PHEW! I feel like I have undertaken a lot of things lately, and more and more are coming my way. First up, let’s look at a finished pic of the Little Fox hoodie:little fox

I gave it to the recipient, but didn’t get to take a picture of him wearing it. His parents loved it. He’s 2, and promptly set it aside, just as I expected. I made so many mods to this pattern, it’s practically not the same pattern. I did it in the round on the body to the armholes, worked the sleeves from the top down in the round using short rows, modified the size of the pocket slightly, and made the ears 2 rows shorter to look more like a fox. I did not stripe it. Pre-ears, this thing was just a hoodie. With ears, the cuteness of it is multiplied by at least 1,000.little fox-2

When I gave it to Moses his mom said, “How appropriate. A fox just killed one of our chickens.” Yikes. No one was actually offended and we laughed it off. I think it might become one of his Halloween costumes, which is pretty cool. A toddler chicken killer.

I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash in Persimmon heather and Oyster Heather. This was the first time I’ve tried the yarn. I’m not a huge fan after using it. I kept avoiding the project because it wasn’t as soft as I expected. I think for worsted weight kiddo knits, I’m probably going to stick with Cascade 220 superwash from now on. It feels much softer.

Ok, now that that’s out of the way. Remember how I’m casting on ALL OF THE THINGS? Well, those things are the for me or Zooey and they are for-fun things that are public. One thing that I haven’t blogged about yet is her Halloween costume. I’m making a lion hoodie, improvising as I go. It has a definite deadline of at least the 26th to attend a birthday costume party.

There are a few secret projects that I can’t really talk about (which always kills me), plus Socktober starts TODAY. I had planned on getting my Girl with the Purled Toes pattern out and ready for October. It’s written, but I haven’t finished the knitting, so I don’t have photos for the pattern! EEEEK! It might be a couple of days later into the month, but I’ll put it on sale to make up for my Socktober tardiness. October sneaks up on me every year! What am I going to knit for Socktober?! I’ll have to think about it.

Dapper Man is off to testers and the tech editor, so that should be released mid-month! It’s a big relief to have finished that sent that off to those folks. It was weighing heavily on my mind as a big, fat WIP.

I need to just take a few breaths, and maybe knit a few stitches. It’s going to be ok. Now, don’t anybody mention holiday knitting and I’ll be fine.

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