Now to take down the tree

Christmas has come and gone, thankfully without any drama or mishaps. Unfortunately, this was a sparse holiday for the whole family which was somewhat depressing to me. I know it’s not about the gifts, but come on and be honest… it sort of is about the gifts.  I enjoy giving lots of presents, especially to the kids. I was sad that they didn’t have a huge pile of pressies this year.

The snow has also come and gone. We were pretty well hammered that day and evening, the news said we got about 8 inches. It lasted for days, the final days being a slushy mess. Glad that’s gone!

B’s gift this year is a trip to Santa Barbara, California to visit her BFF who attends college there. She has money and plane tickets to stay a week. It must be very exciting to be 17 and embarking on your first long trip away from home, without the parents. Silly BFF couldn’t get through security because she had a carryon stuffed with full bottles of beauty products. The first thought was to check the bag but that was quickly discarded when they discovered the fee would be ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!! Can you believe that?!?!? So DH has all the bottles, we’ll mail them to BFF.

The very minute my last Christmas project was finished; I started a pair of socks for myself. They knitted up quickly and have been keeping my feet warm ever since they were done.

 

Monkey Socks

 

I made a few pairs of fingerless gloves for the holidays and couldn’t help but wish I had a pair too. So, what’s a girl to do? I made myself a pair!

Maine Morning Mitts

 

 

 

 

It’s time for me to focus my knitting on myself a bit. Someone pointed out that I make most everything for other people which might be why I sometimes lose my MoJo. I have a sweater pattern that I absolutely love, have all the yarn I need and even started it back in May when my father was so ill. When he dies near the end of the month, I put down the sweater and haven’t picked it up again. Part of the problem is that I don’t like the way the yoke cable meets at the back and I’m sure there’s an error in the pattern for the cables on the front. If there’s no error in the pattern, then I’m doing something wrong. Either way, I need the help of the ladies down at the LYS so I’ll have to plan to take some regular time to spend down there.

Between the sweater, preemie hats, socks (I love my socks!) and baby things for my pal W, I have quite a bit mapped out for 2009 knitting.

Here’s a mere glimpse of the sweater:

Cable Sweater