So, if I’d been up-to-date in my blogging, instead of burying myself in running The Loopy Ewe Swap and trying to get the last of the reviews up for Classic-Horror.com’s Shocktober Classics event (including this fabulous, pun-tastic review of Black Sheep), I’d have mentioned that I received my Yarn Pirate Booty Club package.

Since we’re still trying to introduce the entire cast, I’ve asked Snuggles to model for me. There’s not much to say about Snuggles, except that he’s a Cthulhu and that he’s blue. Everyone should have a blue Cthulhu. Now, before we get to the really good stuff, Snuggles would like to show you the needles that came with the package:

Yup, those are bright, pink needles. I’m not too sure what I’m going to do with them, actually, since I don’t knit magic loop if I can help it, or if I have the option of stabbing my eye out with a fork. However, my Options set doesn’t go that low, so I’m going to hold onto it in case of lace emergencies. For those interested, I think she’s planning on selling them at her Etsy shop in the future.

The needles were awesome, but the highlight of the shipment was, of course, the yarn. This is my first Booty Club package, so I had no idea what to expect. Neither Snuggles or myself could contain our excitement!

Yup…. that’s it. The color is called Killer Bees and grey, black, yellow and, if you’re seeing what I’m seeing, lime green. Truthfully, I’m not sure what I think of this. I keep oscillating between incredulous and hopeful. However, there’s some interesting photographs at the Flickr group over here, so I’m going to wait until I actually knit something before I make a final judgment. I think these may be destined to be mitts, however, rather than socks. Here’s a closer look at the colors:

In other exciting news, I have killed my first person… with socks!

The Sock Wars socks are finally finished and, since I didn’t make it to the post office on Friday, will be making it towards their New York target via First Class mail tomorrow. I know most people are sending them Priority, but I am poor and $3.00 buys a lot of ramen noodles. I also apologize for the picture quality, and the random appearance of Sassy’s right side. I can’t put them on to really show off the pattern, because, sadly, my target has freakishly small feet.

Wilbur isn’t too keen on socks, but that’s what he gets for thwarting my ingenious naming attempts and insisting he be called after some pig.

Grrrrrrrrraaargh! How do these things work? Brrrgh!

I continue to be a bit behind in my updating of this thing, but I have my excuses. In addition to the evils of O-Chem and Biochemistry, it is also October. Have I mentioned that I help run a horror film website? That makes October about 8 1/2 times more busy than any other month, especially when you consider that Classic-Horror.com is running a full month of reviews. It’s very impressive. You should go look. </shameless plug>

However, despite burying myself in Italian horror films, a few other things have happened. First, I started knitting the Eyeball Yarn (which the Moon Beast so lovingly modeled earlier this month), by Insubordiknit. This week we have Rainbow, Bringer of Evil, one of the many Cthulhu in the plushy army. here to model it for you.

See how industriously he is working. As you can tell from the picture below, Rainbow, Bringer of Evil has gotten quite a bit done.

Take a closer look at those eyeballs. Aren’t they cool?

Unfortunately, for Rainbow, Bringer of Evil, he ran out of yarn. It seems, one skein of this stuff is not enough for a whole person-sized scarf. (It is, incidently, Rainbow, Bringer of Evil’s exact size.) I’ve got another skein on order, but the waiting list for this stuff keeps getting longer. I should have it in by Thanksgiving, but in the meantime, it goes in the Basket of Doom with all the other UFOs.

Rainbow, Bringer of Evil, has also offered to show you his favorite yarn in the stash, and the newest addition to the fiber collection. That is a skein of Spaghetti by, you guessed it, Chewy Spaghetti. It’s a sport weight yarn, and that lovely color is Boyish. I’m actually on a yarn diet, so I wasn’t going to buy any at the latest Sneak-Up over at The Loopy Ewe, but the Lovely Roommate took pity on me, and bought me some to ease the withdrawl pains. The Lovely Roommate is lovely indeed.

On the WIP front, all other projects have been set aside for Sock Wars. I have my target, I have my weapons, and I am on a path of destruction. I am, however, a bit behind the other soldiers. Many of them already have half a sock - I have this.

Yup. That’s a ball of yarn (Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport, for those interested). I have a feeling I may be dead by this time next week. But at least I will have some warm socks.

I’ve been gone for about a week, thanks to the wonderful organic chemistry that has been eating my brain. Molecular Orbital Theory can bite me and then jump of a bridge. In that order. However, now that I’m back with a shiny A- on my exam, I’ve decided that I should introduce the Lovecraftian Plushie Army, who has been kind enough to star occassionally in the blog and model my knitting from time to time.

Being the oldest of the plushies, Sparkles Cthulhu is the Commander-in-Chief, General of the Plushie Army. He is also a creature of luxury, which is why, when asked to pick his favorite yarn from the stash, he has chosen this:

That is a skein of The Knittery Merino Cashmere Sock in Kelim, purchased from The Loopy Ewe. Sparkles has a soft-spot for cashmere. The colors are less blue and more purple, but the indoor lighting makes it difficult to photograph - either that or Sparkles’s dark might sucks the color out of the yarn.

He’s also chosen this scarf as his favorite UFO in the Basket of Doom,

It’s Mom’s Sophisticated Scarf from Stitch’N’Bitch, in Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk. I think it is the silk and the fact that it keeps his wings warm that is calling the Dark One, but it may also be the fact that this has been sitting in the UFO basket for 6 months, waiting for it’s ends to be woven in. Sparkles is not down with procrastination, which is why he is taking care of the O-Chem,

And finishing my Lovely Roommate’s socks.

Mrrrrrrrrgh. Socks.