Is it Christmas yet?

I've mailed the packages to family and I'm still knitting. At least this time, it's for me (maybe). I intend this to be for me, but as most of my friends know, I seldom keep my knitting for myself. So here's what I think I'm knitting for myself.

 

Christmas Packages Mailed

Because we live in Germany I have to mail the Christmas gifts before 1 Dec if I want them to arrive by 25 Dec.  I spent the weekend packing up 6 boxes.  Of course, there's Beligum chocolate in each box and Gummy Bears. 
I still have one box left to put together, for my best friend, Lucy.  I should have it ready by Monday.  I hope.

It's a German thing, I think

Tom's aunt and uncle spent the weekend with us. Helmut gave Tom another "pin" for his hat. It seems that it's a tradition to buy pins from everywhere you go and put them on a hat. Not just any hat, it has to be a real German hat (not the kind for tourist). Tom always ask Helmut to put it on the hat. So here's a few photos of the hat and pins.

 

 

Knit, knit and knit

For the past few years I’ve been “lurking” (reading not commenting) a knitting blog The Panopticon at http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/  . If you knit you have to check out his 1 November blog. The cartoon is just too funny not to share. I laughed until I had tears in my eyes.


I knit because I love to knit. Sometimes I think that they put something in the pattern ink that makes me crave the pattern and order the book and yarn. Tom said that he thinks that yarn companies are putting additive ingredients in the yarn and that’s why I get so excited when he brings a package home.

My Christmas knitting list seems to get smaller every year. I seldom knit for my kids (and grandkids) that live in Florida anymore. Where and when would they wear it? I’ve knitted them enough hats and scarves to last a lifetime. My Mom doesn’t go out of the house much in the winter so I don't knit for her. I used to knit hats and scarves for my brother “Ro Ro”, grandkids. I still knit a few hats for them, but most of them have now moved way down South, so they don’t need any more knits.

I do still knit for my daughter and her family in TN. In fact, daughter “T” is really the only one that appreciates my knitting. She expects a sweater every Christmas and always gets one. When she worked at the hospital, she often was asked about her sweaters. One of the Doctors asked how long could she go without wearing the same sweater. “T’s” remark that she didn’t know, but it would be months and months.

Currently I have a short sleeve tee in cotton on needles and I’m working on a Cowl in Merino Wool started (gift for co-worker). Gotta go and pick up the yarn I dumped while looking for the Merino.

Knitting basket

My knitting basket has grown and grown and I'm not finished yet.