How the evening went:
8:40pm The Husband and I arrive at the theater for the 10 o’clock showing. We are evidently the only people this excited to see H & G.
9:00 I’m knitting a dark blue sock and ask The Husband, “Why is it so dark in here?”
        The Husband: “Because it’s a movie theater, not a knitting studio.”
        me: “So, I’m confused, this is NOT a knitting studio?”
9:20 Other people enter the theater. A teenaged boy sits two seats away and proceeds to talk passionately to his friend for a solid 30 minutes about comic books. Same teenaged boy then says, “I mean, I’m not THAT into comic books.” I couldn’t help thinking to myself that clearly he was THAT into comic books and being a little sad that he couldn’t be himself. and then I thought that it would have been like me saying, “I’m not THAT into knitting.” Being an adult and comfortable in your own skin is vastly underrated.


10:00 The movie
– This movie was pretty bloody. When I started thinking about how I prefer the way Quentin Tarantino does blood, I knew they’d gone over the top.

– The script was better than expected. Possibly because the movie was only 90 minutes long.

– My favorite character was the troll. Played by Derek Mears and voiced by Robin Atkin Downes, he’s charming. And the best part is, his name’s Edward. A troll. named Edward. love it!

– Overall, it was what I expected and I enjoyed it for what it was. A cheesy bloody action film based on a fairy tale. I don’t always have highbrow taste in movies, but I’d watch a sequel and I’m willing to admit it.

I’m kind of cheating because this isn’t my finished object, but it is super cool and Turtle said I could blog it, so here we go.
She used this tutorial for a double-pointed needle holder to make me my very own one of a kind…….

Knitzi Holder!

I’m super excited because my Knitzis are really pretty wooden handmade sock in progress holders that The Husband has given me and I hate to think of them getting dusty on my hobby room shelves in between socks.
Didn’t she do a fantastic job?!? I love it! Thank you, Turtle!!!

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By now, you’ve probably figured out that I have a bit of a Gray fetish. No, not THAT Gray. Gray yarn. So, I went stash diving to find the right gray for the toes of The Husband’s Gentleman’s Fancy Socks. I found 50 shades of gray (ok, 9) and they are (from left):
Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino
Cascade Heritage Silk
Handwerks So Soft Sock – Milkweed
String Theory Bluestocking – Pewter
Socks that Rock Medium – Stormy Weather
Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering – Elegant Elephant
Lorna’s Laces Solemate – Buckingham Fountain
Knit Pick’s Palette – Mist
MacKintosh Iona Fingering – Senka


I narrowed it down to three I’d be willing to part with and let The Husband pick from:
MacKintosh (cause I’m still ticked at this yarn),
Cascade (cause it didn’t cost an arm and a leg)
Lorna’s Laces (cause these socks are Solemate, and I like matchy matchy).
Drumroll, please……….

The toes of the Gentleman’s Fancy Socks will be Cascade. He chose wisely.

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