Happy Halloween! It’s spooky how much knitting I’ve completed this week.
I blocked my Zadie Sweater. The bottom is rolling a bit. As I was knitting it I thought there wasn’t enough garter to keep it from rolling. I was right. I should have listened to my gut and adjusted the pattern. Other than that, I like the sweater a lot. It’s cozy and casual. I will wear it a lot.
I finished the gusset on the first sock of my current sock project. These are slow going, but when I actually pick them up to work on them they go fast. Funny how that works.
The project that I can’t stop working on this week is Nightshift by Andrea Mowry. I find mosaic color work addictive. Most of the yarn I’m using is leftover from Mary-Claire’s Scrap Yarn Shawl Knock Off. As I knit the shawl I’m thinking about her, which makes knitting it even more delightful. I’m suffering from the delusion that often comes with shawls that grow wider as you knit them – I think I’ll be able to finish this in a week. I know that is unlikely, but I can dream.
In non-knitting news, last night was Beggar’s Night in Des Moines. Des Moines has a weird tradition where kids trick or treat the night before Halloween. I did not grow up with the tradition and find it annoying, because it makes Halloween a bit of a let down for the kids. Stupid tradition or not, the kids were excited to trick or treat. 
I hope you get a spooky amount of knitting done this week too!
mildlygranola 
Everything looks fantastic! If you decide to do so later and still have leftover yarn from the project, you can just pick up and knit down from the hem on the sweater in garter stitch. No one will notice the difference. Your kids are so cute in their costumes!
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That is a great suggestion. I have enough yarn, I just need to find the motivation to do that.
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Beautiful!! I love the color of your sweater:)
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Ok why do they have children trick or treating a day early???
The sweater looks awesome!
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In the 1940s they had trouble with “hoodlums” vandalizing property, so they moved it a day early. I have no idea if it worked, but they never changed it back.
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Ok that’s very interesting! I wouldn’t think the day would make any difference.
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That tradition makes no sense to me! But I’m sure the kids enjoyed themselves–they look adorable!
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