We’re finally here, settled in and ready for Christmas Eve
with Becky and the grandkids. This is the first time we’ve been with Miles and
Naomi when they opened presents, so it’s a special year for us. Then, to add to
an already special day, I get to spend Christmas afternoon with my sister – the
first time in about 50 years that we’ve been together on the holiday.
My knitting buddies all know that I brought lots and lots of
yarn and patterns with me – can’t NOT knit, can I? While we were driving, I
began a pair of Norwegian mittens. I’ve wanted to make something like this for
a long time, but the constant switching of yarns put me off – it just looked
like it would take a really long time. So, I figured out that if I keep one
yarn in one hand and one in the other, I could maybe speed up the process. Hey,
it works! It took me a couple of days to get the feeling right – and I’m still
pretty slow with my right hand, but I did it! I’m proud of myself….so stranded
colorwork isn’t such a time-consuming thing after all. J Here is the (almost) finished
mitten: not quite finished because the thumb isn’t done – but it’ll be ready
for Christmas!
I won’t blog now for a few days – we’ll be busy with the family
and making some new memories.
Happy Christmas!
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