Tea of the week: Twinings of London Peppermint & Creamy Vanilla (aka Buttermint in USA). This is a smooth, decadent tea that has become one of my very favorites! It’s also more affordable than loose-leaf orders from David’s, so it’s a nice, inexpensive splurge.

Actual Knitting Content:

Rob’s Wedding Socks, knit out of Night Owl Fibers Basic Sock in the Rusty Hook colourway on size 2.5mm (US 1.5) needles.
Goal: Finish the leg on the first sock by his birthday (NYE).

Find Your Fade by Andrea Mowry. I didn’t reach my goal, but that’s because I had a new cast-on. Knit out of
1- Oasis Yarn Aussi Sock in a OOAK colourway.
2- Zwerger Garn Opal Vincent Van Gogh in the Starry Night colourway.
3- Bernat Sox Multi in the Faded Denim colourway.
4- Zwerger Garn Opal Regenwald / Rainforest 4 fach/4 ply in the Panama Franzi colourway.
5- Open Skies Yarn Tweed Sock in the Chilly Mornings colourway.
Knit on size 4mm (US 6) needles.
Goal: I’m so close to finishing section 9, I’m hoping to get it done by December 31.

Mitered Square Blanket – added my two squares this week (see notebook). Based on Knitted Patchwork Recipe by Martine Ellis. Knitted on 2.5mm needles (US 3). Added 3 squares this week:

1. Fiber Seed Sprout Sock “Blue Suede Shoes” from Witchyknitts
2. Fiber Seed Sprout Sock “Beach Party” from mandypinecone
3. Bear in Sheep’s Clothing, Bear Masham “Squall” from ARunnerBean

Goal: Add 1 square per night during Hanukkah, to be shown during nightly vlogs.

Basic Knitted Dishcloth by Jane Lake. Knitted out of Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Ombres & Prints in the Lavender Ice colourway on 4mm (US 6) needles.
Goal: Make one more dishcloth, likely during appointments tomorrow.

Snowy Owl by Claire Garland. Knit out of Red Heart Très Chic in colourway 4351 on size 6mm (US 10) needles.
Goal: Obviously, as this is meant to be a Christmas present, I need to get it done by the 25th. My goal is not to lose my mind and/or tear my hair out LOL

I’ll be casting on a test knit for a bulky-weight hat for Kas of Seattle Sky Dyeworks, but that won’t be until Chicago

Vlogmas Episodes: I’ve been watching the following podcasters’ vlogmas episodes: Hawthorn Cottage Craft with ARunnerBean, By the Lakeside with SandyRan, The CATT Lady Podcast with TheCATTLady, Knit Night with MekaMika with Shamekaknits, Steeped in Books with TrueCanuckGirl, and Suburban Stitcher Podcast with dbbstitch.

Podcasting News:

I imagine not many people are posting regular episodes, since so many people are vlogmassing (yes, I made a verb out of vlogmas – sue me). But this week I got to watch Stockinette Zombies episode 272 with jknitma and justrunknit, and Must Love Yarn episode 149 with jrbirdkid and KellySpins. Next one’s a big milestone!!! I can’t wait!

Everybody have a fabulous week, and a fantastic holiday (I won’t be posting show notes for the 8 Nights of Vlogging episodes, although I will post the episodes in their own special thread). Please, especially during this holiday season when we’re all so stressed and rushed, take the time to be kind to one another!

ACTUAL KNITTING CONTENT~!!!!!

FO: Finished a Basic Knitted Dishcloth by Jane Lake. Knit out of Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Yarn in the Lavender Ice colourway on size 4.0mm (US 6) needles. GOAL: I’ll be making several more of these in the next week or so.

WIPs:

Work continues on my Find Your Fade by Andrea Mowry. Yarns used so far are Oasis Yarn Aussi Sock in a OOAK colourway, Zwerger Garn Opal Vincent Van Gogh in the Starry Night colourway, Bernat Sox Multi in the Faded Denim colourway, Zwerger Garn Opal Rainforest in the Panama Franzi colourway, and Open Skies Yarn Tweed Sock in the Chilly Mornings colourway. Knit on size 4.0mm (US 6) needles. GOAL: I’d like to finish section nine this week (thirteen is near the end of the pattern, no idea why I thought I was there).

I’m still working on my Straight and Narrow Socks (own pattern). They’re knit out of Mia Bella Kitten Sock in the Sapphire colourway (who knew it had a name? It didn’t when I bought it!) on size 2.5mm (US 1.5) needles. GOAL: to finish the first sock. I won’t cast the second one on right away, since I want to start a different project, and I’m not ready to start writing the pattern up yet. The pattern should be out some time in the next couple of months.

I have just cast on a NEW Scrappy Blanket! I’m loosely following the memory blanket by Georgie Nicolson. Squares added so far include Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock in Zuzu’s Petals, an unknown striped/patterned yarn, and The Plucky Knitter Plucky Sock in Apple Cider (first and third from my friend krysknits). Knit using 3mm (US 2.5) needles.

VLOGMAS

I have always loved watching Vlogmas episodes. Here are the ones I’m following this year!
Hawthorn Cottage Craft with ARunnerBean
MekaMika with Shamekaknits
By the Lakeside with SandyRan
The CATT Lady Podcast with TheCATTLady
Steeped in Books by TrueCanuckGirl

Other Podcasts:

Other podcasts I have watched since I spoke to you last include:
Little Big Knits with selmaknits
Must Love Yarn with jrbirdkid and KellySpins
Night Owl Fibers with sweetknits1997 and Nightowlfibersmom
Hand Me My Knitting with handmemyknitting
Ninja Chickens with NinjaChickens
Espace Tricot with EspaceTricot
The Knit Girllls with LaLa and udontcallmeles

Have a great week, and please be kind to one another!