Knit My Dog

Now that I've had a chance to recover from the holiday whirlwind, I can actually sit down and blog about all of those gifts I was working on. All in all, this was a successful "knitting for Christmas" experience. I didn't set very high goals, I finished early, and I even had time for an additional gift or two.

The four pairs of Fetching mitts were a hit with my bookgroup. I never took a photo on the recipients, but that's okay. I also knit a last minute pair for a coworker for a Secret Santa gift. Again, they were well received. I think I'm done knitting Fetching for a while.

The fingerless mitts for my nephew were also a hit. He's going to be styling in the cold computer labs at school.

I finished the Skull Hat (free pattern here) for my youngest nephew and he didn't take if off for the rest of the day. Here he is giving me a hug:

I used some leftover Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran (from Fetchings!) for the orange and bought one skein of Sublime (cashmere, merino, silk) aran for the black. Nothing but the best for that kid!

I also knit the Yarn Harlot's Unoriginal Hat for my niece. This is the only photo I got. (Reminder to self: don't ask your 13 year old nephew to take a picture of the hat with your brand new digital SLR that you barely can use; the photo won't come out.)

The final photo in this gift parade is the Noro Kureyon scarf for my sister. Knit in K1, P1 rib alternating two different colors. I have no idea what the colors are anymore. All I know is that it came out beautifully and she loves it.

So that's it - Christmas is over and it was a success!

In all of the madness before the big day, I took an afternoon to be one in a thousand. A thousand knitters, that is. Franklin had a photo shoot in Maine! I went up with Julie, Sheepish Annie, and Patti. A good time was had by all, and we all were willing models for the photo shoot. I was pretty nervous but Franklin has a way of putting a knitter at ease. The place was packed with knitters and I got to meet a few bloggers in the flesh.

Now it will be back to regularly scheduled knitting - my Tangled Yoke Cardigan and a sweater for Howie. Those two projects should keep me busy this winter!