This Lady Knits

No!  Surprising myself, I think I may have actually overcommited for the holiday.

 Granted, 5 pairs of clog are felted and the last are drying before they get their helping of puffy paint.

Celtic Tote, done and felted last night.

2 Tomten jackets, well the body and hoods are done on both, one sleeve and 1/4 of the other sleeve on one, and the other has no sleeves yet!

The Jane Origami Sweater to wear, no progress what-so-ever.  The back is done, and one of the sleeves started, that’s it, no where near remotely wearable. 

I did get a bit fed up with knitting last night, so I spun for hours, now I have bobbins to ply, good thing I’m taking most of next week off, that’ll give me time to catch up with some much needed wanted craved for spinning.

 Oh did I mention I got the bestest complient ever in email?  Remember the Tulip Jacket and the BSJ?  They went to their new home a few weeks back, and I got this thank you note in my email:

I just wanted to send you a note to thank you for your beautiful knitting. The sweaters are adorable! My husband, who just isn’t that interested in baby clothes (not a big surprise) saw the sweaters and said, “Now, those are special.” 

Really, they are just wonderful! Thanks!

That’s what makes knitting gifts worth it.

Oh yeah, we had an early holiday celebration Sunday night, since my brother and his GF are going to be out of town with her family this year for the holidays.  Baby Bro loved his felted clogs, he threw them on as soon as he got them unwrapped, and was still wearing them when we left.  His GF, well she got the Angora Magic Beret I knit last February, yes I did some of my holiday knitting very very early this year, and when they broke up I thought now what am I going to do with this.  Well they got back together not even 2 months after they broke up.  Anyway, she loves hats and i mean loves them, she put it on as soon as it was unwrapped, and she was still wearing it when we left, in the living room, it wasn’t even cold in there, she just loved it.

Pics to come after all the gifting is done, well at least pics of things I haven’t posted yet, I do have a couple at home on my camera just raring to be posted, so maybe I’ll sneak a pic or 2 in before then.