Today’s entry in our 12 Days of Christmas saga is less of a gift than a mission. (It might become a future Christmas present, but all bets are still off on that one.) Not this last summer or the summer before that, but three summers ago, Jared and I were part of a small group … More Nine Batts of Cormo
My hubby and I have a little tradition that started our first Christmas together. I made him a hat. He loved it so passionately that the next Christmas I made him another one. By then he was knitting too, so he made me a hat. Every year, we have made each other hats for Christmas. … More Eight Cold Resistors
More wolves today! As Mom described in yesterday’s post, my little sis has been into wolves for a long time. She has also developed a blazing love for cats, and her own beloved Kirby-dog is about as un-wolfish as they can get. Basically, if you are a member of the animal kingdom, this kid is … More Seven Pairs of Wolfies
In case it has been confusing, I have 3 daughters: Rebecca, 27 (she’s not old enough to care about her age yet I hope), Leah, 21, and Bethany, 12. I also have a wonderful son Hunter, 24. I’m Mom, definitely too old to mention age! This time my gift was for Bethany. First she loved … More Six Colors Howling
This is everybody’s favorite verse, I think. Eddie Izzard certainly thinks so. (a bit of swearing in that link, be aware of who’s in the room before you click.) FIIIIIIIIVE GOOOOOLD RIIIIIIINGS!!! Right? Anyway, today the rings are around heads, and have tops, because they are hats. And I’m celebrating with a free pattern, so … More Five More Hats!!!!
The Christmas joy keeps flowing. Are these not fun, happy socks? The yarn is Koigu, bought at “All About Yarn” in Pittsburgh.” They are also leftovers (as Rebecca mentioned in her Day 3.) They came from what I called my “Naoimi Yarn” that I bought at the store along with some 100% silk. With 3 … More Four Fun Footsies
Explaining a tradition is like explaining a joke. You have to do it once in a while, for the uninitiated, but really, the explanation serves you more the next time you hear it and can laugh without having to discuss it. This twelve days of Christmas knitting is a little like that. I have loved … More Three Cousin Cowls
The pattern is actually called “Tinaku Mittens”; it is from Miski Book 26 by Jane Ellison. (It’s Mom again, Hi. Rebecca is carding dog hair and wool fleece downstairs on the useful but ugly drum carder; she will post tomorrow; I promise.) I bought this book from the “new” Clover Hill yarn shop when … More Two Warming Wristies
Hello Folks! It’s hard to believe this is the fifth Christmas since I started this blog. It has become our tradition to celebrate with a series of posts about all the projects we’ve been secretly working away on as presents, themed after the 12 days of Christmas. More on the subject later, when I’ve dug myself out … More One Sweater Softly
Christmas is in six days. You can start screaming now. This is about the size of the yarn pile that I had to start turning into things for the 25th. This isn’t the actual pile (that has been sort of evolving), but it’s fairly representative. I still have five hats, a pair of gloves, … More Distractions
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