Holiday Mail!

Warning: Woolgirl Cowardly Lion Shipment Spoiler below!! SPOILER!!!

Last week was a fabulous yarny week! The postman dropped off three fabulous packages! First up, Woolgirl's Gingerbread Kit!



Now if that doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, well, I don't know what does! Love love love the Wool Candy yarn too! And the yummy gingerbread cookie that is missing from the photo...well he's in my tummy!



Littlest Snowboarder is going to love this Hello Kitty baby doll diaper bag set from Discoknits!! So cute!! And the super cute bag behind it (with the polka dots), a giftee from Disco!! Its fabulous!! Thank you Disco! And seriously, I really need to make friends with my sewing machine!

And finally. My Woolgirl Cowardly Lion Kit!

Wait for it.....



Oh, you want to see a close up of that pattern?!



Another secret!! That's my design, Courage! I absolutely loved designing this sock for Woolgirl!



Here are my sport samples, in the yummy Union Center Knits yarn. The sport size came with a coordinating toe :)



And here is one with the fingering weight version. A bit more rouching on the cuff. The cuff bunches up and reminds me of the Cowardly Lion's big mane!

Oh, and for those of you interested, Woolgirl just opened up the sign-ups for her upcoming Alice in Wonderland Sock Club.

I sure do need to enjoy these yarny packages this month. I have a feeling January will bring fewer....you know, new year, new attempts to knit from the stash. But until then.....

Happy knitting!!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

P.S. I haven't done any holiday baking and am feeling inspired....any favorite recipes you all would recommend? Fudge is definitely on the list....anything else?

Seriously!?!?!??!!!!

Did you guys read this?!??!?! That's me (Carrie!!). Seriously excited and so honored that Tina asked me!!

Oh, and Disco also wants me to share this....check out #99! Squee!!! I wouldn't be here without you guys! Thank you bunches!!!

Happy Friday!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

And the winner is....

Nancy N (n2n on ravelry)!

I think I gathered up quite a few goodies from my stash for Nancy's prize! Some Colinette, Miss Babs, Suss Designs, Malabrigo test skein, a Blackberry Brambles pattern, and a bunch of little goodies! Thank you all for you very nice comments on my blogiversary contest! Here's to another great year of blogging!

Happy Blogging!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

Still Toasty

Despite the chill in the air, my hands are staying Toasty.




Thanks to my new pair of Toasty in the luxurious Plucky Knitter Aran Cashmere. My favorite one skein project!

And I won a little contest over at Bobbin's Nest this past week, which twist my arm, forced me to stop by the shop to pick up my prize (and yes, another skein and Whimsical Little Knits 2)!



The yarn is Three Irish Girls Glenhaven Cashmerino Worsted in a gorgeous, but hard to capture, color, Raisin. Thank you Bobbin's Nest!

And speaking of contests, you have until 6pm PST tomorrow to enter my blogiversary contest here. Thank you all for the wonderful comments too! I so appreciate it!

Happy Weekend!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

Thank you!

This week marks my 3-year blogiversary! And I wouldn't be here without all of you!

Thank you all for another fabulous year in this knitting community! I have loved getting to know so many of you in person and here online. I do feel so very blessed to have this community and this special group of friends! Stitches, Sock Camp, Sock Summit, SnB, Knot Hysteria.....what a fun-filled knitting year it has been!

And to celebrate, let's have a yarny giveaway! I promise it'll be a great big yarny goody prize for one lucky reader! I'll make it easy too. Just leave a comment. It can be why you love knitting blogs, what you'd like to see more of on this blog, a fabulous book you are reading, or a hot new knitting pattern you have to knit now despite the looming holiday knits list. I'll pick one lucky winner this Sunday!

Happy Blogging!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

Fall

I love this time of year. Late fall in the Bay Area is when all the leaves are still gorgeous!






And these socks are just perfect for fall!



I loved this pattern and I loved, loved the yarn!



Pattern: Socktoberfest Mystery Socks by Kirsten Kapur of Through the Loops
Yarn: The Plucky Knitter MCN fingering, colorway Pumpkin Latte

Happy Monday!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

A Long Day

Yesterday was a good day. A gorgeous day for a fall football game between Notre Dame and Stanford.

It was a day filled with.....



.... tailgating games.



.... yummy food.



.... fabulous friends (or Cal fans willing to cheer for the Irish!).




.... family.







.... and, ultimately, heartbreak. Another last minute loss, 45-38.

Its going to be a long off-season.

Go Irish!!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits

28 Days

Barely 28 knitting days til Christmas! One more Christmas present done here.......


And for the record, this is the only Christmas present I have wrapped. The things I'll do for a photo shoot, heh?


Socks that Rock lightweight, colorway Jingle Bell Rock


Christmas Cotty Socks



I know I'm biased, but I love how quickly these knit up! And the purty stripes. So, to celebrate Thanksgiving and less then a month of holiday knitting, the Cotty pattern will be on sale for the rest of the weekend, until the end of Monday, November 30.

Pattern: Cotty

I have a small holiday knitting list this year...I think I have a hat, a toy, and another pair of socks and then I'm done! What do you have left to knit for the holidays?

Happy Holidays!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits