The final piece is complete!

This adorable little guy will hang out and wave at people from my lab coat pocket on Halloween.  I even put a little glow in the dark fabric paint on the tips of his branches and head spikes.  I modified this pattern, using sock yarn held double.  I also knit the tubes for his arms around pipe cleaners, so they are poseable.  A cardboard circle in the bottom gives him extra stability, along with some fishing weights tucked into the stuffing.  Thus completes the craft projects for Halloween...mostly, I may cut out some skulls and bats to put in the windows.

It kind of flew off the needles

Cast on the morning of October 19th:

Knitting complete, ends woven in, washed and blocked the evening of October 24th. 
If I focus, in the face of deadline, I apparently knit quite fast.

A few more things finished

The first thing was secret knitting that has already reached it's new home.  The Reyna shawl  with a few beads along the bottom edge for some sparkle.

The Mountain Trails MKAL is finished, though unblocked at this point.

This is just a partial shot, but it's a large piece, rather cape-like, very lovely!
I also finished a hat, this is the first of two of these.  It is the Scathach hat.

I put my third Date Night on the needles on Monday.  This is the progress as of half a round into day three.  I really am hoping to have it done for an office shindig in about a week.

The last thing being worked on right now is a plant friend to put in my lab coat pocket for Halloween.

Mine is not as chubby, on purpose.  I just have the head, arms, and leaves left.  Though I am starting to panic just a wee bit over getting the top and stuffie done in time for when I need them; the idea of not working on them, not making that real push to try and finish them causes more panic. 
Continued  fevered effort it is!

Attending to details

My yarn dyeing friend had handed me another two new colorways a little while ago.  These are Hummingbird and Snowy Forest:

And as she needed samples and I knit faster, I made sure she had them:

They were dropped off at Yarnivore, where her yarn is now being sold!  She's using a merino and silk base that even the people who worked behind the counter couldn't stop fondling, it's really lovely!

I've also almost completed the extras for my Halloween costume.  I decided my version of Poison Ivy (Dr. Pamela Isley) needed a little something on the lab coat:

The back is a tad more dramatic:

It's all hand-stitched, mostly back stitch (to keep things simpler).  The design is from Urban Threads, their Elven Court design pack (hand embroidery).  I also knit some rose hair pins to put in my hair, but haven't taken pictures of them yet.

The other fun detail I've been dealing with is my pile of works in progress.  What do I pack up? What do I carry with me?  How much can I finish before I have to decide?  Can I find some good vacuum seal type travel bags so I can carry more with me? 
Technically, I have two months to figure it all out...there's just a lot of other stuff that has to be done in that time frame too. 
I think I can finish the list of ten projects (all a solid half done already) before the official packing date. 
The problem is me, being calm, focused and rational about yarn and projects.  Sure...I can do that...maybe?

Today....

I am thirty nine and a half.  As my full birthday was spent at a family wedding reception,  (there was cake and singing, it was definitely not my party, nor should it have been) I figured I would post a picture today.  Sadly, the brain raccoons (so much thanks to Jilli for bringing the description to my attention!) got me last night.  Four hours sleep is not the most flattering look, but I went with it anyway.  Happily, it is enough sleep for me to finish embroidering my lab coat for Halloween!