(before I peruse the link for too long and end up late to pick up dh from work)

I think I want this: http://www.twistsandturnsnewsletter.com/

I began Amelia’s hat on Friday, grabbing the leftover white wool-ease from the stash (from the kitty bed) and worked the ribbing on the work commute. after work, headed to JoAnns and picked up the Blush color for the slip stitch section. DH recommended I use a color for the stripe, since the pale pink would blend into the white. so I grabbed some of the leftover purple from Lilin’s hat for that. and I have to admit, he was right. I’m currently about half-way thru the slip stitch section of the pattern. The pattern is from the same book as Lilin’s hat - it’s the Candy Dots hat.

JoAnns had a great sale this weekend. On Friday, I picked up the above mentioned Blush yarn, an Embellish Knit tool with a 50% coupon, and an ArbBin needle roll that was in the clearance bin. (figured it might come in handy). Today, I picked up more Wool-Ease in Navy & a blue, and Paton’s Divine in Orange and Black. and some fabric to sew up into non-knitting things, most likely.

in other hat news, BIL’s hat will be Tychus, using LB Wool-Ease in Navy, Blue Heather, White & Charcoal Gray (the white & gray being found in the stash.) Melanie’s hat will be using the Divine and will somehow match last year’s scarf. Eli’s hat will be made with more stash yarn - that random mateless ball of blue sock yarn that was going to get a solid foot.

in WIP news, not much has been happening (aside from adding hats to the list). I really need to get to work on the HP scarf, so DH can wear it to HP4 when it comes out next month. Also need to finish up Eli’s sweater (it is getting cold) and the tank top.

in other shopping news, my final selection from Crafter’s Choice has finally moved from backordered status to shipped. yay. so I ordered the Yarn Harlot’s book. and I ordered a book to give the girls for xmas - I think it’ll fit in nicely with this year’s gift theme. :D

did I mention I’d started knitting one of them? This one’s for Lilin. The pattern is the tam from Kids’ Knitted Hats (the book I bought earlier this month).

um, details… Purple LB Wool-Ease (used approx. 2 oz) on US8s. modified the pattern a bit to accomadate larger yarn and larger size. fudged the increase section. Started: around Oct 14 Finished: Oct 20th (would have been finished sooner if the sock didn’t take priority. ;)) when laying flat, the hat is approx. 10″ across the widest part.

Picture to be added tomorrow.

my feet are too bloody big. I spent sock class #2 attempting to finish getting to my darned ankle bone. (I think I still have a few rows to go. I forget where I was at when I last tried it on.)

after class I looked at a few yarns and books. what caught my eye?

* Interweave’s KnitScene - quite a few cute patterns in there.
* Folk Hats - I was a little unsure about it at first, but my g-d, the variety! I so want to make the Blue Bonnet

I had my first sock class last night. I’m learning the toe-up method and learned the figure 8 cast on (evil thing, that is). I now have enough sock after the 2 hour class to cover half of my big toe. woohoo! homework is to get up to (or close to) the ankle bone so we can start our heels next week. I’ll post a pic later.

in other WIP progress…
* last week I worked on the thing. I finished the purl stripe and was about to start the next stripe but decided to work on something else this week (also wanted to take a progress pic)
* I worked on dh’s HP scarf on the way to work the last couple days. I finished the half-stripe I was in, finished a yellow stripe, and am a few rows into the next marroon stripe. it has been abandoned for today so I can attempt to make progress on the sock.
* I tried playing with the crochet edge on the tank top (which I’m thinking is more likely to fit Amelia then Lilin at this point. and her birthday’s next week…), but ripped it out cuz I wasn’t sure if I was doing it right.
* I have the yarn for Samus, but haven’t done anything with is since opening the box.

oh, and this xmas is going to be seeing lots of hats, I think. I picked up some odd Kids Hats booklet with the 50% off coupon Michael’s has last weekend. so cute! and while talking to my sister this weekend, she mentioned that Eli needs a hat (and a beard). and that she wouldn’t mind a hat to match her scarf. and I’d already planned on making the girls hats (which is why I bought the book). good thing they’re quick to make. (if only I could decide on the yarn… do acrylic & cotton really keep your head warm? I really would rather find an animal fiber/acrylic blend so that it’s warm and washable. I’m thinking of hunting down some Plymouth Encore or Wool-Ease, assuming I can find the right colors in worsted & sport weight. they are in the frozen tundra, afterall.)