#'sir put your Charlie card away. you ride for free'

[mashkaroom]

Hehe I'm glad people are liking this. Here is the chart for the pattern in case anyone wants to recreate it! If you want to skip the making-a-sweater part, you could just stitch this onto an existing sweater.

You could also go to the trouble of making a full sweater using basically any pattern. I made this one in as basic a way as possible. It's knitted bottom up in 2 rectangular panels (no increases or decreases) and i googled how to shape a neckline and followed the advice of the first video. Once all the pieces were sewn together, i picked up the neckline stitches and knit the collar in the round. If i was doing it again, i would make the actual neckline hole much narrower and also make sure to bind off as loosely as possible, bc thats the least stretchy part. I started the sleeves from the bottom up as well and increased every 3rd row. To be honest, i wasn't exactly scientific in my approach -- the front panel ended up a few inches shorter than the back. One sleeve is somehow substantially wider than the other, despite the fact that they have the same number of starting stitches. But none of that affected wearability or aesthetic! All this to say, don't be daunted by sweater knitting if you're not the most precise knitter -- it's a remarkably forgiving garment (more forgiving than a hat, for example).

Thank you everyone for your kind words :)), and I'd be happy to answer questions if anyone has them, though i make no promises for helpful advice

Hey guys wanna see something sooo cool and hot

My first sweater done!!!!

For those who don't recognize it, it's the Boston MBTA map :) started over a year ago, so it doesn't have the union square extension lol. I used duplicate stitching for the pattern.

[igoturbackkid]

Pandora’s Box Part 2 (Dean Winchester x reader AU)

Read part 1 here!

(gif isn’t mine, found it on google, props to owner!)

It had been about 2 weeks since you’d last seen Dean Winchester. Everyday at work Charlie would tease you about your crush on the man. She’d offered to give you his number a million times, even threatening to text him pretending to be you. After a long speech to your friend about how yes you thought he was attractive, and nice, that you just really weren’t looking for a relationship at the moment and that you were fine with it. She didn’t buy any of it of course. Telling you to act fast cause Dean was such a catch.

When Dean finally reappeared at your shop, Charlie wasn’t there, she was out of town at a Renaissance fair and you were holding down the fort just fine all on your own. It was currently a Thursday night around 8 and you were getting ready to close the store down early seeing as nobody was inside for at least an hour. You were faced away from the door, wiping down the counter in front of the cafe when you heard the door jingle. You turned with a smile ready to greet the guest that walked into your shop.

When you turned you realized it wasn’t just any guest and it was Dean. Dean walked in looking around the store, realizing just how empty it was before coming to a stop in front of you.

“Wow, I can’t believe no one’s here right now. What the hell better do people have to do than to come here? What could possibly be more important than your pie?” he joked, smiling and taking your breath away as he did.

“I don’t know, I guess they didn’t get the memo,” you shrugged, “Maybe you could help spread the word?” you asked.

“I would love to, sweetheart, but remind me, just how good does your pie taste again?” he teased.

“Well, sir, have a seat, I’m gonna lock up and then I’d be happy to remind you.” you easily flirted back.

“Yes, ma’am.” he saluted you before going to sit at the counter. You quickly locked the doors before going behind the counter, grabbing two cups to pour you both a cup of coffee.

“Coffee?” you asked him before pouring him some.

“Yes, please.” he politely accepted. You poured him a cup, took a sip of your own before grabbing a whole pie from the backroom and two forks for the two of you.

“Now that’s what I’m talking about.” Dean complimented, referring to the entire pie you set down in front of him.

“Now don’t get too greedy there, Mr. Winchester, some of it is for me as well.” you chided.

“Right, how about I leave you the crust?” he said with a serious expression but clearly joking.

“Yeah right, jackass, this is my pie and what I say goes.” you taunted back.

“Whatever you say.” he winked at you. “Where’s Charlie, anyway? Not that I don’t mind being alone with you.” he looked up at you almost shyly.

You ignored the last part for the moment, trying not to crush any harder on the guy. “Charlie’s at the Ren Fair. Cosplaying and everything, I’m sure you know.”

“Oh yes, my brother and I actually ran into Charlie at one of those types of things one time while working a job. I couldn’t believe we’d run into her there of all places. And of course she was their queen cause, why wouldn’t she be?” he told you.

“Oh my god that sounds like her,” you laughed. “What do you and your brother do for work that you ran into her at a fair?” you asked him nonchalantly.

“Oh, um.” Dean cleared his throat.”We’re actually FBI agents. We travel the country, solving cases, arresting people. It’s like a family businesses. Our dad was in the biz, our uncle, and now us.” he said, not really sounding thrilled about his job.

“Wow that’s so cool. Why does it sound like you hate it?” you asked him.

“Well it’s a very demanding job, you could say. There’s dangers to it that a lot of people don’t realize and a lot of time we end up saving the day and don’t get any of the recognition, which I’m ok with because we save so many people. I just don’t know how much longer I got left in me.” he said solemnly. 

Dean had his head hanging down, staring into the pie, when you put your hand on his chin, lifting his head to meet your gaze.

“Dean something I learned early on is that life is too damn short. You don’t know what the next day brings and you don’t know how long you’ve got until your clock stops ticking. If you’re unhappy, do something about it. Enjoy your time now, because this could all be gone in a flash. You’re a good guy, Dean Winchester, even if you only like me for my pie.” you joked.

Dean smiled and laughed at your joke. His demeanor seemed to change after that, he seemed to perk up a bit. After that you both continued to talk and eat pie together. Once you’d finished the pie, Dean offered to help you clean up the store and finish closing for the night.

You and Dean were outside the store, you used your keys to lock the front door. You gave the handle a jiggle, once you were satisfied it was locked, you turned back to Dean who was still next to you.

“Can I give you a ride, or something? I like talking to you and you gave me free pie so I feel like I owe you that at least.” he shrugged.

“I would love that Dean. And don’t worry about owing me anything, it’s pie, I’m always happy to share with you.” you told him. You and Dean walked to his car together, Dean opening the passenger side for you. You took your time getting in, too busy admiring the beautiful car you were getting into. Once inside, you took everything in, looking like a kid in the candy store.

“You like cars?” Dean asked as he got into the driver’s side, starting the car.

“Not really but this car is gorgeous. Is she all yours?” you questioned him.

“Yep. Used to be my dad’s then he passed it down to me once I was old enough. Baby’s been everywhere with us. She’s like home to me.” he sounded so proud of his car.

“Baby?” you caught onto the fact he named the car.

“Yeah, that’s just what I call her.” he shrugged, didn’t seem to care whether you thought it was weird or not.

“I like it. It suits her.” you decided. You looked over at Dean to see him smiling at you before he slowly pulled onto the street. You gave him your address so Dean took off towards your apartment. You and Dean continued chatting the whole ride there, arriving fairly quickly seeing as it wasn’t a long ride to begin with.

You and Dean sat in silence for a minute, smiling at each other before you decided you should probably get out of the car.

“Well, this was fun. You should stop by the shop more often, I really enjoyed talking to you, Dean.” you said, about to get out of the car.

“I did too, Y/n. I really did.” he smiled. Your hand pulled the handle and you were about to step out when Dean said, “Y/n, wait!”

You turned your head back to Dean, leaning back into the car as he looked at the floor a little nervously before pulling out a card out of his jacket. He handed it to you, you stared at it confusedly for a minute.

“It’s my number. In case you ever need a ride home, someone to talk to, or someone to share a pie with, I’m your guy.” he said.

“Thank you Dean. You’ll definitely be hearing from me soon.” you flirted as you got out and shut the door behind you. You gave Dean a short wave, Dean waving back, as you turned and made your way inside the apartment.

Once inside you let out a squeal and did a little happy dance over the great night you managed to have with Dean. Him giving you his number was just the cherry on top. Sure, you told Charlie you weren’t looking for a relationship but Dean completely changed your mind tonight.

@staradorned