It's Fall Charlie Brown

I got my "It's Fall Charlie Brown" Woolgirl Kit! Yay! It is my most favorite thus far of all the kits I've ordered from Woolgirl. I'll share, but first...

For my Falling For Ewe Swap:
Do you like football? Who is your favorite team?

So first, is "Do I like football?" even a question! I love football, and am a total fanatic with the game! I won't leave my Direct TV service because they have the NFL ticket, which I have automatically renew yearly. I love the NFL ticket, you see every game on Sundays. Football is one of the many things my hubby and I share and look forward to every season. We always plan for our Football Sundays to make sure we can comfortably watch the games. In fact, since this is my first official Fall season ever knitting, I'm starting to realize that I'm having to choose football over my knitting. I still knit during the games, but boy is it hard, especially when its a good game. Plus I have a knit along I'm supposed to be attending every Sunday, but I can't because I'm at home watching football. I've now learned to knit my easy projects during games, cause I literally tried knitting my SofSIII a couple weeks ago, and boy was that a mistake. I had to TINK like crazy.

Onto my team, which is the San Francisco 49ers. I had high hopes for this season, especially after the first few games, but now am just upset because the team is regressing again, and repeating the same mistakes as they have in the last few years. We have the talent and tools to win the game, but the play calling and coaching just aren't cutting it. Mike Nolan (head coach) just can't seem to keep the guys motivated through an entire 4 qtrs. of the game. If we continue at this rate through the end of this season, I know Nolan will be canned. There has been no real improvement with the team, and I bet if he's canned they put Mike Martz in his place, wouldn't be surprising. I just don't get it sometimes. I'm still a 49er Faithful at heart, and will continue to support and cheer on during games.. if only the golden days would return 8)

...and now "It's Fall Charlie Brown"
As I was saying, this is my total favorite kit to date! Maybe it's because of the colors?? Or just cause Charlie Brown is just a cutie? The colors are so pretty and totally me in every way. The minute I opened the package I was just in ahh of it, and didn't want to unpack it cause it looked so pretty in it's packaged state. I LOVE LOVE this knitting bag! Can I say more??? So, without further adoo, since I've strung you on this long, here are the goodies:

Falling for Ewe with Eye Candy

I'll combine 2 posts, first I'll answer my Falling For Ewe Question of the Week #4.. just a tad late 8)

What do you plan on dressing up as for Halloween? If you are not dressing up, what will your kids be?

This year all the family is dressing up, my hubby hasn't decided on what he'll be, but I think he should be dressed up as a Army Drill Sgt., he sure can be commanding.. that's my taunting nickname for him when he's getting under my skin *-). My daughter will be a Hobo, which means she can just dress like any other day (joking), she dresses nice, but you know, she's a teen and in that stage of really defining her style. She looks so pretty when she puts her outfits together. Sadly my son will probably only be wearing some freaky mask, as he currently has braces, and doesn't want to do any "Trick O' Treating" because he can't eat candy. Lastly for me, I'm knitting me something special, which I'll show soon.. for now, it's a secret *-) I usually dress up as a Witch, this year I'll be making a change.

And now for the Eye Candy...just in time for Friday!

I received another one of Woolgirl's fab kits "Woodstock". It's so cool! It has all kinds of nostalgic candy from the 60's era, before I was thought of 8) The Teeny Weeny Woodstock stitch marker, is so damn cute, and the little knitting bag is my fave! I love knitting bags!







I was browsing some Etsy stores, and came across Butterfly Girl Designs, and OMG! She has the most luscious fiber! and Spindles might I add! I'll need to score me some! I couldn't resist the Monarch fiber, I bought 3.3 oz. and it is I tell you, the softest fiber. I'm just totally in love with it. I swear I sat and petted it when I first got the shipment.

There are three layers in these batts: black superwash merino, orange/yellow variegated bamboo and an orange superwash merino

Contents: 67% superwash merino, 33% bamboo

Unplanned Events

When I last posted, which was more than a few days ago, which is not me, I'm usually posting about every other day, however when I last posted, I was just anticipating my Knitter's Retreat with Skein Lane at the Marconi Center in Point Reyes, CA.

Well, things took a turn for the bad late Thursday night, I got a call my a family informing me of my Grandpa who had taken ill in the hospital and things weren't looking good. I ended up staying behind and dealing with this, rather than going to my retreat. By Saturday, things were ok, and it was basically the doctor's saying that there wasn't anything they could do, and hopefully he makes it through the season without catching anything because his immune system and heart aren't strong enough. After that winded down, which was difficult to deal with, I got home too late on Saturday, and realized there was no way for me to salvage my retreat, so I stood home, and just spent time with my family, and did do some knitting and spinning. Geez, I wish I could've gone, but I guess you just never know when emergencies like this happen, not to mention my wasted $$ I spent on the retreat, $$ I won't be able to recoup. Oh well, next time. I did talk with Marisol, who said it was awesome! Just made me all the more sad I didn't go. I am glad that she went and enjoyed herself.

Ok, onto more happier things, to at least make things better 8), I received in the mail today my Woolgirl "Wicked Witch" kit! I signed up for this baby awhile back, and I just love it!

Look at this ensemble



And the list goes: 1 "Where's my Broom" Sock pattern, 1 wicked bookmark, 1 bag of jelly beans in Black & Green, 1 broomstick pen!, 1 wicked witch glow in the dark pez kit, 1 witchy hot chocolate that turns orange!, 1 skein of sock yarn custom dyed from White Oaks Studio in Wicked Witch of the West colorway, 2 Wiz Oz notepads, 1 totally cute wicked witch stitch marker, 1 wicked witch bubble sticker, and 1 cute zip of wicked witch bag.

Can you see this teeny weeny "Wicked Witch of the West" stitch marker! So damn cute!



Here's the socks:



And last, but not least, the lovely sock yarn:





Now I did do some spinning, basically widdling down that monster fiber from Marisol... it may not look like I spinned much but believe me there's alot of spinning on that spindle! I'm really trying to stay uniform in my yarn weight. Do you see how there's just still a ton more fiber left! Whew!





Well, for now, that's all folks! 8)