit Picks
2. Circlet Cardigan: Thank you Knit Picks - so pretty! I cannot wait to see this finished.
3. Feather and Fan Blanket - This really is if I am desperate for a change.
4. Banana Bunches - So you can probably tell this keeps getting shoved aside.
5. Hue shift in 5 colours not 10
6. Dragon Stole: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragon-stole
7. Heartfire Shawl

Books:

1. Moll Flanders
2. Call of the Midwife Book 3
3. Me Before You
4. Worlds of Ink and Shadow
5. DragonFly in Amber
• I read some reviews on GoodReads and it appears that people are not too taken with this, I am actually quite enjoying it, it is a good simply easy going read that is fairly easy to pick up and put down. 

HedgeHog Fibre August Club Installment

This is somewhat of a happy sad post, it is the last installment of my 3 month Hedgehog Fibre club installment, and boy am I glad I did it! The colours have been amazing. I have no idea how people bring themselves to actually knit with them, I just want to stare at them and figure out all the different colours that are going on at once. 

From left to right we have, August 1, August 2, August 3, Magic Potion, Witching Hour, and Cat's Pajamas. 

They must have such great fun naming these yarns. I wonder are they named after they are dyed or before?

I am still debating if I want to sign up again for September-December, that should be popping up quite soon if it is available. Fingers crossed I am not on the plane while it happens. 

Socks The Second Pair

These went surprising smoothly. I am also so pleased with the colour combination. And to boot they fit.

• 12 rows of cuff ribbing
• 9 rows before heel
• Heel
• 57 rows
• Then I began the decreases for the toe.
• 58 row is a decrease
• 4 rows to next decrease
• decrease
• 3 rows
• then decrease constantly to 8 stitches

I have discovered that I need a boat load of practice on Kitchener Stitch, I just do not know what it is about this, but I cannot get my head around it. 

I think these little guys look pretty cool. I am happy with the cuff, but could do with a couple more rows before I get to the foot.