Projects, part 3

Amy in her ponytail hat.
Sarah in hers.

Theo asked for new socks.

Marty has wanted purple slippers forever!

Are you tired of these yet? That's ok--it's my blog!

Coming soon, pictures of a baby blanket, to be finished tonight.

Recent projects, continued

Each kid got a face cloth. I had to wait until Epiphany to give these, as this year I just couldn't stay up late and knit. Guess I'm getting old!

Superman for Marty

Football for Theo

A fluffy lion for Sarah

and a baseball for Amy.

They all seemed to like them, and I see them hanging on the bathroom, wet!

Some recent projects

Thought I'd show you all some of the projects I knit for Christmas this year. I didn't feel like I got as much done as I wanted to, but that is the case every year.

Here is a clog that later felted, but not given yet. I wonder if she will like them?

We chose a little girl fromthe Angel tree at church. She asked for a doll stroller and paly pen, so I made this to go with them. This looks much like the lap-ghan I made for Grama Pluma 2 years ago--it's made with leftover yarn from that.

this is a "ponytail" hat. It has an opening in the back to fit a ponytail. Originally it was for me, and matched my coat; however, I look terrible in these colors and it has been relegated to the gift cupboard. Any takers?

Another not-so-great result. I was amiming for Hawkeye colors and they fit that. I think it looks too bumblebee-ish though! Also, it obviously turned out a bit large!! Any Steeler fans who would like this one?

These were put together into sets, one of each.

Peace, happiness and love--my wishes for the recipients.I included a bottle of nice lotion with each set.

I will probably make more of these.

To all my friends and family who follow our lives through this blog,

we wish you and yours a

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year!!

Old news, but better than bad news

OK--my friend Betsy (who has more brain cells than I do because her kids are younger then mine) remembered that I already posted about my swap. Duh! I guess I'm trying to compensate for all the stress in my life right now by doing a mundane thing like blogging. Yep, it's pretty mundane when it's a repeat.

Cookies and Carols

The Christmas piano recital was today, and once again, the girls showed their talents! They tied for first place and received trophies to add to their collection.

Amy and Sarah want me to tell you that they each have 4 trophies now.

Here they are with their piano teacher, Ms. Dena.

Halloween

Our jack-o-lanterns- top to bottom:Marty, Theo, Mama, Sarah, Amy
The Spooks-left to right:
Theo as Annikan Skywalker, Marty as an army general, Amy as Thing 1, Timmy as a chicken, and Sarah as Thing 2.

We had a lovely night for trick or treating. It was about 75*!
Much candy consumption followed, as was expected and they gave away about 5 pounds to Matt's staff again this year. They are such kind and generous kids.

Spoiled dog, and some knitting-and a Halloween party

Timmy loves his Halloween shirt, he needs a new one for everyday now.

detail of my new shawl

Finally done! Can't wait to wear it!

a mummy contest was fun for Theo and Amy

but Sarah was in her glory here, and her team won!