Halloween Yarns

::An overload of all things Dracula this Halloween::


::A visit to Layer Marney Towers where The Keeper's Daughter delighted us with a spooky adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula::The Keeper's Daughter is a social enterprise theatre company bursting with energy and this tour of Dracula to rural areas juxtaposed le coq physical theatre, chorus work, clown, improvisation, dance with a classic story::


::Reading the Oxford World's Classic edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula::


::Whilst listenting to CraftLit's reading of Dracula::


::Keeping my little needle felted Dracula nearby to add to the fun::made by my talented sister-in-law over on Folksy where you will find her as Felt Face::


::Hallowe'en or Mischief Night (Scotland) when children go 'guising' earning goodies by performing a party piece and the household they visit must guess who they are disguised as and then the children are given apples, nuts and sweets::


Heigh ho for hallowe'en
When the fairies a' are seen,
Some black and some green
Heigh ho for hallowe'en
TRADITIONAL|


::Whatever you are up to this Hallowe'en be spooky, scary and safe::

Little Pumpkins Socks

Getting in the spirit of Hallowe'en. A time for mischief and magic and little pumpkins socks.

::Regia Silk Sock Yarn::
::50 g::
::200m::
::55% new wool::20% silk::25% polyamide::
::2.25mm Knitpicks dpns::
::Knitpicks small ridged cable needle::

Pattern free on Ravelry by Sheepaints (Sabine Rupert). The link to her site will give you the option to print the pattern as a pdf file in American English.

I heard about this pattern whilst listening to the Stash and Burn podcast and when I saw this lovely pale pumpkin coloured yarn at my local yarn shop I knew I was going to cast on.

From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties

And things that go bump in the night,

Good Lord, deliver us!

CORNISH PRAYER