1, 2, 3 ........

Last time I posted was how many days ago? 10? No, 11?

Note to myself, next year do not take, repeat, DO NOT, take any wholesale order for the yarn business while your other business is open 7 days a week. Last time I checked, still 7 days in a week (and 24 hours in a day.)

Anyway, if you are a member Full Toes Ahead, I hope you are happy with the colorway and the pattern. If you do not, what are you waiting for?

In the mist of skeining, dyeing, and re-skeining, there was one FO: I finally finished and felted the felted bag that was 95% done since August:



Needle: US 11 / 8.0 mm
Yarn: Lion Brand Lion Wool Solid 1 skeins = 158.0 yards (144.5m) in Sage and Lion Brand Lion Wool Prints 2 skeins = 286.0 yards (261.5m) Majestic Mountain
Pre-felting dimensions: 18x19"
Post-felting dimensions: 14.5x11"

But mostly there were WIPs while I am working my x-mas list.



Socks for my brother, toe-up, but see what I am doing? I have put the first sock on hold on some scrape yarn and started the second one from the other end of the ball. I have developed a real phobia about running out of yarn. It have not having good sock karma lately (after the Gryffindor sock, even the Jaywalker has been misbehaving, but we won't talk about that.)

I have received some wonderful stitch markers from Emma Crookshanks of Hufflepuff for Hogwarts Sock Swap I:



Aren't they beautiful? I do appreciate the paper as well!

But my good fortune did not stop there, I won one of the prizes for Knit Unto Others and a skein of sock yarn from Wooly Wonka Fiber is on its way to me!

More WIPs

I know I said "tomorrow", but in my world "tomorrow" means "sometime this week". So, here I go, two more WIPs:



Felted Bag, made in Lion Brand Lion Wool, one skein in Sage and two skeins in Majestic Mountain. I am at the very boring part, the loooong I-cord, and that is the reason why I haven't finished this since August. I did not have anybody particular in mind for this when I started it, but I am thinking now I could use it as x-mas gift. Umh, a gift 95% done? That will make me finish it!



Perfect Pie Shawl by Veronik Avery from Weekend Knitting in Tess' Designer Yarns Silk & Ivory. This one IS NOT A GIFT, so it is kind of low on my priority right now, but I love it, so I have to stash it away otherwise I am going to work on it. The yarn is fabulous and the pattern is so easy to memorize, it is almost mindless.

More WIPs tomorrow in few days.

P.S. I am soldiering on with the cardi for my niece, as Jennifer suggested. Penny asked about the pattern; I am just making it up as I go, but I am taking notes on what I am doing, so it may become a free pattern.