All that stashed yarn won’t knit itself, you know?  Unless you’re Molly Weasley.  She has no idea just how easy she has it!

Speaking of which, I started re-reading Deathly Hallows today. It’s so much better this time around. Everything is clearer and the story is much dearer to me now. I hope I finish this before the films come out.

The second Charybdis sock has a toe. Yay! I wanted to get this done asap but then I realized the Socks That Rawk KAL lasts for 3 months, so why am I rushing? I do have a second pair of socks to knit for the KAL, but that should be a breeze since it’s an Irishgirlieknits pattern.

More knitting happening after the jump.

The test knit socks for my friend Caroline got it’s well-deserved attention last Friday. The wee bit of cuff and leg of the first sock grew into so much more: it now has a full leg, heel flap, gusset and the beginnings of a foot! Sorry about the eye-burning colour – it is really bright huh?  These socks are supposed to be reversible and this is the purl-side out.

This is the knit-side out. You don’t see it much but it is the knit side, trust me.  I loved knitting this.  Next time I pick it up again I think I will use the charts since following lines of instruction is never my strong point, esp if I am trying to watch Stefan and Damon Salvatore go angsty gorgeous at the same time!  Why, yes I have been sucked into (pardon the pun!) The Vampire Diaries, thanks to Eibee and her friend Ella.

For the past few days, I have been working exclusively on the Austin Hoodie.  The miles and miles of stockinette is over; I am now about to complete the woven band and then on to separating for the back and fronts.  Yay!  The Tosh DK skeins are a bit mismatched.  Two of the skeins are much brighter so I set them aside and will probably use for something else.  I just hope I have enough to do the rest of the hoodie.  Should I have alternated?  The colour is variegated enough anyway, right?

The woven band/linen stitch is not so boring as with the socks I did before.  The larger needle helps of course.  My Signature Needle circs are wonderful beyond words, but the cable’s memory is a bit too much for my liking.  It is flexible enough but it does curl a bit and gets in the way of my knitting esp at the start and end of rows.  Nothing I can’t handle though but I wish they would use thinner cables in the next round.

Now for some yarn candy.  My Lotus Knits Pin-up Club is still growing strong.  This latest instalment is a nice orangey pink colourway inspired by Lena Horne.  I am not sure what to do with this yet, or the previous shipments but it’s MCN.  And you know how much of an MCN whore I have become lately.

I guess I have enough MCN in my stash in various colourways to do a nice Daybreak shawl.  What do you think?  Will this skein look good ….

… combined with this skein?

Or maybe this skein?

Let me know what you think. You know what, I will make a contest out of this. Yeah, let’s do a blog contest!

Leave a comment with your suggested colour combination, as long as the Lena skein is one of them, and I will let the random number generator choose a winner. I will use the winner’s suggested colour combo to knit my Daybreak shawl.

To make it worth your while, the winner will receive a skein of Dubai Knits Faith, Hope and Love yarn. How’s that? Taking suggestions until Sunday, 1st August, 9pm GMT+4.