On the Needles: 
Anna is still working on her "Kelpie Modern Hap Shawl" By Jared Flood in a Madeline Tosh DK, a green, "Nector", and "Geode"
And a pair of socks. She is also crocheting a skull motif for a pillow cover. 
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kelpie-2

Bethany is mid-heel turn on her second 1776 sock. Her "Shrowl" by Stephen West is her recording knitting and she finished the hand part of the purple "Into The Woods" mitt she is writing the pattern for. 
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shrowl

Off the Needles: 
Bethany finished her "Where you lead I will follow" socks and submitted them to various KALs. 
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/where-you-lead-i-will-follow-socks--gilmore-girls

In Time Out:
Anna's "Off Shore V-Neck" pullover by Bristol Ivy is still awaiting frogging. 

Sew A Needle Pulling Thread:
Anna is starting her 31 Halloween Dresses Project and Autumnal/Seasonal curtains for her home. 

Spinning: 
Bethany finished spinning her "Cookie Monster" fiber of unknown content. She also plied it with other random singles that were taking up space on her bobbins. 

Knetflix & Knit:
Anna watched "Women in Gold" staring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. She is reading "Going Postal" by Terry Pratchett and "Skid Road" by Murray Morgan. 

Bethany watched some "One Tree Hill" and "Parks and Recreation." Her new television obsession is Logo Tv's "Finding Prince Charming" and "RuPaul's Dragrace All Stars."

In Rehearsal/Performance:
Anna is involved in the production of "Alcestis" by Irrational Robot Bureau at the Slate Theater 9/16-10/1. 
www.facebook.com/irrationalrobotbureau/?fref=ts

Bethany's boyfriend, Nic, designed the lights for Tacoma Little Theatre's production of "The Underpants" by Steve Martin. 
www.tacomalittletheatre.com

Events: 
Bethany and Anna will be attending the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival Sept. 24-25 in Canby, Oregon. Bethany and Anna will be Periscoping their adventures throughout the weekend!
Bethany and sisters will be attending Geek Girl Con at the Washington State Convention Center October 9th. 
Bethany, Anna, and Bethany's mom and sisters will be participating in the PNW Yarn Crawl on October 23rd. 
flockandfiberfestival.com
geekgirlcon.com
www.pnwyarncrawl.com

Fall Favorites:
Anna's faves include: crunchy leaves, apple cider, pumpkin muffins, fires in the fireplace, wearing handknits, Halloween and Thanksgiving, movies such as "Little Women" (1994 Winona Ryder), "Beetlejuice" and "Nightmare Before Christmas". 

Bethany's faves include: a 2 pump pumpkin spice, 2 pump chai, soy, no water, chai tea latte, pumpkin cream cheese muffins, flannel with leggings and rubber boots or wellies, movies such as the "Harry Potter" series (especially "Order of the Phoenix") "Casper", "Hocus Pocus" and "Practical Magic."

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On the Needles: 
Anna is working on her Sky Scarf by Lea Redmond, a basic sock, and the Kelpie Hap Shawl by Jerad Flood. 
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kelpie-2
www.amazon.com/Knit-Sky-Cultivate-Creativity-Knitting/dp/1612123333/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473227720&sr=8-1&keywords=knit+the+sky
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Bethany is working on her Where You Lead, I will Follow Sock by C.C. Almon, her second 1776 sock and her Shrowl by Stephen West.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/where-you-lead-i-will-follow-socks--gilmore-girls
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shrowl

Off the Needles: 
Bethany finished her first 1776 sock using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel and Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel
www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php
In Time Out: 
Anna's Off Shore V-Neck is still waiting to be frogged. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/offshore-v-neck

Sew A Needle Pulling Thread:
Anna is finishing her show laundry from "Three Poets" and is doing some Halloween costume prep/thinking. 

Spinning! 
Bethany spun about half an ounce of fiber that looks like Cookie Monster. 

Netflix and Knit:
Anna is still watching Scrubs. 

Bethany watched the first disc of the directors cut of the Fellowship of the Ring, one or two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is binge watching seasons 7 and 8 of One Tree Hill. 

In Rehearsal/Performance: 
Anna closed "Three Poets"

Bethany's household closed "6 Characters in Search of An Author." She acted in a One Night Only Staged Reading. And her dog, Roxie, played the role of Bruiser Woods in Legally Blonde, Jr. at Puyallup Children's Theater. 

Events: 
Bethany will be at the tailgate Seahawks season opener on September 11 at Yorkshire Yarns in Lakewood, Washington. 

Bethany and Anna will be at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in Canby, Oregon September 24 and 25. flockandfiberfestival.com

Bethany and her sisters will be at Geek Girl Con in Seattle, Washington on October 9. geekgirlcon.com

Bethany and Anna will be crawling in the PNW Yarn Crawl. The Yarn Crawl runs from Oct. 21-23 and we'll be crawling on the 23rd.www.pnwyarncrawl.com 

Techniques discussed: 
After thought thumb, picking v throwing, 'reading' your knitting, entrelac, color work, kitchener, steeking, lace, knitting through back loop, make 1 increases. 
The discussion got heated when discussing the differences between SSK and K2TOG. Anna blamed The Knitter's Handbook and Bethany blamed Anna. www.amazon.com/Stitch-n-Bitch-Knitters-Handbook/dp/0761128182/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473229398&sr=1-1&keywords=stitch+n+bitch

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