handmade by stefanie

Win these needles in the Conversation Socks KAL ! How is it already October?! I feel like I've been saying this every month - and I probably have. At any rate, I'm excited that autumn is finally here: it's my favorite time of year, made better only by so many exciting things happening in the world of fiber. Next week is Spinzilla , but there are also a ton of KALs happening which I can't resist joining. Translation: I will be doing ALL OF THE THINGS and then some this month. The first KAL one that's near and dear to my heart, because it features my designs! The Conversation Socks KAL starts today, and it was officially announced last week here on the Knitter's Pride blog . Basically, you just have to knit any 1 of my 5 Conversation Socks  patterns during the month of October and tag your project with "KPConvoSocks" in your Ravelry notebook to be entered to win a Dreamz DPN Sock Set, generously provided by Knitter's Pride! While I'm thin...

This week's crop of FO's is brought to you by my new favorite color (apparently):  highlighter orange.  I'm not sure when this happened - I've never been much of an 'orange' person...but suddenly my living room has some new coordinating denizens as undeniable proof that I'm crazy for orange.  I'm just as surprised as you are! Exhibit A: Exhibit B: You may notice Rebecca Danger's Dot the Dress-Up Box Monster hanging out with her new friends - I cast on for her last week to distract me from knitting and other work that needs to be done.  Perhaps I should rename her Dot the Distraction Monster!  I wanted to use up the lovely skein of Scarlet Fleece Painted Merino (in Mr. Tangerine Man) that I had left over from making Ursula and Uma....so I got out the Big Book of Monsters and started knitting away!  I ended up using some leftover Malabrigo Twist (in Teal Feather) for her ears and eye spot.  Since I only had a tiny bit left, I ended up knit...