A wee chat.
The days are counting down. So much to do!
Rosie and family came into town for a wedding (which means we won’t see them at Christmas, boo, but yay for seeing them this weekend!). We had other family come in as well, so this old homestead was all full up, just as it was at Thanksgiving.
I’m trying to get some knitting done — that yarn is leftover from what I call my “Breaking Bad Afghan,” there in the background. (I call it that because as you can guess, I knit it in an attempt to remain somewhat distracted from all the intensity of that excellent but drastically draining show.)
It’s funny how yarn knits up differently depending on the size needles you use. And I have just enough yarn (I weighed it) to make another pair. I cleverly decided to tweak the pattern, after making the smaller ones, by changing needle size after the ribbing on the cuffs, just to make them a little bit more shaped.
I not unpredictably forgot to make the switch on the matching mitten for that second pair. So my last pair will be (hopefully, if I can keep it straight) one mitten with the needle change and one without.
Do you have some Christmas crafting going on? Can you show us? Just the raw materials? How is your third week of Advent? Christmas tree up? Link up with us on Thursday with {pretty, happy, funny, real}.
Now to announce our winners:
The winner of the two books, mine and the Chief’s, is Candy!
A commenter suggested that maybe the “chipmunk” I posted that picture of on the easy chair is a flying squirrel. After looking at photos of the two, I’m thinking she may be right. Sigh.
Also, just to clear up other photo mysteries, the “red object” on the green bin is a bag of those scented pine cones that I picked up on clearance last year. Our pine cones are not very pretty, so I admit I bought pine cones. On sale. Need to do some crafting with them!
The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture
The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home
The winner of the rolling pin is Amada!
Do stop by Keenan’s shop for beautiful wooden products for your kitchen (and bar). They are having a 15% off sale there, with free shipping, so go!
An email will be headed your way, ladies!
Do join us on Thursday for {pretty, happy, funny, real}!
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