I've finished the last Christmas hat and have one orange pom pom to make and that's all. Done, Over. Time to block a couple scarves and wrap 'em up.
Yesterday we had one last meeting for the Teen booklet before we go our separate ways for the holidays.
It was a little dark in the restaurant but I'm not complaining because they let us sit and knit for 4 hours. We did eat lunch too but that was totally an aside. These are the beginnings of 3 of the sweaters. My brown cardigan which you've seen, Bernice is working on a cabled hoodie and Dana is swatching for a tunic with a chevron pattern.
In January we are going to go hard at it because we will be ticking the days off on our 2 month deadline. Time for a break I think.
Today I'm officially declaring myself on holidays. No knitting for work is to ensue for 2 weeks. I'm having an awful time gearing up for this. I work at home and my knitting work surrounds me. It's beside my chair in the livingroom, it's beside my bed, under my bed and stacked up beside the computer. The temptation to just do one last little thing is very strong. It's not easy to ignore so today I put it all away. The Valentine sweater is away, the Teen project work is away, the beginnings of a sock book is away, the cross-over sweater I would like to reknit is away, my teaching gear is away. Not far away but in one pile under a bookshelf with a Do Not Look At sign on it. Now I need to switch my mind over to any projects I might like to knit just for fun. Hmmm.
-Deb
A Do Not Look sign is a great idea! My den keeps getting more and more cluttered as I stock up on stash and patterns, and wips galore. After Christmas I will be able to unpack my new room, my books, patterns and yarn, but meantime I need to be surrounded by it, so I keep buying more. Arghh. Wishing you fun knitting only, a warm cosy home, and a Merry Christmas full of family and friends. Hugs! samm
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