Pictures of some ideas

Aran mittens for Grandpa.


Embroidered mittens for my Grandma J. Sean and I have Grandma and Grandpa for the Christmas exchange, so this will be part of my gift (along with Grandpa's, above).


Selbu mittens for my Mom, knit in either navy/cream or red/cream. I like the traditional navy/cream, but my Mom loves red. I guess we'll see!

It's getting to be that time...

Well, as the title says, it's getting to be that time. I've made a new list in the sidebar, all the presents I'm hoping to get done this year. I've started one of them so far, and they're right here:



Thing is, those are all knitting things. Some stuff may be changed around. The red socks are going to my Grandma Shorrock, and as I start the other projects you'll find out who they're for :)

Sean's Hat

A hat for Sean for Christmas. I was making mittens with the imperial symbol on them, but I just couldn't make them work right. I love to knit fair-isle, but I have a little difficulty keeping even tension, and the yarn I was using (100% acrylic) wasn't helping. This is made using Rowan Wool Cotton in a dark brown (that I thought was black) and a muted lime green called "Elf". I had to go up 3 needle sizes to get a comfortable gauge, from US 3 to US 6! But like I said I have weird tension with fair-isle that sits on the very tight side.

The red around the bottom is for the provisional cast-on, it'll have a lining knit up inside after it's done.

Angela's Shirt

This shirt is for Angela for Christmas - I hope it fits and that she likes it! It's a logo I designed from her blog, called Green Yarn. She's an Environmental Engineer, and likes to live green and vegetarian, and she knits! So I thought what better than a green ball of yarn with carrots for needles :)

OK I didn't post all the Christmas presents, but here's the finished (and unfinished) list:

Grandmas - ribbon bookmarks and knit washclothes
Grandpa - Felted Clogs
Dad - Grey Mittens
Becky - Thrummed Mittens
Mom - Sock kit with yarn and lace pattern
Tom - "Tom is my friend" t-shirt
Sean - "Don't Panic" t-shirt, and unfinished mittens
Mary - Felted kitten
Chris - a screwed up t-shirt :( and some models
Heather and Chad - unfinished quilt, movie, and popcorn
Angela - t-shirt, fabric, and wallet
Jenny - Mrs. Beetons

Phew. I just have the quilt left to finish, and Sean's mittens. I'm very glad to be able to eventually make something for MYSELF again.