Craftvent 2016 - Day 18

No yarn in the drawer today - hot chocolate mix instead.  I will admit to being a hot chocolate snob.  I guy Godiva Hot Chocolate powder and of course use milk.  I also dose my hot chocolate with Godiva Chocolate Liquor.  I also dose my milk shakes with Godiva Chocolate Liquor.  Yum.  These packets do have a purpose in my life though. Say you are out somewhere, at a meeting, or staying in a hotel, and you just can't get the boiling water you need to brew a proper cup of tea (Maggie Smith has a wonderful tirade on the need for boiling water to brew a proper cup of tea in the Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel that I completely identify with) - mix a packet of hot chocolate mix with coffee.  It turns even an indifferent coffee into something palatable.

I did finish knitting Section 2/Clue 3, using up all of the first 10 skeins.

I just had enough of skein 10 to work the 4 rows called for because I had added an extra repeat of Section 1/Clue 2 using colors 9 and 10.

Pattern:  2016 Craftvent Shawl by Rachel Roden of Unraveled Designs and Yarn
Yarn:
Color 1 - MJ Yarns Sophistisock in Cerulean Twilight
Color 2 - Baah La Jolla in Maldives
Color 3 - Lorna’s Laces Solemate in Pewter
Color 4 - Sweet Georgia Touch Love Sock in Ultraviolet
Color 5 - Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20 in Jakey
Color 6 - Koigu KPM in 2405
Color 7 - Anzula Squishy in Aqua
Color 8 - madelinetosh BFL Sock in Fathom
Color 9 - Swans Island Fingering - Ikat Collection in Firefly Stonewall
Color 10 - Mrs. Crosby Satchel in Sunset Regatta
Needle:  US 3 (3.25 mm)