Merry Christmas!!!

 A special Merry Christmas to my blog followers.  The bread pudding is in the oven, the potato soup is simmering, and Carl and I are waiting for son to wake up so we can open presents!!!!
Made candies and cookies.  (PS to DL:  the batch of your candy I made is over half gone!!!  Sam loves it!) Pictures are of my little gingerbread men, with some turned upside down to look like reindeer!!!  Sam did the decorating.  (He was not really into it, but too bad!)

Christmas Magic

What a wonderful afternoon we had!!!!  I'm so blessed to have such amazing, fun-loving friends!!!

Christmas Magic

A change of pace

This morning, I actually sat down at the sewing machine, and made two microwave baked potato bags.  I am gifting them to my walking gals. Boy, do we have fun traipsing the paths at Runge, or burning a path at the Mall.  I found this on Pinterest.  It's been kitchen tested and Carl approved.

Also, while I was in Columbia on Thursday, DH got the Christmas tree up AND decorated!!!  I'm going to have to keep him around.

 We had some pretty snow this morning.  I think it's colder in the basement where my sewing machine is, than outside!!!

Unikatissima December KAL

We are halfway through the "Advent Calendar" KAL.  I don't know about this lace knitting, but I'm doing it anyway.  It will definitely need to be blocked!!!

Unikatissima Advent Shawl

 Of course the above picture is upside down, even though it's right side up on photo stream.  Below is a close up of last few days.

Knitvent 2013; other FO's

I bought an ebook for Knitvent (a take on Advent). I've only completed one garment, because I'm also doing another KAL lace shawl!!  I also made another cowl with some leftover yarn, and have enough to make a pair of fingerless mitts.  Not enough hours in the day...

Red Robin Shawl

Little green elf cowl

A crown for Miss Stash-Buster

Don't you think it's fitting I made myself a crown for my accomplishments?

Seriously, it's awesome!!!

But if you want REAL seriousness, it's Little Green Elf Cowl, which took an afternoon and an evening!!!  I don't know the yarn; it didn't have a label, but it's washable!!!

I have also whipped out a baby hat, and a "Peaches and Cream" cotton tote bag, but no pictures yet.

Week in Review

I have been a busy little girl this week.  Went through all my yarn (no small feat) and got several bags of odds and ends suitable for giving to nursing home or donate to a place where it could be put to good use.
I used up lots of stash making the following three garments; one for a friend of my mom's, and the two lap blankets for church ministry.
I did all this, plus walked three mornings this week, and saw Tom Turkey (5 of them) with his tail feathers all ruffled up while at Runge. Of course, I did not have my camera, but it was a first-time-in-my-life sighting. We have seen these turkeys growing all summer, and it was fun to watch them strut their stuff!  Nature is awesome.
Now to go back downstairs and get another batch of stash (which I actually sorted into shawl, blanket, baby, etc) and start another project!!!

Enjoy!

Rectangle Granny Blanket

Verge