Months flying by...

I cannot believe we are here already, within months of the big holidays! Can you? Let me tell you, I am ready. Ready for the crisp cool air to return, handknit socks freed from their drawer , and soups. There is an obvious decline in knitting in the summer months throughout blogland. It will be nice to see all the big beautiful knits return. Personally I am beginning to crave knitting on some of my long hybernating blankets. 

First I need to finish up some Halloweenie socks. These are knit in a plain vanilla pattern, using the no longer in business Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber. Don't get me started on how sad I am about the fact that I won't be able to buy any more of their beautiful yarn. You know how I feel about packaging, there was nothing like getting a pretty little cake of their yarn.

On to the other knitting project. The Quill. There were hopes of this shawl to be completed for this KAL, by the end of September. Failed! That is o.k. because it was so close and I am still working on it. What also makes it better is reading this post from Alicia about her Quill.

I will go with her estimated  hours of work that went into this....three thousand.

There we go, works in progress. How about you, are you finishing up things or starting new fun fall/winter knits? I will be continuing to finish my Quill..I know I keep repeating that but in a way I am trying to instill in my brain that this will be completed soon!

Today there will be knitting, but first I am meeting my bestie for her birthday brunch. Wishing you all a wonderful chilly day and plenty of time with your knitting.

XO

Andi

 

P.S. Today is the last day to enter this giveaway. Good luck to all!

Comments

[Lisa]

Well I have a shawl I just started for a KAL and it's coming along nicely since it's all garter stitch. And I have a wrap for my mom that is slowly but surely coming.
I LOVE your socks, it really is sad you can't get that yarn anymore, I would buy it in a heartbeat if I could. I have yet to make a pair of self striping socks.

[Audry]

3000 hours? I hope you are able to maintain friendships even though you spend all your time on Quill.
I am a sucker for a good Halloween sock. Are there any other good places to find an excellent halloween sock yarn? If anyone would know, I'm sure you would!

[Stefani]

I am working at finishing some current projects but it doesn't really help that I started on a new blanket this last week.

[Pumpkin]

Sounds like you are having a wonderful weekend! The socks are so fun, the striping is so perfect and lovely. I'm not sure I'm ready for the big holidays yet, no offense.

[katie]

hi andi! i look forward to sundays as i know you'll be posting some goodness~ i was looking at your flicker pics and saw the halloween yarn & wondered if you had made some cuteness and sure enough you did! i love the stripy halloween goodness~ so cute!

new projects? of course..lol i'm still working on my favorite scarf and also spring fern socks. next...a shawl! any suggestions? (something simple but not too simple and warm)

hope all is well with you my friend! have a great week ahead~

xo

katie

[Annie @ knitsofacto]

So I should remove Quill from my Rav queue, yes? ;)

I am totally stuck with my knitting at the moment. I'm waiting for beads for one project, broke the needle on another and need to shop for a replacement, and have decided against the pattern I'd chosen for a third project and can't decide on an alternative. At which point I found myself contemplating a Pi shawl. Maybe not quite 3000 hours but ... ;)

[Jody]

yay for more stripey socks! i thought of you this morning on the train when i cast on for a pair of stripey socks myself! the stripes really broke well on the heel flap. i'm a bit concerned that mine will not break nearly as well. i considered an afterthought heel but i really like the fit of a heel flap.

and here's hoping you're getting some "chilly" weather. it was 50 degrees this morning when i got in the car. i suspect you're not there yet...but soon?

[Kepanie]

That stripey yarn rocks! Make me think of Frankenstein!
Your Quill has certainly made a big jump progress. Good for you!

[Mr. Puffy]

I'm finishing up Halloween self stripy socks too ~ great minds think alike :))) It's beastly hot here but I am all of a sudden panicked because Fall will be come and gone before we know it and I've been a slacker knit wise lately....

[lori]

cute socks! and your quill, LOVE. i hope you don't mind how long it takes, its going to be gorgeous. i need to start looking for wool for mine too. happy birthday to your friend!

[José]

Admitted, that link on The Quill made me giggle... Though I fear I have somewhat of the same problem here... ( which now lies hibernating quietly, pretty much out of sight; I needn't be reminded constantly of course... ;-) it's to once become a second Color Affection, or some frogged something... )
But I guess when you alternate it with those lovely socks, you will make it, no doubt :-)