growing...

it's approx. 27" square now.

what's not growing is my Christmas gift knitting. i'm going to have to force myself to put down the Log Cabin throw and finish the gift knitting... or i'll have to give away the log cabin and tell my brother, mother and father they have to share it.

i have been a bad gift knitter...

it's about 18" square already.

the yarn is my NY Yarns Gypsy. needles are size US 11 Addis.

it's addictive!

i feel guilty about not touching my the socks for my dad and brother and my mom's shawl/scarf and felted bag in two days...

pictures

brand new yarn... oh so pretty in it's plastic just waiting to be used:


i'm making a shawl/scarf type garment for my mother for her birthday (January 2nd)...the yarn is Gedifra Crystal. it's a really funky yarn... slinky and shiny. i got 6 balls of the green and 7 of red on eBay last year.


Austermann Step socks in progress for my brother for Christmas. i'm not sure he's going to like them all that much... but money is pretty tight and i'm not sure what else to make him:




and a peek into life here. this is pretty usual behaviour when my dad visits... he just loves goofing around with the kids (he's stolen one of Jake's hats and the kids are trying to get it off his head here) :)