Cast Off, Cast On

Oh my gosh I *finally* cast off the Lace Ribbon Scarf. This scarf took me over a month (of course I did put it down a few times) It needs to be blocked though, I'm planning on attempting that this weekend. I need more rust proof pins. This will be the biggest object I've blocked so I might need a bigger blocking board. I cannot wait to see how it turns out after blocking. Last week I got Sonny & Shear's e-newsletter and there was a coupon code in there and I was not strong enough to resist ordering something. So I ordered a skein of Dream in Color Smooshy sock yarn in the In Vino Veritas colorway (which I've been coveting for awhile) and a skein of Yarn Love Juliet sock yarn in the Cupid colorway. I love, love, love the Dream in Color, the Yarn Love is great too but the Dream in Color is so pretty and the ruby tones are exactly what I wanted. I am now obsessed with getting more Dream in Color yarn, they have some gorgeous green colorways which I must have. Since I have been in a pattern of buying sock yarn but not actually knitting socks I wanted to use the Dream in Color for something like a shawl. I found the Woodland Shawl pattern on Ravelry and fell in love. There haven't been many shawls that I've actually found myself wanting to knit but I saw this one and lots of people have used Dream in Color for them and they are stunning. I had to prevent myself from casting on as soon as the yarn came Saturday. Mainly because I have two bags I need to finish working on (not knitting but handles) and I had already cast on for the Rusted Root sweater and I'd like to get going on it. But as soon as I'm done with the Rusted Root I am all over the Woodland Shawl. I'm doing the Rusted Root in Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in a colorway that's called Willow. It's more of a golden green though. I think it will be a nice color for fall. Must get to knitting so I can cast on the shawl...