The Most Photographed Sweater Ever
Or, at least it would be, if I hadn't broken my camera. I finally finished knitting Eamon's "E" sweater, after many months and one re-do as a result of child-growage. I must say, it looks pretty darn good! The sweater is a bit big for Eamon (I was NOT going to start that thing again), but he loves it anyway, and does this disjointed little happy dance every time he puts it on. Crazy kid.
Vika wants one now too(she didn't at first). She has specifically requested a brown sweater with a pink "V" on the front, and maybe some stripes or flowers going down the sleeves. I think I'll skip that part, because it would look RIDICULOUS, and just do the V. Maybe I'll actually be able to get it done before Winter is over. I won't hold my breath though.
Another knitting project I've finally finished is the "Column of Leaves" scarf I was making for the "Infertility Sucks Knit-A-Long." It came out quite lovely, with absolutely no odd bumps along the side or weird pulling in the middle (that's my story anyway, and since I cannot post a picture, you'll just have to believe me). I've wrapped it up to give as a Christmas gift, but I'm not sure who should be the lucky recipient. Perhaps I'll give it to my sister-in-law, N, as a peace offering.
Oh, and for those of you who were wondering about N and her response to our Open House invite, I have an update for you. She responded that she will not attend because she and her family are spending Christmas in MEXICO!!! Did I mention that she was a hypocrite? She gets all miffed and hateful towards us last year for wanting to do Christmas Eve on our own, and then she plans to spend the holidays on vacation in another country! Oh well, in the spirit of the season, I have decided to let it go and be merry. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Back to my knitting projects now. Why I thought it would be a good idea to make everyone hand-knit gifts, I'll never know. If I decide to do such a thing again, would someone please cyber-slap me to snap me out of it? Perhaps if I start working on things in the summer, I'll feel less pressured the 2 weeks before Christmas.
Vika wants one now too(she didn't at first). She has specifically requested a brown sweater with a pink "V" on the front, and maybe some stripes or flowers going down the sleeves. I think I'll skip that part, because it would look RIDICULOUS, and just do the V. Maybe I'll actually be able to get it done before Winter is over. I won't hold my breath though.
Another knitting project I've finally finished is the "Column of Leaves" scarf I was making for the "Infertility Sucks Knit-A-Long." It came out quite lovely, with absolutely no odd bumps along the side or weird pulling in the middle (that's my story anyway, and since I cannot post a picture, you'll just have to believe me). I've wrapped it up to give as a Christmas gift, but I'm not sure who should be the lucky recipient. Perhaps I'll give it to my sister-in-law, N, as a peace offering.
Oh, and for those of you who were wondering about N and her response to our Open House invite, I have an update for you. She responded that she will not attend because she and her family are spending Christmas in MEXICO!!! Did I mention that she was a hypocrite? She gets all miffed and hateful towards us last year for wanting to do Christmas Eve on our own, and then she plans to spend the holidays on vacation in another country! Oh well, in the spirit of the season, I have decided to let it go and be merry. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Back to my knitting projects now. Why I thought it would be a good idea to make everyone hand-knit gifts, I'll never know. If I decide to do such a thing again, would someone please cyber-slap me to snap me out of it? Perhaps if I start working on things in the summer, I'll feel less pressured the 2 weeks before Christmas.
Cyber-slap?!?!? How about a cyber head flick?
I tried that one year, didn't work so well. Way too much pressure.
Hi
I am also a crochet and knitter from adoption land. Right now I am fighting to finish a sweater from by husband for X mas. So I agree that it is a bad option for xmas gifts unless you have unlimited amount of time.
I am going to adopt another stragety from now: giving people yarn for xmas and or just a photo or drawing of what I offer once it is finished :-). The pleasure of expectation is the best part of a present (as they say in the Scandinavian countries...)
Best regards
Ellen