Happy Halloween!

This cute little owl made it all the way here from New Zealand, courtesy of Lee, to celebrate Halloween with me! He is so adorable, and the stitching is beautiful, especially his little bullion knot feet! He even brought a little pouch along with him.

This weekend's festivities are going to have to comprise their own posts...Saturday we went to tea at my sister's, which was typically wonderful, and Sunday...we bought a car. =)

War of WIPs Call to Arms #15

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Thank you for all the comments on my Squirrel! You all had some great name suggestions...I love all the adjective combinations. But I feel like this guy is a simple squirrel, so he needs a simpler name. I'm going to go with "Herr Skutt," suggested by Jenny. I'm squirreling away the other names for future residents of the Lottloft, though. *groan* =)

The next battle looming on the horizon is Astrid, which requires 13 large circles, 14 medium circles and 26 small circles (or something like that). I got two small circles done this week (I may pass out from this extreme speed). And here's what I have:

 

Yeah, a little ways to go. And some MAJOR blocking to get them all the correct size. Anyone have any tips on blocking 1" circles to 1.5" circles?? Speaking of which, can you tell which one of these things is not like the others? (Hint: It's not the one without the tail.) I seem to have knit the top right one "upside down" so the cast-on edge is on the front. I nearly discarded it, but then I thought...eh...once the whole thing's sewn up, who's going to be able to tell that from the back of a running horse at midnight?

Which, of course, is exactly how I'll wear it.

Don't forget about my Fall Giveaway! (yarn edition and needlework edition)

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WIP Wednesday (Finally, yarn!)

Finally, a WIP with some yarn! Yes, Chocolat is done (still haven't managed to iron it, though, so no picture), so I have cast on for Helena for a friend's (very, very) little girl.

 

Craptastic picture. There's just no light here either in the morning or at night. Impossible to get good pictures! So far I'm loving the Knit Picks Swish DK yarn. I was worried it wouldn't be soft, since it's a superwash (but what the heck do I know, anyway??) It's nummy and squishy, though. Very nice to work with. Now if I can just get past all the booooooring stockinette....

I've also done a little on Random Thoughts (I was kind of giddy to work on it after so much Chocolat), but, hmmm...somehow it didn't even occur to me to take a picture! Maybe next week. Although I do need to start on the prework for my next class, and considering that it's completely, 100% basting, there probably won't be any pictures of that, either!!

Hey, I've got a Giveaway going on right now, so please visit that post to enter!

For more effectively photographed WIP Wednesday eye candy goodness, head over to Tami's Amis!

October TUSAL

(What's a TUSAL?)

 

My, that's a lot of brown. Well, there was a lot of stitching on Chocolat (still sadly unironed). Also a few intriguing bits of lovely cranberry yarn...check back tomorrow for their origin. =)

Fuzzy Felted Fall Giveaway

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Want to win a cool interchangeable needle holder and some fuzzy yarny goodness?

 

This is dellaQ's Que-i double interchangeable needle set. I didn't realize how big it was when I got it, and as most of my interchangeable needles are stuck in WIPs right now, it was woefully underpopulated, so I got a smaller one and I'm passing this one on. It's very nice; it's even padded, unlike some of their other needle holders. It has US numbers for the needles, pockets that hold your cables, and a zippered pocket that holds all the connector accouterments. Included with it are some nice fluffy novelty yarns and Bags: A Knitter's Dozen (which for some reason means "twenty-one").

So how do you enter? Simple; you get one chance each if you...

• Leave a comment on this post by November 11th at 11:59pm, EST. Tell me your favorite Fall dish (or even better...recipe). No need to be a follower, because you will get an extra chance if you happen to...
• Be a follower!
• Post about this contest on your blog. Feel free to use/link to the picture of the goodies. Please put a link to your post in a comment...I thank you. =)

Giveaway is now closed! I'll be announcing the winner soon!

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Who can't use some nice fluffy yarn??