Knitting makes holiday travel tolerable.

Travelling this holiday season was a bit trying -- between planes being delayed (is a delay because you don't have the part to fix a plane struck by lightening called weather-related or not...?) and sheer airline incompetency, I had some time to knit. In the end we arrived safely, our luggage arrived a few days later (intact) and it was a good visit.

Remember the Noro scarf I showed in the last post, though? Well, I didn't work on it at all until we were at the airport. Knit half of the thing ON one of the flights, and now I have a very warm, fuzzy scarf :)

I also managed to squeeze in two dishcloths before the year ended -- these got sent off as part of a Christmas gift.

The other thing I finished lately were the pedicure socks for my mom -- but I didn't get pictures taken before they got shipped out in the mail.

...insert witty title here...

Even though I haven't been blogging about it, I have been knitting :)

I've been working on some pedicure socks for my mom for Christmas (her request) -- they're in cascade fixation (and yes, the blue is left over from the last socks I made for her) -- Not sure if they'll be done in time to send to her for Christmas, but the rest of her gifts are going out this week, so it'll be OK if one gift makes it late...


I've also been working on a Clapotis (in Noro Silk Garden) for a co-worker -- we're trading talents: I'm making her a scarf, and she's making me some earrings!


The third thing I'm working on is the Noro Striped Scarf. Despite the fact that the Yarn Harlot didn't jump on the band wagon last year and then knit at least three versions of the scarf this year...I somehow managed to not even know that there was a band wagon to jump on! ...And yet, the first time I saw this scarf...I knew I had to have one. So on Thanksgiving, I started working on it (even though I've got Christmas knitting to do)


I picked a very...boring (for lack of a better word) contrast color for the scarf...but so far I like how its turning out :)

Christmas knitting...

I know I probably shouldn't be putting this up on the internet, but since I'm only putting the projects (not who they're for), it'll be OK. Besides, there are those people in my life (who may or may not know about this blog) who have started to expect hand-knit items for the holidays... if they can figure out exactly what from this list they're getting, more power to them!

mini-sweater ornaments
mini-mitten ornaments
pedicure socks
socks (maybe)
coffee sleeves (to go with starbucks gift cards)
scarf
mittens OR full-size Christmas stockings

One sock down...

...one to go. (no pictures today, since I have to empty out my memory card, and then I can take more pictures...including the finished sock).

I was planning on giving these socks to my mom for Christmas, which puts me well ahead of schedule for finishing. Somehow I managed to "forget" that her birthday was coming up, though, so I'm going to try and finish them for mid-October and then make/get something else for Christmas.

Speaking of Christmas, I started thinking today of what to make/get for everyone...and needless to say, I'm a bit overwhelmed. Being the list-maker that I am, I think I'll feel less overwhelmed (and just "whelmed") once I get things in the form of a list...