I have started Christmas knitting. I bought two colors of some lovely Malabrigo Dos Tierras yarn a couple of years ago, planning to make a ribbed cowl (from Purl Soho) for Jeff's oldest daughter but she is really not into hand knits. Ah well. So I decided to make it anyhow, and Middle has asked me to make her a cowl for Christmas! How convenient. The yarn is lovely and I'm having a nice time with this pattern. Jeff's younger daughter asked for a hat, so we selected some yarn and once it gets here, I'll hat away! She wants a plain hat, so I thought Turn a Square would be a good one.
Jeff's mom would like a shawl for when she is chilly in church (seriously, it gets cold in there!) so I have some Malabrigo Fino that I got years ago that would be bright and cheerful for her, so that will get going soon also. And then there's a scarf for Jeff's brother. He was envious of Jeff's scarf during a visit last winter, so I offered to make him one too.
Other activities... Smallest is making a quilt for her new half sister. It will be lovely, and the baby is very cute. A year and a half ago, I showed Middle a jacket in Making Magazine and she decided that she would make one. We bought the fabric and it sat. Then last winter I cut the fabric for her and it sat. Now that she's gone off to college, I decided I would just make the darned jacket. So here that is! Middle will come home for a surprise visit this weekend, so she can take it back with her to Chicago. It's a little chillier up there.
I'm going to make an effort to post at least once a week going forward. With all the upcoming projects, there should be something to share!
Margie
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